Exhibitions
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Elaine Lustig Cohen: Modern Graphic DesignerFebruary 7, 1995 – May 23, 1995Cooper Hewitt
Visit books, stationery, signage, and other works that reveal Cohen's importance in the evolution of design.
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Gathered Visions: Selected Works by African American WomenNovember 18, 1990 – April 28, 1991Anacostia Community Museum
This exhibition gathers works by a diverse group of African American women artists based in metropolitan Washington, DC.
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American Women of the Etching RevivalMarch 15, 1989 – May 31, 1989American History Museum
This exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first comprehensive exhibit of works by American women. The show includes approximately 70 etchings by such artists as Mary Cassatt, Ellen Day Hale, Martha Scudder Twachtman, and Gabrielle Clements.
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Black Women: Achievements Against the OddsOctober 21, 1984 – June 30, 1985Anacostia Community Museum
Learn about black women whose accomplishments have changed our lives, from 1700 to 1977.
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Mary McLeod Bethune and Roosevelt's "Black Cabinet"January 24, 1982 – September 30, 1982Anacostia Community Museum
In commemoration of the centennial of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s birth (1882), learn more about the contributions of world-renowned educator Mary McLeod Bethune to FDR’s New Deal administration.
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An Interior Decorated: Joyce KozloffAugust 15, 1980 – March 1, 1981Renwick Gallery
Inspired by exotic and intricate motifs of Egyptian, Islamic and American Indian cultures, the New York artist transforms one of the Renwick's galleries into a striking array of color and pattern.
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Black Women: Achievement Against the OddsFebruary 8, 1976 – January 2, 1977Anacostia Community Museum
Learn about black women whose accomplishments have changed our lives, from 1700 to 1977.
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Women and Rookwood PotteryAugust 1, 1974 – August 31, 1974American History Museum
Founded in 1880 by Maria Longworth Nichols in Cincinnati, the company developed various types of art pottery which influenced the art pottery movement of the late 19th century.
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