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Current Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

Patrick Jacobs, Weed Study, 2017, Styrene, acrylic, cast neoprene, paper, polyurethane foam, ash, talc, starch, acrylic, vinyl film, wood, steel, lighting, BK7 glass. Diorama viewed through 2 3/4 inch window. Interior box; 14 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches.

Natural Wonders: The Sublime in Contemporary Art

June 23, 2018 to October 21, 2018

Artists since antiquity have depicted, and often mimicked, the splendors of nature. Throughout the centuries, such representations have embodied the shifting relationship between humans and their natural surroundings. Nature has thus proved to be a fertile terrain for projecting a culture’s...

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George A. Weymouth (1936-2016), Mrs. Battle, 1991, Egg tempera on panel, Anonymous gift, 2001

The Serious and the Smirk: Portraits from the Collection

July 14, 2018 to October 28, 2018

“There are only two styles of portrait painting,” Charles Dickens once remarked, “the serious and the smirk.”Drawn entirely from the collection of the Brandywine River Museum of Art, this exhibition will explore the social function of portraits in American history. From traditional...

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