“The Morgan Library & Museum presents Writing a Chrysanthemum: The Drawings of Rick Barton. The first museum exhibition dedicated to this largely undiscovered, yet extraordinary and original draftsman, the exhibition features sixty drawings, two accordion-fold sketchbooks, and five printed works by Rick Barton (1928–1992). The… Read More
“In the last three decades, exhibitions and publications have established the rightful place of figures such as Dial and the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, in the canon of twentieth-century art. The focus has often been on the impressive works of assemblage—whether of found objects… Read More
“A summer exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum celebrates an extraordinary bequest from acclaimed author and illustrator of children’s books Maurice Sendak (1928–2012). Best known for his 1963 picture book Where the Wild Things Are, Sendak was an avid music and opera lover. Beginning… Read More
“A new exhibition of contemporary drawings from the Morgan’s collection asks, what can drawing do? For many artists, drawing represents an attitude of experimentation and open-endedness more than a devotion to specific materials or techniques. By Any Means: Contemporary Drawings from the Morgan presents twenty-four… Read More
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