Exhibition Archive

Christopher Bucklow Guest. (P.S.) 25,000 solar images, 6:34 pm, 29th March, 1995 Cibachrome print 20th Century British Photography

With a Trace: Photographs of Absence

July 27, 2013 - January 26, 2014 | Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery

With a Trace: Photographs of Absence features photographers spanning several generations who do not merely capture scenes but create distinct moments in time. Their images bear traces of human presence, the transmission of energy, atmospheric phenomena and experiments with light. Among the artists, Christopher Bucklow, Margaret De Patta, Adam Fuss, Alison Rossiter, Minor White and Hiroshi Sugimoto use a wide range of processes to render their enigmatic subjects.

Federico Castellón, The Dark Figure, 1938, oil on canvas, 17 3/8 x 26 1/4 x 1 1/8in., Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 42.3, Permission courtesy Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, N.Y., Photography by Sheldan C. Collins

Real/Surreal

July 20, 2013 - November 3, 2013 | Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries

Featuring more than 60 paintings, drawings, prints and photographs dating from 1930 to 1955 Real/Surreal examines how American artists used strikingly naturalistic details to imaginative images inspired by dreams and how they introduced disconcerting undertones into compositions that featured seemingly ordinary scenes. The exhibition features works by both well-known artists, such as Charles Burchfield, Edward Hopper, Charles Sheeler and Grant Wood alongside engaging images by lesser-known talents, among them Francis Criss, Louis Gugliemi and Katherine Schmidt.

Julian Stanczak, It’s Not Easy Being Green, 1980-2000, acrylic on canvas, 57 in. x 57 in., Rory and Dedee O'Neil Acquisition Fund 2013.1

Line Color Illusion: Julian Stanczak

April 13, 2013 - November 3, 2013 | Judith Bear Isroff Gallery

Line Color Illusion: 40 Years of Julian Stanczak showcases paintings and prints collected by the Akron Art Museum since 1970. The exhibition documents both Julian Stanczak’s impressive career as a master of color and the museum’s longstanding commitment to his work.

Duncan Tonatiuh, The Snowy Codex, (detail), 2013, digital illustration, Courtesy of the Artist

Draw Me a Story

February 9, 2013 - August 4, 2013 | The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Gallery

The first art that most children experience is in picture books, and the first reading they do involves reading pictures instead of words. Therefore it’s no surprise that Akron’s school age population can identify an image of Peter, the protagonist of Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day, plodding through a fresh coating of snow in his bright red snow suit. Draw Me a Story celebrates Keats’s legacy and the power of picture books to promote visual literacy and cultural awareness

Danny Lyon, Crossing the Ohio, Louisville, 1966/later, gelatin silver print, 16 in. x 20 in. (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm), Gift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas 2009.212

Danny Lyon: The Bikeriders

January 26, 2013 - July 21, 2013 | Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery

This exhibition presents a dramatic inside look at 1960s biker counterculture. From 1963 – 1967 Danny Lyon not only captured the bikers in photographs, but immersed himself in the lifestyle. Lyon joined the Chicago Outlaw Motorcycle Club, making him a pioneer of the new form of photojournalism where the artist was personally involved with the subject.

Ezra Jack Keats, “Peter’s mother asked him and Willie to go on an errand to the grocery store.” Final illustration for Whistle for Willie, 1964. Collage and paint on board. Ezra Jack Keats papers, de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection, McCain Library and Archives, The University of Southern Mississippi. Copyright Ezra Jack Keats Foundation.

The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats

March 16, 2013 - June 30, 2013 | Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries

The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats is the first major exhibition in the U.S. to pay tribute to award-winning author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983), whose beloved children’s books include Whistle for Willie, Peter’s Chair, and The Snowy Day, published in 1962. The exhibition features over 80 original works by the artist, from preliminary sketches to final paintings and collages, including examples of Keats’s most introspective but less-known output inspired by Asian art and poetry.

Brent Kee Young, “Fertile Ground…” from the Matrix Series, 2009, flameworked borosilicate glass, 49 x 35 x 40 in., Courtesy of Thomas R. Riley Galleries, Photo by Dan Fox

New Artifacts: Works by Brent Kee Young and Sungsoo Kim

October 20, 2012 - April 7, 2013 | Judith Bear Isroff Gallery

New Artifacts pairs works by Cleveland Institute of Art professor and department head Brent Kee Young with works by Sungsoo Kim, an adjunct professor at Cleveland Institute of Art and Kent State University. While Young and Kim employ diverging glassmaking techniques, they share an interest in rediscovering familiar forms, both classical and ordinary, resulting in timeless works of intrigue.

Adolph Gottlieb: Sculptor

October 27, 2012 - February 17, 2013 | Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries

A first-generation abstract expressionist painter, Adolph Gottlieb, whose art was central to the development of mid-twentieth century painting in America, was among only three of his colleagues to create both two- and three-dimensional works. Gottlieb’s sculpture is little-known and has rarely been seen in the United States.

The Anniversary Show: Commemorative Art Through the Years

July 21, 2012 - February 3, 2013 | The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Gallery

As part of the ongoing celebration of the museum’s 90th anniversary the Corbin Gallery features an exhibition of works commissioned over several decades. The museum has a long history of commissioning artworks by local artists including paintings, photographs, print design, jewelry and pottery to commemorate milestones, anniversaries and special events.

Robert Stivers, Head with Open Mouth, from Series 5, 1995, gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 in., Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Gift of George Stehanopouls 2006.313

Robert Stivers: Veiled Image

July 28, 2012 - January 20, 2013 | Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery

The Akron Art Museum is once again pleased to organize a new photography exhibition of works drawn from our impressive collection. Comprised of nearly a dozen years’ worth of photographs, the gallery will be filled with images emanating emotion from Stivers’s shadowy world.

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