Exhibitions
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A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes
July 7, 2023 – February 4, 2024Cooper HewittThis exhibition explores the full scope of Dorothy Liebes' contributions as a designer, collaborator, mentor, public figure, and tireless promoter of American modernism.
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Suzie Zuzek for Lilly Pulitzer: The Prints that Made the Fashion Brand
June 10, 2021 – January 2, 2022Cooper HewittThe exhibition features more than 35 original watercolor and gouache design drawings by Zuzek to reveal Zuzek’s artistic contribution to the iconic Pulitzer style.
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Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist
November 7, 2015 – September 18, 2016American Indian MuseumThis major retrospective of the Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick, includes 75 of her most notable works, primarily paintings on board and canvas as well as a selection of works on paper and small sculpture.
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Hewitt Sisters Collect
December 12, 2014 – October 29, 2017Cooper HewittThe remarkable story of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, who in 1897 established a museum within Cooper Union.
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Pretty Women: Freer and the Ideal of Feminine Beauty
August 13, 2005 – September 17, 2006Freer Gallery of ArtSee the major works that Freer acquired during his first 12 years as a collector— images of beautiful women by James McNeill Whistler, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, and Abbott Handerson Thayer.
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Alma W. Thomas: A Retrospective
July 16, 1999 – September 12, 1999Anacostia Community MuseumAlma W. Thomas taught art at Shaw Junior High School in Washington, D.C. Retirement launched her meteoric artistic career.
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Elaine Lustig Cohen: Modern Graphic Designer
February 7, 1995 – May 23, 1995Cooper HewittVisit books, stationery, signage, and other works that reveal Cohen's importance in the evolution of design.
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