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CORCORAN
GALLERY OF ART
500 Seventeenth Street, NW
Washington, DC
202-639-1700
WILLEM DE KOONING: In
Process
*Now through May 28, 2001
Abstract Expressionist artist
Willem de Kooning
has long been celebrated as one of the most
influential painters of the 20th century. While
renowned for his spontaneous gestural style, de Kooning's
paintings were in fact the result of intensive labor,
long contemplation and continual reworking.
The exhibition exclusively examines the wide
variety of technical procedures the artist employed
during his long career. Featuring 20 paintings and 8
drawings, many of which have never been exhibited before.
Right: Two Women,
1965_Willem de Kooning
THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
4th and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
202-842-6353
Modern Art and America:
Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries
*Now through April 22, 2001
Exhibition brings together 190 paintings, sculptures, photographs
and works on paper is the first to explore fully Alfred Stieglitz's
seminal role in the development of modern art in America, as
photographer, publisher, and gallery director.
THE
PHILLIPS COLLECTION
1600 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC
202-387-2151
Wayne
Theibaud:
A Paintings Retrospective
*Now through April 29, 2001
The first full retrospective of one of the leading figures in
the field of modern American art. Approximately 100 oil paintings
and watercolors, and pastels, will trace the artist's development
from the 1950s, when he first began to emerge as a significant
national artist, to the present day, as he continues to work
with great vigor and inventiveness.
Left: Wayne Thiebaud
"Girl with Ice Cream Cone (1963).
Oil on canvas.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF
AFRICAN ART
950
Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC
202-357-2700
Images of Power and Identity
* PERMANENT
This exhibition introduces the visual arts of
Africa south of the Sahara. Featured are some
of the most visually compelling African works of art,
including a Baumum royal
figure, a bowl and palace
door carved by Olowe of Ise, and a variety of masks
and figurative sculptures.
Left: Palace Door, Olowe of
Ise, 1875-1938.
Wood pigments
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN
ART
8th and G Streets, NW
Washington, DC
202-357-2700
Treasures to go
*IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is closed for renovation.
However, during this time finest works from the collection
will still be shown through a series of eight traveling shows.
THE
RENWICK GALLERY
17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
202-357-2531
* PERMANENT
Features exhibitions of the creative achievements of
designers and craftspeople in the United States,
past and present.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
202-357-2700
Who Invented the Environment?
*Open indefinitely
ANACOSTIA MUSEUM AND CENTER FOR
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
1901
Fort Place, SE
Washington, DC
202-357-1729
IMPORTANT NOTICE
*The museum is closed for major renovation
through Spring 2001.
Exhibitions and programs will
continue to be offered in the Arts &
Industries
Building Washington, DC.
ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY
1050 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC
202-357-2700
Fountains of Light:
Islamic Metalwork from the Nuhad Es-Said Collection
* Now Open (long-term)
This exhibition presents twenty-seven inlaid brass bronze, and steel
objects dating from the tenth to the nineteenth century. An in depth view
of the history of inlaid metalwork from its inception in Iran and
present day Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to its later development in
Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Anatolia (present-day Turkey) are catalogued in
this finest collection.
Right: Incense
burner. Made for Sultan nasir al-din Muhammad (1294-1340)
HIRSHHORN
MUSEUM AND SCULPTOR GARDEN
Seventh and Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC
202-357-2700
Featuring the most comprehensive collection of modern
sculpture in the United States or abroad. About
600 works are on view in the galleries, plaza and garden.
Featured artists
include Edward Hooper, Alexander Calder,
Frank Stella and Auguste Rodin.
*Weekdays, and Saturdays
Sculpture Garden open through October at 12:15pm (weather permitting)
Right: Marilyn Monroe, Andy
Warhol
POSTAL MUSEUM
First and Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
202-357-2700
Stamps and Stories
*Open indefinitely
The National Postal Museum celebrates the beauty and lore
of stamps. Exhibition showcases rare stamps and covers
from the museum's renowned collection.
