Japanese, Panel (detail), nineteenth century, silk brocade with linen plain weave lining. Gift of Louise McKelvy Walker, 1990. (1990.21.75) Rotation 1: August 4 through December 1, 2019 Rotations 2-4: Through Fall 2020 Decorative Arts Corridor With gleaming gold thread, delicate hand-painted designs, and bold embroidery, this installation explores Japan’s rich textile traditions as well as […]
Shown above, left to right: Ray Aghayan and Bob Mackie costume for Doris Day as Jennifer Nelson in The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) and Helen Rose costume for Ann Miller as Ginger in Hit The Deck (1955). September 29 through December 22, 2019 Rodale, Scheller, and Fowler Galleries From the late 1920s through the 1950s, […]
September 29, 2019, through January 5, 2020 Fuller Gallery Danny Lyon spent fourteen months photographing the daily lives of inmates from seven Texas prisons. The result was his seminal 1967–1968 prison series, which includes both empathetic portraits and images of the stark conditions of incarceration. Although Lyon took these photographs more than fifty years ago, […]
Biagio d’Antonio Tucci (Italian, 1446-1516), Madonna and Child with Saints (detail), ca. 1490, tempera and gold leaf on panel. Allentown Art Museum: Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1960. (1960.15) November 24, 2019 through March 29, 2020 Kress Gallery Featuring masterpieces from the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s collection paired with highlights from the Allentown Art Museum’s famed […]
Opens October 16, 2019 Museum Vestibule With golden handcuffs, surveillance cameras, and Twitter birds woven into elaborate patterns, Ai Weiwei’s Golden Age wallpaper expresses the tension between government control and personal freedom in the digital age. An internationally respected artist and human rights activist, Ai is known for thoughtful and defiant works that address contemporary […]
Wall Drawing #793A: Irregular wavy color bands, India ink and color ink wash. First drawn by Maria Elena Alvarez-Calderón, Arminda Bugarin, Rodolfo Casado Orozco, Sachiko Cho, Claudio de Casas, Gonzalo de las Casas, Christhiam Fiorentino Vásquez, Carmen García Suarez, Jesús Martínez, Aurora Ortega de Torre, Pia Rodríguez Frade, Pablo San Juan, Jo Watanabe. First installation: […]
May 6, 2018–September 27, 2020 Butz Gallery For the first time in more than 20 years, experience The Room Chapel by pioneering sculptor of light Stephen Antonakos. Originally created in 1996, this architectural installation featuring the artist’s Neon Panels will be specially recreated for the Allentown Art Museum. This work represents not only the realization of […]
