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Perspectives -- Y.Z. KamiMarch 15, 2008 - October 13, 2008 As part of the Perspectives series of contemporary Asian art, three new works by artist Y.Z. Kami are on view. |
Sackler Gallery |
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Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection March 14, 2008 - July 6, 2008 |
Renwick Gallery |
Directions: Amy Sillman: Third Person SingularMarch 13, 2008 - July 6, 2008 As part of the Directions series, works by New York-based painter Amy Sillman are on view. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
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El Anatsui's Nukae-1 (2006) March 12, 2008 - January 18, 2009 |
African Art Museum |
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El Anatsui: Gawu March 12, 2008 - September 2, 2008 |
African Art Museum |
Japanese Arts of the Edo Period, 1615-1868, Part 2March 8, 2008 - October 19, 2008 The second part of this exhibition also features a selection of paintings, lacquer, and ceramics of the Edo period from the Freer Gallery's extensive permanent collection. |
Freer Gallery |
Tea for Everyone: Japanese Popular Ceramics for Tea DrinkingMarch 8, 2008 - October 19, 2008 This exhibition presents a later moment in the history of tea when enjoyment of powdered tea (matcha) became widespread among artisans, townspeople, and farmers. |
Freer Gallery |
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The Honor of Your Company Is Requested: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball March 8, 2008 - January 18, 2010 On view in this small exhibition to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural ball is ephemera from the ball, including the invitation and menu, as well as engravings illustrating the night's events and other artifacts. |
American Art Museum |
Rococo: The Continuing Curve, 1730-2008March 7, 2008 - July 6, 2008 This exhibition explores the Rococo style and its continuing revivals up to the present day. |
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
Victory MailMarch 6, 2008 - June 6, 2011 This exhibition showcases the museum's collection of World War II V-mail correspondence. |
Postal Museum |
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An Exploration in Photography with Native Teens March 3, 2008 - March 15, 2008 View photographs by 13 Native high school students, mainly representing tribes from Oregon and Washington State, who visited the Oregon College of Art and Craft in the summer of 2007. |
American Indian Museum |
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James Luna: Emendatio March 1, 2008 - April 20, 2008 This multimedia installation by James Luna (Luiseno) pays tribute to Pablo Tac, a 19th-century Luiseno Indian who traveled to Rome in 1834 from the San Luis Rey Mission in California to study for the priesthood. |
American Indian Museum Heye Center |
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Color as Field: American Painting, 1950-1975 February 29, 2008 - May 26, 2008 |
American Art Museum |
Surface Beauty: American Art and Freer's Aesthetic VisionFebruary 23, 2008 - August 1, 2010 This exhibition features a group of decorative paintings by American artists Thomas Dewing and Dwight Tryon whose interest in surface beauty resonated with the work of James McNeill Whistler. |
Freer Gallery |
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Obata's Yosemite February 22, 2008 - June 1, 2008 |
American Art Museum |
Campana Brothers Select: Works from the Permanent CollectionFebruary 15, 2008 - August 24, 2008 As the fifth guest curators in the exhibition series, the Brazilian brothers Fernando and Huberto Campana produce an installation of selected works from the museum's collection. |
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image: Part I - DreamsFebruary 14, 2008 - May 11, 2008 |
Hirshhorn Museum |
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Tales of the Brush Continued: Chinese Paintings with Literary Themes February 9, 2008 - July 27, 2008 |
Freer Gallery |
RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary PortraitureFebruary 8, 2008 - October 26, 2008 Images of hip hop stars are as pervasive as the music itself, and the National Portrait Gallery is featuring the work of artists who have explored this phenomenon. |
Portrait Gallery |
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A Thousand Kisses: Love Letters from the Archives of American Art January 25, 2008 - June 2, 2008 View love letters from the Archives' collection sent to and received from American artists that provide insights into their lives. |
Archives of American Art |
