Two Views Of Venice: Canaletto And Menpes
September 20-November 1, 2001

Organized by the Arthur Ross Foundation, New York, and co-curated by Rosemary T. Smith and Frederick G. Schab, Two Views of Venice illustrates elements of continuity and change between the mid-18th century and the late 19th century through the prints of Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto (1697–1768), and Mortimer Menpes (1855–1938). Drawn primarily from the collection of the Arthur Ross Foundation, with additional materials from the private collection of Rosemary T. Smith, this exhibition provides the unique opportunity to view the most complete set of Canaletto’s etchings of Venice in a private collection, 31 in total. Combining these spectacular examples of printmaking with the work of the lesser-known Menpes is a lesson in the art of printmaking and also changing artistic expectations and public taste.

Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) British St. Mark’s Piazza Etching and drypoint on laid paper 7-7/8” x 11-7/8” Courtesy the Arthur Ross Foundation, New York

[Organized by the Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania]

Japanese Pottery: Work In Traditional Styles By Modern Potters
November 8-December 6, 2001

Organized and sponsored by The Japan Foundation, this exhibition traces the development of modern Japanese ceramic art through 65 works by 55 artists, including the late Kawai Kanjiro and Hamada Shoji, who introduced Japanese ceramics and the folk art traditions of Japan to the world, as well as a number of artists who convey more contemporary tendencies in Japanese ceramics. The exhibition enables viewers to gain a sense of the differences in style that arise from the artists’ individual creative impulses, which at the same time all trace their roots to traditional forms of expression.

Ono Hakushi (b. 1925) Japanese Flower vase with a golden yellow glaze and a glazed underside Porcelain 12-5/8” x 13-7/16” x 13-7/16” Courtesy The Japan Foundation

[Organized by The Japan Foundation]

Turning The Wheel: Journeys Through Earth And Fire By Jenny Gill
January 10-January 31, 2002

This exhibition features ceramic works by Jenny Gill, the 2000 Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award winner. The Hamblet Award winner is selected by a panel of outside jurors from an open invitational for graduating seniors held each spring. The award, a $16,500 grant to be used for travel and study during the year following graduation, culminates in this exhibition. Gill used the award to travel to Western Europe and to Japan, where she studied Japanese wood-firing techniques as part of an international workshop for ceramic art. Her work reflects the influence of Japanese aesthetics combined with modern experimentation within the ceramic medium.

Jenny Gill (b. 1979) American Vase with brushed slip, 2001 Stoneware, soda-fired with slips and englobes 6-1/2” x 4-1/2” x 4-1/2” Courtesy the artist

An Artistic Friendship: Beauford Delaney And Lawrence Calcagno
February7-March 21, 2002

This exhibition examines the close artistic and personal friendship between two American artists of the twentieth century. As noted in the accompanying exhibition catalogue by Joyce Henri Robinson, "Beauford Delaney and Lawrence Calcagno might seem like an unlikely pair. Delaney (1901–1979), a black American from Knoxville, Tennessee, spent most of his mature life as an expatriate artist in Paris. Lawrence Calcagno (1913–1993), a white American from northern California spent much of his peripatetic career in the U.S. and in Europe in search of a place to call home. The two became friends in Paris in 1953 and remained close over the next twenty years…both men committed themselves wholeheartedly to lyrical abstraction and an interest in the philosophical underpinnings of their work.” An Artistic Friendship will present twenty-five works by these abstract artists, and is being organized in honor of the centennial of Delaney’s birth. The Vanderbilt presentation will be held to coincide with Black History Month.

Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) American Untitled, 1960 Gouache on paper 25-5/8” x 19-5/8” Courtesy Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York

Diverse Visions 2002: Recent Works By The Faculty Of
The Department Of Art And Art History, Vanderbilt University
March 30-June 8, 2002

This exhibition features work by Michael Aurbach, Susan DeMay, Mark Hosford, Marilyn Murphy, Ron Porter, and Carlton Wilkinson. As the title implies, DIVERSE VISIONS 2002 will highlight a broad range of work in several different media by the studio faculty of the Department of Art and Art History.

[Organized by Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery]