Sam Gilliam (b. 1933), Transfer #2 (detail), 2009, acrylic with collage. © Sam Gilliam. Image license courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery. Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art June 2 through September 1, 2019 Scheller and Fowler Galleries This exhibition presents sixty-five pieces from the esteemed Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art, […]
LEFT: Dress, 1920s, silk, sequins, beads. Gift of Susan Opie, 2008. (2008.21.20a) RIGHT: Hattie Carnegie (American, 1889-1956), Dress, late 1930s, lamé and wool, beads. Transferred from American Textile History Museum, gift of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, 2017. (2017.6.137a-c) June 2 through September 1, 2019 Rodale Gallery In Deco After Dark, vintage evening gowns’ […]
August Sander, The Painter Otto Dix and Wife, 1924, printed 1974. Allentown Art Museum, gift of Steve K. Miller and Yasemin Miller, 2007. (2007.27.9) May 15–September 22, 2019 Fuller Gallery Beginning in the 1920s, many photographers rebelled against the expectation that they should imitate painters. Instead they embraced the unique advantages of the […]
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–October 13, 2019 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 […]
Through July 28, 2019 Decorative Arts Corridor The Japanese have printed fabric for centuries using katagami, hand carved mulberry paper stencils. These stencils’ intricate designs and bold style amazed the European and American artists who encountered katagami at the turn of the century. Many became collectors and drew inspiration from these stencils—including architect Frank Lloyd Wright, whose […]
January 6, 2016, through September 29, 2019 Museum Vestibule The Museum commissioned Dominican-born, Allentown-based artist Rigo Peralta to create the first-ever mural in the vestibule at the entrance to the Museum. Incorporating imagery from Taino and Mayan architecture and building on the tradition of heroic figures in mural painting, Peralta’s work addresses both personal and […]
