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  1. Exhibition Notice “Alexander Archipenko: The Berlin Drawings”

    Mar 18, 2014 - Although known primarily for his sculpture, Archipenko executed a number of drawings as well, a group of which form the centerpiece of Alexander Archipenko: The Berlin Drawings. The curator is Dena M. Woodall, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings.  

  2. First Major U.S. Exhibition of French Photographer Charles Marville Will Travel to Houston, June 2014

    Jan 29, 2014 - In a view of the Passage Saint-Benoît, for instance, an attentive viewer finds an intriguing display of mismatched glassware in a café window, a charming hand-painted sign literally pointing to a seller of wood and charcoal, the a site of bourgeois leisure and pleasure. In Houston, the selection of early works will include a charmingly picturesque view of the half-timbered home of Francois I in Abbeville and a graphically powerful image of Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, both from the Museum’s Manfred

  3. Expansive Exhibition of John Singer Sargent Watercolors Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in March 2014

    Jan 16, 2014 - that captures the action of gondoliers on the canal; Bedouins (c.1905–06), a watercolor of expressive force and coloristic vibrancy completed during Sargent’s travels in Syria; A Tramp (c. 1904–06), a portrait of a world-weary compositions of casually interlinked figures; The Cashmere Shawl (c. 1911), a work that matches the verve and virtuosity of Sargent’s grand portraits in oil; Carrara Lizzatori I (1911), a dynamic impression of the quarry; and Coauthored by the collaborative exhibition team, the volume includes essays by Erica E. Hirshler, Teresa A.

  4. Extensive Collection of Post-World War II Decorative Arts on View for the First Time at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 2014

    Jan 13, 2014 - The Leatrice S. and Melvin B. and Melvin B. Lee’s early training as a ceramist led to a lifetime devotion to clay, a passion that Mel has shared with her over the years.

  5. “Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English Country House” Launches Its American Tour at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in June 2014

    Nov 22, 2013 - Significant 18th- and 19th-century silver, much of it by legendary makers such as William Lukin, R. J. & S. Among them are a gilt-wood console table, an armchair, a stool and a pair of mahogany hall benches by Kent; a massive pier mirror attributed to Kent; a George II four-poster child's bedstead with silk and satin embroidered hangings From great family portraits by William Hogarth, Joshua Reynolds and John Singer Sargent, to exquisite examples of Sèvres porcelain, rare pieces of R. J. & S.

  6. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is Sole U.S. Venue for Georges Braque Retrospective

    Sep 25, 2013 - It is the first retrospective of the artist presented by a U.S. museum since the 1988 exhibition organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. After 1917, his work also assumed a new monumentality and chromatic drama. "It was like being roped together on a mountain." By the end of 1908, Braque and Picasso had entered into a creative dialogue that would result in the essential pictorial language of Cubism.

  7. Antonio Berni’s Monumental “Juanito and Ramona” Series Presented at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in November 2013

    Sep 9, 2013 - Ramona is shown with her powerful circle of influential friends from all sectors of society—a general, a sailor, a criminal, an ambassador, a bishop, a bullfighter—and as a star of the café-concert circuit. This catalogue is the first comprehensive and scholarly survey of the Juanito and Ramona series and receives generous funding from Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund. In Juanito and Ramona, we see a chronicle of a turbulent time in Argentina which also extended to all of Latin America.

  8. Calaveras Mexicanas The Art and Influence of José Guadalupe Posada

    Aug 15, 2013 - After his death, Posada's calaveras became the imagery most associated with Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a holiday celebrated in Mexico, and around the world, on November 1–2 to honor and celebrate departed loved ones This exhibition was co-curated by Dena M. Woodall, associate curator of prints and drawings, and Rebecca Dunham, curatorial assistant of prints and drawings. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913), considered "the father of Mexican printmaking," the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), presents a group of approximately 50 works of art

  9. “Koloman Moser: Designing Modern Vienna, 1897–1907” Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in September

    Jul 15, 2013 - Cecily E. Horton Anne Lamkin Kinder Karol Kreymer / Robert J. Card M.D. Mithoff Family Foundation Lauren Rottet The Schissler Foundation Leslie and Shannon Sasser Louis H. Skidmore, Jr. -1908), that strove to cultivate a new modern style. Generous funding is provided by: John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation The Susan Vaughan Foundation The Margaret Cooke Skidmore Exhibition Endowment Dr. Marjorie G.

  10. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents The Brillembourg Capriles Collection of Latin American Art, on Public Display for the First Time

    Jun 20, 2013 - Works by Nicaraguan artist Armando Morales show experimentation of a different kind. The online archive is available worldwide, free of charge at www.icaadocs.mfah.org and is intended as a catalyst for the future of a field that has been notoriously lacking in accessible resources. In these areas, paint delicately projects off the surface of the work, bestowing a sense of tactility to this depiction of the light and coast of the Caribbean—it is a technique that conservators revealed could not be achieved