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  1. Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York

    Mar 21, 2012 - AMERICAN CABINETMAKER DUNCAN PHYFE CELEBRATED IN RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION AT THE MFAH, JUNE 24–SEPTEMBER 9, 2012 Houston—March 2012—Renowned in his lifetime for his elegant designs and superior craftsmanship, Duncan Phyfe 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.

  2. Ima Hogg: “Like a Rock Star”

    Apr 19, 2016 - I had been taking lessons since age 9, but I was not that good and always nervous about playing in front of her, but of course one did not say no. Still, she was very polite and said encouraging things. When I got older, she gave me advice on colleges I was considering, and told me how pleased she was when I graduated and wanted to be a teacher. She also loved a dish my grandmother made: a ring of white rice and green onions surrounding chicken breasts in a creamy mushroom sauce. That I liked!

  3. Celebrating Latino Heritage

    LEARN MORE International Literature Festival HoustonNovember 4–9 | Casa Cultural de las Américas and the MFAH present an online festival featuring renowned writers from Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, and A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate; and the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Endowment. Wellness Programs at the MFAH are presented by MD Anderson Cancer Center. The 46th Annual Ruth K.

  4. The Latest in a Series of Summer Art Immersions at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest and Worry Will Vanish”

    May 9, 2017 - Two works by the Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist will transform the Museum’s Mies van der Rohe-designed Cullinan Hall from June 11 to September 17, 2017 HOUSTON—May 9, 2017—This summer, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, continues “While each was conceived independently, together they achieve a new synergy as they coalesce into a greater whole. Rist explains further: “I want to make it clear that everything we look at is also always just organized light, which helps as I dissolve architecture and forms.

  5. “Two Centuries of American Still-Life Painting: The Frank and Michelle Hevrdejs Collection” Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in January

    Dec 16, 2016 - The exhibition will remain on view through April 9, 2017. As noted by catalogue author William H. l’oeil composition that highlights John F.

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

    Feb 16, 2012 - –September 23, 2012 • Duncan Phyfe, Master Cabinetmaker in New York     June 24–September 9, 2012   For more information, please contact: MFAH Communications 713-639-7554 The description of G. An “Aegyptian” Chair, c. 1875, and a Thebes Stool, c. 1884, are fine instances of the Egyptian Revival in English furniture.

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

    Jan 19, 2012 - in New York June 24–September 9, 2012 For more information, please contact: MFAH Communications 713-639-7554   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.

  8. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, to debut first touring retrospective devoted to Colombian visionary Olga de Amaral

    Jun 9, 2021 - Olga de Amaral: To Weave a Rock traces artist’s prolific career and experimentation with color, form, material, and process  HOUSTON—June 9, 2021—This summer, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Olga de Amaral: To Weave The Museum’s Susan and Fayez S. This retrospective and publication have been years in the making, and I feel they are a wonderful showcase of my life’s work.” 

  9. Internship & Fellowship Programs

    Hours are Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break. Unless specified otherwise in the job description, these opportunities are expected to be conducted in-person.   A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

  10. Self-Guided Visits for Pre-K to 12th Grade

    Choose the right guide for your grade level: Grades K–5 Grades 6–8 Grades 9–12 Or, short on time? Try these looking activities appropriate for a range of grade levels! To request a self-guided visit to a ticketed exhibition, email schooltours@mfah.org for information.   To request a self-guided visit to a ticketed exhibition, email schooltours@mfah.org for information.