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BMA Collects: Recent Accessions in the Decorative Arts exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, March 27 – June 3, 1990
No full textBMA Collects: Recent Accessions in the Decorative Arts, on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art from March 27 through June 3, 1990, showcased objects of decorative arts acquired by the Museum to tell the story of changing style in both America and England. Decorative Arts is one of the most varied collections of the permanent holdings of the BMA, with an international scope spanning three centuries, and these accession were added to reinforce this collection focus
Joel Shapiro exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, August 21 – October 7, 1990
No full textJoel Shapiro: Tracing the Figure, on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art from August 21 through October 7, 1990, features the abstract, kinetic figures that are a favored subject of the sculptor Joel Shapiro
Grace Hartigan: The Complete Prints, 1960-1988 exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, December 4, 1990 – February 24, 1991
No full textGrace Hartigan: The Complete Prints, 1960-1988, on view from December 4, 1990 through February 24, 1991, at the Baltimore Museum of Art, was a comprehensive exhibition of prints made by the abstract expressionist Grace Hartigan
Fans exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, April 3 – July 22, 1990
No full textFans, on view from April 3 through July 22, 1990, at the Baltimore Museum of Art, featured fans and portraits that included them
Maryland Invitational exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, February 18 – April 15, 1990
No full textThe Maryland Invitational 1990, on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art from February 18 through April 15, 1990 collected the entries for the yearly juried exhibition for Maryland artists
Baltimore Collects: Painting and Sculpture Since 1960 exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, May 27 – July 22, 1990
No full textBaltimore Collects: Painting and Sculpture Since 1960, on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art from May 27 through July 22, 1990, gathered a selection of contemporary art loaned from local collectors. It was a sign of the strength of interest in contemporary art that the Museum was able to produce an exhibition of such quality drawn entirely from the private collections in the region of Maryland
Weston's Westons: Portraits and Nudes exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, April 3 – June 10, 1990
No full textEdward Weston, a pioneering twentieth-century photographer, began his career in the soft-focus Pictorialism style, which quickly earned him acclaim in both the United States and England. Early in his career, Weston captured images of children, men, and predominantly women, presenting them as idealized and poetic figures. His works from this period exhibit a gentle, artistic aesthetic, often characterized by the subtle use of female nudity inspired by the Pictorialist sensibility.
Weston’s evolution into Modernism marked a significant turning point in his artistic journey. Influenced by Alfred Stieglitz’s Camera Work magazine, which he encountered in Chicago in 1908, Weston mastered the dominant Pictorialist mode before rejecting its conventions for a more spare and innovative Modernist approach by the mid-1920s.
Throughout his career, Weston explored a wide array of themes, including nudes, still lifes, landscapes, and industrial scenes, each approached with meticulous attention to detail and artistic passion. He captured his subjects with an acute sensitivity to light, shadow, and form, transforming everyday objects into extraordinary works of art.
"It is only through the ability to recognize an important attitude – gesture or expression – in one’s sitter that any worthwhile result is achieved in portraiture. To wait – to be so keenly sensitive to changing light and shadow – flow of line – characteristic posture – these are important things."--Edward Westo
Joel Shapiro exhibition, installation in progress, Baltimore Museum of Art, August 21 – October 7, 1990
No full textPhotographs of the installation of the Joel Shapiro exhibition in 1990. Working on the installation were Joel Shapiro, Brenda Richardson, and BMA staff
The Collector's Eye: Masterpieces from the Museum's Dalsheimer Photographs exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, September 17 – November 19, 1989
No full textThe Collector's Eye: Masterpieces from the Museum's Dalsheimer Photographs, on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art from September 17 through November 19, 1989, features photographs generously shared with the museum by the Dalsheimer family. An interview and tour of the exhibition is available in the archives
Benjamin West: American Painter at the English Court exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, June 4 – August 20, 1989
No full textBenjamin West: American Painter at the English Court, on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art from June 4 through August 20, 1989, is a comprehensive exhibition of the great works of Benjamin West, a Pennsylvania-born artist who became a popular portrait painter in the court of George III and founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts