Past Exhibitions

The Confederate Sketches of Adalbert Volck

March 30, 2012 - January 21, 2013

The Confederate Sketches of Adalbert Volck was the second in the museum's series of exhibitions marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
In Vibrant Color: Vintage Celebrity Portraits from the Harry Warnecke Studio

May 2, 2012 - January 12, 2013

Well before color reproductions and color snapshots became commonplace, pioneering photographer Harry Warnecke (1900–1984) and his associates at the New York Daily News’ Color Studio created brilliant, richly-hued portraits for the newspaper’s Sunday News magazine.
Juliette Gordon Low and the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts

January 13, 2012 - January 6, 2013

Despite struggles with severely limited hearing and a turbulent marriage, Ms. Low sought to find a cause to which she could dedicate her life. In 1911, upon meeting the founder of the British based Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, Sir Robert Baden Powell, she knew she had found her cause.
Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter

August 12, 2011 - October 14, 2012

Through the groundbreaking work of seven talented artists from across the country and around the world, this exhibition offered provocative renditions of the Asian American experience.
One Life: Ronald Reagan

July 1, 2011 - May 28, 2012

"One Life: Ronald Reagan" commemorated the centennial of this “consequential” and “transformational” president, terms used to describe the Reagan presidency by President Barack Obama.
Mementos: Painted and Photographic Miniatures, 1750-1920

June 17, 2011 - May 13, 2012

The word “miniature” was originally associated with the creation of small images and portraits. Tiny, often expensive, likenesses were made as mementos, love tokens, or memorials that could be kept close to the body.
The Black List: Photographs by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

October 28, 2011 - April 22, 2012

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis Mitchell worked together to develop a list of people whom they thought would represent the African-American experience in the 20th century. Greenfield-Sanders created large-format fine-art photographs, and Mitchell interviewed the subjects on film.

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