ARIZONA
PHOENIX ART MUSEUM
1625 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
602-257-1222; phxart.org
Edward Weston: MexicoThrough November 15, 2008
Drawn from the collection of the Center for Creative Photography, this exhibition features Edward Weston's photographs of Mexico, as well as archival materials such as letters and snapshots, that help to tell the story of his Mexican sojourn, a pivotal three years when he matured as an artist.
CALIFORNIA
ASIAN ART MUSEUM
328 Lomita Drive
Stanford, California 94305
650-723-4177
museum.stanford.edu
Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American LandscapeThrough May 4, 2008
As railroad and steamship companies opened the nation's inaccessible regions to visitors, artists created dra-matic images that inspired tourists to travel to distant locales. Presenting more than 130 works, this exhibition highlights the landscapes of three of the most influential artists of the era: Winslow Homer, Frederic Church and Thomas Moran.
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco, California 94102
415-581-3500; www.asianart.org
Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming DynastyThrough September 21, 2008
Timed to coincide with the summer Olympics in Beijing, this exhibition provides a rare glimpse of Ming artistic achievement through an unequaled collection of works from the Chinese dynasty most renowned for its grandeur and refined aesthetic. Many of the exhibition's more than 240 objects will be on public display for the first time.
THE BOWERS MUSEUM
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, California 92706
714-567-3600; www.bowers.org
Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First EmperorThrough October 12, 2008
Considered one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century, the tomb of China's first emperor, Shi Huangdi, was filled with thousands of terra cotta warriors intended to protect him throughout eternity. This landmark exhibition of nearly 100 objects provides a deeper exploration of the site and is the largest loan of terra cotta figures ever to travel to the United States.
CANTOR ARTS CENTER AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY
328 Lomita Drive
Stanford, California 94305
650-723-4177[link href="//www.museum.stanford.edu/" linkupdaterlabel="external" target="blank"]www.museum.stanford.edu
Spared From the Storm: Masterworks From the New Orleans Museum of Art
Through October 5, 2008
This exhibition presents fine pieces of American and European artwork from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art. The show includes paintings and sculptures by such diverse artists as François Boucher, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Georgia O'Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Jackson Pollock and John Singer Sargent.
DE YOUNG MUSEUM
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, California 94118
415-750-3600; www.famsf.org/deyoung
Chihuly at the de Young
Through September 28, 2008
This exhibition represents the depth and breadth of sculptor Dale Chihuly's creative vision during the past four decades. Representing all periods of his career, eleven galleries are filled with Chihuly's new and previous works, offering a comprehensive display of his drawings, single vessels and dramatic, architectural glass installations.
LEGION OF HONOR
100 34th Avenue
San Francisco, California 94121
415-750-3600; www.famsf.org/legion
Women Impressionists: Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès, Marie Bracquemond
Through September 21, 2008
This exhibition represents the first time that the works of Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès and Marie Bracquemond have been shown together in the United States. The more than 130 works offer a rare opportunity to compare the styles and contributions of these pioneering artists to the Impressionist movement
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
151 Third Street
San Francisco, California 94103
415-357-4000; www.sfmoma.org
Frida Kahlo
Through September 28, 2008
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's distinctive style and fantastical imagery propelled her beyond the confines of a specific movement to become a leading figure in modern art. This exhibition brings together some 45 paintings that span her career, along with photographs from her own collection, most of which have never been on public display.
RATS AFTER MELONS AND FRUITS
Zhu Zhanji
Hand-scroll, ink and colors on paper
The Palace Museum, Beijing
POWER AND GLORY: COURT ARTS OF CHINA'S MING DYNASTY
Asian Art Museum, California
PERSIAN WALL
Dale Chihuly
CHIHULY AT THE DE YOUNG
De Young Museum, California
WOMAN READING (FEMME LISANT)
Mary Cassatt, 1878-1879
Oil on canvas, mounted on balsa and masonite panel
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
Museum purchase
WOMEN IMPRESSIONISTS: BERTHE MORISOT, MARY CASSATT, EVA
GONZALÈS, MARIE BRACQUEMOND
Legion of Honor, California
SELF-PORTRAIT WITH THORN NECKLACE AND HUMMINGBIRD
Frida Kahlo, 1940
Nickolas Muray Collection, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, the University of Texas at Austin
FRIDA KAHLO
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California
LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART
Shaw Center for the Arts
100 Lafayette Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
225-389-7200; www.lsumoa.com
American Masters From the Blanton Museum of Art's Mari and James A. Michener Collection
Through November 30, 2008
Selected from the Mari and James A. Michener Collection at the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas in Austin, this exhibition traces the development of twentieth-century American painting and celebrates the creativity of modern artists, from the gritty realism of Robert Henri to the startling pop art of Robert Indiana to the abstract works of Alan Cote.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART
One Collins Diboll Circle
New Orleans, Louisiana 70124
504-658-4100; www.noma.org
The Baroque World of Fernando Botero
Through September 21, 2008
Working in a broad range of media, Fernando Botero depicts the comedy of human life in a uniquely Baroque manner. The first retrospective in the United States of Botero's work since 1978, this exhibition presents paintings, sculptures and drawings that follow the artist's extensive studies of European and contemporary Latin- American life.
MISSOURI
THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
816-751-1278; www.nelson-atkins.org
Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America and the Railway, 1830-1960
September 13, 2008-January 18, 2009
Capturing the range of powerful emotions that steam-powered trains elicited around the world, this fascinating exhibition shows how artists responded to the phenomenon of the railroad and the ways in which it has reshaped life. On view are paintings, lithographs and photographic works by European and American artists such as Claude Monet, Charles Sheeler and Thomas Hart Benton.
OKLAHOMA
GILCREASE MUSEUM
1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74127
888-655-2278; www.gilcrease.org
Ansel Adams: A Legacy
Through January 4, 2009
Throughout his career, the legendary photographer Ansel Adams celebrated the beauty of the country's magnificent landscapes and the spirit of its people. His beloved Yosemite National Park, his hometown of San Francisco and the vistas of the Southwest play significant roles in this exhibition of more than 137 of his iconic prints.
TEXAS
KIMBELL ART MUSEUM
3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
817-332-8451; www.kimbellart.org
The Impressionists: Master Paintings From the Art Institute of Chicago
Through November 2, 2008
More than 90 paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago's world-renowned Impressionist collection are on view exclusively at the Kimbell Art Museum. The paintings, which have never left Chicago in so large a group, include masterpieces by some of the world's most beloved artists, such as édouard Manet, Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, Texas 77005
713-639-7300; www.mfah.org
In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers From Corot to Monet
Through October 19, 2008
Located just 35 miles from Paris, virtually unspoiled and uninhabited yet easily accessible, Fontainebleau was the ideal site for the birth of plein air painting in France. This exhibition transports viewers to the Fontainebleau of the 1820s through the 1870s as it traces three generations of painters who sought the natural landscape as their studio. Barbizon painters such as Henri Rousseau and Gustave Courbet as well as young Impressionist painters such as Claude Monet and Alfred Sisley are represented.
PARIS STREET; RAINY DAY
Gustave Caillebotte, 1877
Oil on canvas
Charles H. and Mary F.S. Worcester Collection
THE IMPRESSIONISTS: MASTER PAINTINGS FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
Kimbell Art Museum, Texas
FOREST OF FONTAINEBLEAU: SPRING IN THE WOODS
Rosa Bonheur, 1860-1865
Oil on canvas
Private collection
IN THE FOREST OF FONTAINEBLEAU: PAINTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM COROT TO MONET
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
UTAH
UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
University of Utah
410 Campus Center Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
801-581-7332; www.umfa.utah.edu
Monet to Picasso From the Cleveland Museum of Art
Through September 21, 2008
This internationally touring exhibition features more than 100 years of European masterworks by luminaries of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Dadaism, Cubism and Surrealism. Included are works from such artists as Amedeo Modigliani, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso and Paul Cézanne.
WASHINGTON
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM DOWNTOWN
1300 First Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101
206-654-3100[link href="//www.seattleartmuseum.org/" linkupdaterlabel="external" target="blank"]www.seattleartmuseum.org
Inspiring Impressionism: The Impressionists and the Art of the Past
Through September 21, 2008
This Seattle exhibition launches an in-depth exploration of the connections between the Impressionists and the major European art movements that preceded them. Side-by-side presentation invites comparisons between the works of artists such as Edgar Degas and Paul Cézanne as well as Peter Paul Rubens and El Greco.
