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Diamonds in the Rough: Seldom-Seen Objects from the BMA Collection exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, June 20 – August 13, 1989
No full textDiamonds in the Rough: Seldom-Seen Objects from the BMA Collection, on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art from June 20 through August 13, 1989, featured a diverse exhibition of objects from different collections in the museum: toys and weapons, masks and cosmetics, instruments and armor, sculptures, postcards, and many other items that were seldomly available to be viewed by the public
Baltimore Album Quilts exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, December 5, 1989 – March 18, 1990
No full textBaltimore Album Quilts, on view December 5, 1989 through March 18, 1990, at The Baltimore Museum of Art. This exhibition features 24 quilts made in the unique Baltimore album style
Drawing Now: Mel Bochner exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, August 1 – October 1, 1989
No full textPhotographs of the exhibition Drawing Now: Mel Bochner, on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art from August 1 through October 1, 1989. This exhibition was part of a series featuring artists known for their work in drawing, with this show focusing on the conceptual artist Mel Bochner
Drawing Now: Ellen Phelan exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, December 19, 1989 – February 18, 1990
No full textDrawing Now: Ellen Phelan, on view December 19, 1989 through February 18, 1990, at The Baltimore Museum of Art. One of a series of exhibitions at The Baltimore Museum of Art titled Drawing Now, with each featuring a different artist
Commemoratives: European and American Printed Fabrics exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, March 21 – July 9, 1989
No full textCommemoratives: European and American Printed Fabrics, on view March 21 through July 9, 1989, at The Baltimore Museum of Art
American Coverlets, Baltimore Museum of Art, November 15, 1988 – March 5, 1989
No full textCoverlets exhibited by artists from Pennsylvania and Maryland, ranging from simple geometric designs to intricate patterns. These textiles feature woolen wefts floating over a plain-woven fabric, creating striking block motifs. In the 1800s, professional weavers from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Germany helped establish the Jacquard-woven coverlet market in America. With the emergence of the Jacquard attachment, weavers could produce more elaborate designs, incorporating configurations such as roses, stars, and patriotic symbols
Toiles de Jouy exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, March 15 – June 26, 1988
No full textThe Toiles de Jouy, on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art from March 15 through June 26, 1988, featured printed fabrics in the style known as Toiles de Jouy, or Jouy cloth. Named for the Oberkampf factory in Joey-de-Josas that established the style of red, pink, or blue printed fabric with pastoral scenes, these designs were immensely popular and widely copied in both Europe and the United States. Many items in this exhibition would later be included in Patterns in a Revolution: French Printed Textiles, 1759-1821, at the Taft Museum, whose exhibition catalogue was written by the Baltimore Museum of Art's associate curator of textiles, Anita Jones
Black Sun: The Eyes of Four exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, August 9 – October 2, 1988
No full textPost-war photographs are captured through the eyes of four of Japan’s most significant photographers: Eikon Hosoe, Shomei Tomatsu, Masahisa Fukase, and Daido Moriyama. Their work ranges from metaphoric to documentative presentations of post-apocalyptic artifacts in unison. These post-war photos connect to ancient Japanese prophecies, the terror of nuclear destruction, and the results of westernization. The darkness emanated from the photographs symbolizes the land of the living and dead serving as cultural and global prophecy
Drawing Now: Selections from the Museum Collection exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, May 17 – July 17, 1988
No full textA selection of drawings created with a variety of mediums, including pastel and graphite, spanning diverse styles and techniques
German Expressionist Graphics, 1905-1985, exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, August 9 – October 9, 1988
No full textPhotographs of the German Expressionist Graphics exhibition, which was on display in late summer of 1988