In addition to the museum’s vast collections showcasing art from the ancient world, to Impressionist masterpieces, to contemporary and Latin American art, these exhibitions (and more!) are now on view:
Romancing the West:
Alfred Jacob Miller in the Bank of America Collection
On view through May 8, 2011
Alfred Jacob Miller, War Path, oil and glazes over graphite, ink, and possible watercolor on cream wove paper, Bank of America Collection. Photo: John Lamberton
This exhibition of 30 works on paper by artist Alfred Jacob Miller features mountain men in the fur trade, Native American life and traditions, panoramic landscapes, and wilderness, all subjects he encountered on his six-month journey to the Rocky Mountains in 1837.
Pasted Papers:
The Art of Collage
On view through May 15, 2011
Robin Utterback, Romanza – September 1975 IV, 1975, acrylic and paper on paper.
Including works by Ray Johnson, Alex Katz, Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, and Anne Ryan, this exhibition features American artists who created collage as an expressive means to explore ideas, advocate concepts, and develop new directions in their art.
Impressionist &
Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art
On view through May 23, 2011
Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait, 1889, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney
A collection of true national treasures—50 of the finest Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC—are now on view in Houston for a limited-time only. For more info, click here.
Eye on Third Ward:
Jack Yates High
School Photography
On view through May 30, 2011
Anahi Diaz, Old Lady, 2010, gelatin silver print.
MFAH staff members select the best photographs for display in this annual exhibition of work by photography students from Jack Yates High School. Now in its 16th year, Eye on Third Ward documents the cultural fabric of the historic Third Ward Houston community and continues to inspire museum visitors along with the participants.
Carlos Cruz-Diez:
Color in Space and Time
On view through July 4, 2011
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Cromosaturación (Chromosaturation), 1965/2004, three chromo-cubicles (fluorescent light with blue, red, and green filters), the MFAH. © 2010 Carlos Cruz-Diez/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
The MFAH and the Cruz-Diez Foundation, Houston, present the first large-scale retrospective of this pioneering Franco-Venezuelan artist. Carlos Cruz-Diez: Color in Space and Time features more than 150 works created from the 1940s to today.
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