Past Exhibitions
Results
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Sargent's Youthful Genius: Paintings from the Clark
March 11–June 17, 2012This intimate exhibition of part of the renowned collection of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute celebrates the monumental painting Fumée d’Ambre Gris and provides insight into the remarkably talented work of John Singer Sargent.
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The Medium and Its Metaphors
March 3–September 2, 2012This exhibition spans the history of photography, pairing photographs from the Carter’s collection with important metaphors from the same time period that were used to describe the medium’s unique qualities.
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Romance Maker: The Watercolors of Charles M. Russell
February 11–May 13, 2012This exhibition brings together some of the finest watercolors by Charles M. Russell along with materials from his studio in order to explore how he created unforgettably romantic images of the mythic American frontier.
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John Marin: Modernism at Midcentury
November 4, 2011–January 8, 2012This special exhibition of Marin’s oils and watercolors are inspired by his time spent at Cape Split, Maine, using floating forms and energetic brushwork to transform the fleeting patterns of the natural world into innovative compositions.
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Work
September 10, 2011–February 19, 2012This intimate survey exhibition, drawn from the Museum’s extensive collection, showcases photographers’ acknowledgment of work in many forms, their recognition of how people are often defined by their jobs, and their documentation of labor’s troubles and successes.
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The Allure of Paper: Drawings and Watercolors from the Collection
July 9–October 9, 2011This special exhibition showcases one-of-a-kind works on paper never before exhibited together, chronicling the sweeping changes that occurred in American art over the course of nearly 200 years from portraiture and history painting to modernism and abstraction.
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Will Barnet: Relationships, Intimate and Abstract, 1935-1965
June 18, 2011–January 8, 2012This celebratory exhibition marked Barnet’s 100th birthday by allowing viewers to witness the sophisticated progression of his art during the most pivotal period of his career, as he searched for the symbolic potential of forms through realism and abstraction.
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Subhankar Banerjee: Where I Live I Hope to Know
May 14–August 28, 2011This exhibition of Banerjee’s large-scale, contemporary photographs exposes the effects of climate change through the portrayal of the incredible variety of endangered flora and fauna around his home near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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The Hudson River School: Nature and the American Vision
February 26–June 19, 2011This exhibition features monumental works from the artists of the Hudson River School, highlighting their reverence for landscapes through their depiction of natural sites as resources for spiritual renewal as well as potent symbols for culture and history.
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Nature Bound: Illustrated Botanical Books
January 29–May 29, 2011This unique exhibition of spectacular illustrated botanical books from the Carter and the Botanical Research Institute of Texas invites viewers to examine the relationship between art and science in these beautifully crafted collaborative creations.
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From Survey to Canal: Photographs of the Isthmus of Panama
November 20, 2010–May 1, 2011This exhibition explores the most immense engineering project of the 20th century through photographs that offer glimpses into the extraordinary scale and human expense of the Panama Canal, which transformed the trade route between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
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American Modern: Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White
October 2, 2010–January 11, 2011This special exhibition showcases the work of three of America’s most beloved photographers–Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, and Walker Evans–and offers new insight into the flourishing genre of documentary photography during the 1930s.
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Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, 1920s-50s
June 26–September 5, 2010Featuring approximately 80 seldom-seen paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, drawings, and films, this exhibition juxtaposes the work from artists of the Americas, providing a fresh and innovative look at this dynamic and cosmopolitan period of modernism.
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Ansel Adams: Eloquent Light
May 29–November 7, 2010Drawn from the Carter’s holdings and a private collection, this exhibition highlighted Adams’s quest to “rekindle an appreciation of the marvelous” through his masterful depictions of the West in the romantic tradition of the American landscape.
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Leon Polk Smith: Tamarind Lithography Workshop
May 25–December 5, 2010This exhibition highlights the work of Leon Polk Smith, exploring how his cross-cultural experiences inspired his devotion to geometric patterning and pure colors, making him a leading practitioner of the style of abstraction popular in the mid-20th century.