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 […]
Through January 24, 2019 Payne Hurd Gallery As Hinduism developed in India, it enveloped a vast range of local deities into its pantheon; many new deities also emerged over time. Many Hindus regarded these deities, totaling some 330 million by some believers’ count, as manifestations of one supreme, universal spirit, known as Brahman. Similar to […]
If I Ruled the World (detail) from Hopes and Dreams: Gestures of Demonstration, 2006–07, archival pigment print, 37 x 27 in. © Carrie Mae Weems/Courtesy of Carrie Mae Weems and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York January 13 to May 5, 2019 Scheller, Rodale, and Fowler Galleries Carrie Mae Weems: Strategies of Engagement examines […]
September 9, 2018–January 6, 2019 Fuller Gallery In the Soviet Union, photojournalists were told to create images that showed their country’s progress toward a bright future. This exhibition examined the role of truth and censorship in the work of two important Soviet photojournalists, Dmitri Baltermants and Mark Markov-Grinberg. Baltermants (1912-1990) spent forty-five years on […]
Angel Suarez-Rosado (American, born Puerto Rico, 1957), Cosmograms, 1995–present, oil on canvas or board, 16 x 12” each. September 9 through December 16, 2018 Rodale Gallery Puerto Rican-born, Easton-based artist Angel Suarez-Rosado will create a site-specific installation at the Allentown Art Museum. Suarez-Rosado transforms ordinary objects, imbuing them with power, in a practice […]
August 25 – December 9, 2018 Fowler Gallery Molas are colorful reverse-appliqué panels made by the Guna, an indigenous people who live in Panama. Since the 1600s, the Guna have maintained trade and diplomatic relations with Western countries. Guna women began using foreign trade cloth to create bold mola panels for their blouses around […]
FEATURED IMAGE: Franck Seguin (French, born 1960). Mixed Martial Arts Fight, UFC 154, Montreal, Canada, 2012, printed 2016. Inkjet print, 9 1/4 x 14 in. (23.7 x 35.6 cm). Courtesy of the artist. From Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present, organized by the Brooklyn Museum. Who Shot Sports: A Photographic […]
May 6–September 2, 2018 Fuller Gallery During the first half of the 20th century, sports became an increasingly popular pastime for men and women alike. This new passion for athletics revolutionized American fashion and culture in the 1920s and 1930s. Who Wore Sports featured textiles and clothing that reflect this interest in sports as […]
