Recent Acquisitions
December 15, 2009 - March 24, 2010


Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) The Dragon King's Palace:  The Three Treasures Presented to Tawara Toda Hidesato, 1858, Woodblock print. 
A Lauren Rogers Museum of Art Purchase in honor of
Evelyn and Michael Jefcoat, 2008.12

Every so often, we open the vault, bring out our recent acquisitions, and celebrate the additions made possible by the generous support of the community.  Since our last Recent Acquisitions exhibition in September 2003, the Museum has acquired by gift, purchase, and bequest, approximately 75 works of art.  While the majority of these were added to our American Art collection, several were added to the European, Native American basketry, and Japanese Ukiyo-e print collection.  Many media, including weaving, collage, textile, painting, works on paper, and assemblage are represented in the exhibition.  Also included are important works by Mississippi artists William Dunlap and Ethel Wright Mohamed; two new baskets by contemporary Native American weaver Pat Courtney Gold; and the first addition to the Japanese Ukiyo-e print collection in many decades, a triptych by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, The Dragon King's Palace (1858).
Exhibition sponsored by
 

        NASA|ART:  50 Years of Exploration
                   April 8, 2010 - June 27, 2010

NASA|ART:  50 Years of Exploration presents an unparalleled selection of works commissioned by the NASA Art Program.  Ranging from the illustrative to the abstract, more than 70 diverse artworks highlight the  accomplishments, setbacks, and sheer excitement of space exploration over the past five decades. 

NASA|ART 50 Years of Exploration was organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.