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  1. Public Dress

    Jun 19, 2012 - On View June 20–October 8, 2012 Overview Many 20th-century photographers have relied on clothing to help craft a social narrative, and this selection of photographs from the MFAH collection presents a sampling of themes that The photographs of Ishimoto Yasuhiro and Zig Jackson emphasize a decisive moment for both the photographer and the subject, whether in making a picture or selecting what to wear. Andrew Burmeister and Maripol photographed casual scenes with high fashion in mind, resulting in a gritty, relaxed style that is seen today in social media and fashion blogs.

  2. Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York

    Mar 21, 2012 - Meredith J. Long; Bobbie and John Nau; The Vivian L. Smith Foundation; Isla and Tommy Reckling ; and Leslie and Brad Bucher. Catalogue A magnificent catalogue, featuring scholarly text paired with fine illustrations, and written by Peter M. Kenney, Michael K. Brown, Frances F. Bretter and Matthew A. Thurlow, accompanies the exhibition. A poor immigrant when he arrived in America, Phyfe acquired wealth and fame through hard work and exceptional talent both as a craftsman and a businessman.

  3. Drawings by Rembrandt, His Students, and Circle from the Maida and George Abrams Collection

    Mar 19, 2012 -   June 3–September 3, 2012 Duncan Phyfe, Master Cabinetmaker in New York June 24–September 9, 2012 MFAH Collections Founded in 1900, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is among the ten largest art museums in “While offering the public a chance to see one of the most important groups of Dutch drawings collected in the past half century, it also opens a window into 17th-century Holland and the thought process of Rembrandt and his school About the Catalogue The full-color, 200-page exhibition catalogue is by Peter C. Sutton, specialist in Northern Baroque Art and the Executive Director of the Bruce Museum, and William W.

  4. 2012 Core Exhibition

    Mar 14, 2012 - The Glassell School of Art is located at 5101 Montrose Boulevard, and is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 713-639-7500 for more information. The school has a reputation for outstanding training in the fine arts, and offers a wide variety of programs and classes for adults and children through its Studio School and Junior School.  Each nine-month fellowship (renewable for a second year) gives the eight artists and three critical studies residents studio space or an office, a stipend and access to the school and museum.

  5. WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath

    Mar 5, 2012 - Eugene Smith and James Nachtwey (October 14, 2012–January 1, 2013 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) W. 8, 2013–February 2, 2014 Related Exhibitions • W. to create a series of 16 drawings after photographs he took while visiting the iconic site.

  6. Unrivalled Splendor: The Kimiko and John Powers Collection of Japanese Art

    Mar 2, 2012 - 18, 2012 Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London  June 3–September 3, 2012 Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York  June 24–September 9, 2012 For more information, please contact Education programs for this exhibition are made possible by The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation. She writes in the exhibition catalogue: “John Powers’ passion, enthusiasm, and learning resulted in a collection of the highest quality. I do not think it would be possible to make a collection of this caliber today.

  7. "Egyptomania" Reveals the West's Enduring Romance with Egypt and Its Dramatic Influence on Decorative Arts

    Feb 16, 2012 - Jewelry will also be on view, including Scarab Necklace, c. 1870, and Winged Scarab Pin, c. 1875. Some of the household items are purely ornamental. A black marble Obelisk, c. 1850, would have had a dramatic presence in someone’s home. It stands over one foot tall and features side panels with hieroglyphics. An “Aegyptian” Chair, c. 1875, and a Thebes Stool, c. 1884, are fine instances of the Egyptian Revival in English furniture.

  8. Utopia/Dystopia: Construction and Destruction in Photography and Collage

    Jan 19, 2012 - In El Lissitzky’s Runner in the City (c. 1926), an image of a male athlete jumping a hurdle is collaged over a photograph of a teeming Times Square, as if the figure were fleeing a dehumanized American metropolis. Wangeshi Mutu, a Kenyan artist who works in New York, combines fragments from Western and African visual cultures in A Headresting Moment (2006): a larger-than-life-size collage of a hybrid female figure. The artist used Photoshop to combine a photograph of his Hungarian-Indian aunt in European dress with an image of his Indian grandfather in traditional clothing, reconnecting a daughter and a father who had a turbulent relationship

  9. Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst

    Jan 3, 2012 - It includes an abundance of opulent objects overflowing the canvas, including a nautilus cup on a stone table with a rich blue tablecloth, likely painted using expensive ultramarine pigment made from lapis lazuli (a stone prized He worked briefly in Rome as well, but his career there came to an abrupt halt when a fight with a Frenchman forced Van Aelst to flee the city to avoid prison. “Also on view will be a large-scale painting, long credited to artist Willem Kalf, which was recently reattributed to Van Aelst during a technical examination by a National Gallery of Art conservation scientist.

  10. Elegant Perfection: Masterpieces of Courtly and Religious Art from the Tokyo National Museum

    Dec 27, 2011 - Opening Events The MFAH members’ opening will include a ribbon-cutting and performance by Akiko Yano, a composer, vocalist and pianist. Seigo Arai; Nanako and Dale Tingleaf; Mitsui & Company (U.S.A.), Inc.; Penny and Paul Loyd; Mitsubishi Corporation; Miwa S. Sakashita and John R. said Gwendolyn H.