FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM ANNOUNCES 2015
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Wilmington, DE (September 10, 2014) – For more information about these exhibitions or to request
images, please contact Jessica Jenkins, Manager of Marketing & Public Relations, at [email protected]
or 302-351-8558.
Oscar Wilde’s Salomé: Illustrating Death and Desire
February 7, 2015 – May 10, 2015
On view in Gallery 9
Oscar Wilde’s Salomé: Illustrating Death and Desire will feature artists’ interpretations of this
controversial play throughout the ages. The play was banned from production in London in 1893 and was
not performed until three years later in Paris. Despite this controversy, the play’s publication, which
included illustrations by the symbolist artist Aubrey Beardsley (1894), received significant recognition.
The complete set of Beardsley’s lithographic illustrations will be on view. Illustrators have been attracted
to the play’s rhythmic prose and subject matter ever since and several examples of these illustrations will
also be on display. Engravings by Barry Moser illustrating the most recent publication (2011) and a new
translation of the original French version by Joseph Donohue, will be featured in the exhibition.
Organized by: Delaware Art Museum
Delaware Art Museum Curator: Margaretta S Frederick, Chief Curator and Curator, Bancroft PreRaphaelite Collection
Elliott Erwitt: Dog Dogs
March 7, 2015 – May 24, 2015
On view in The Anthony N. and Catherine A. Fusco Gallery (Gallery 10)
Elliott Erwitt barks at dogs. According to the renowned photographer, that is how he caught some of his
most memorable canine images. Elliott Erwitt: Dog Dogs features 65 of Erwitt’s best photographs of
dogs. Photographed around the world between 1946 and 2004, this selection demonstrates the artist’s
affectionate eye and love of surrealist juxtapositions. Funny, poignant, and beautifully composed, these
photographs of tiny Chihuahuas, inquisitive poodles, and glowering bulldogs record the relationship
between us and our canine companions.
Organized by: art2art Circulating Exhibitions; all photographs copyright Elliott Erwitt and Magnum
Photos.
Delaware Art Museum Curator: Heather Campbell Coyle, Curator of American Art
The Puzzling World of John Sloan
June 6, 2015 – September 6, 2015
On view in Gallery 9
Between 1900 and 1910, John Sloan produced a weekly series of word and picture puzzles for the Sunday
supplement of the Philadelphia Press, one of the country’s leading illustrated newspapers. The Puzzling
World of John Sloan will explore this little-known facet of Sloan’s early newspaper career, presenting
more than 25 works from the Museum’s collection. On view for the first time, the puzzles demonstrate
the artist’s imagination and verbal and visual wit, as well as the fluid boundaries between fine art and
newspaper illustration in the first decade of the 20th century. This exhibition encourages visitors to solve
Sloan’s complex puzzles.
This exhibition is organized by the Delaware Art Museum.
Delaware Art Museum curator: Margarita Karasoulas, 2014 Alfred Appel, Jr., Curatorial Fellow
Dream Streets: Art in Wilmington 1970–1990
June 27, 2015 – September 27, 2015
On view in The Anthony N. and Catherine A. Fusco Gallery (Gallery 10)
During the 1970s and 1980s, Wilmingtonians witnessed a flourishing artistic community and the
establishment of many of the cultural pillars that continue to support the visual and performing arts within
the city today. Organizations such as the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, the Delaware
Humanities Forum, and the Delaware Theatre Company were founded during this period, as well as
commercial galleries and city-supported arts initiatives. This landmark exhibition will plot the
development of artistic trends within the Wilmington community and their relation to national creative
trends during these two decades, showcasing craft and design, drawing, painting, performance art,
photography, and sculpture. A comprehensive publication and a rich program of dance, film, music, and
theatre will accompany the exhibition.
Organized by: Delaware Art Museum
Exhibition support provided by the Delaware Humanities Forum.
Delaware Art Museum Curator: Margaret Winslow, Associate Curator for Contemporary Art
Helen Farr Sloan, 1911–2005
September 26, 2015 – January 10, 2016
On view in Gallery 9
Helen Farr Sloan was a painter, a printmaker, and an art instructor who dedicated most of her career to
promoting the art of her husband, the realist painter and illustrator John Sloan (1871–1951). Since her
death in 2005, the Museum has received a substantial number of Helen Farr Sloan’s prints, drawings, and
paintings—from her own estate and as donations in her memory. This exhibition showcases her art and
honors her legacy as an artist, philanthropist, and resource for generations of scholars of American art.
Organized by: The Delaware Art Museum
Delaware Art Museum Curator: Heather Campbell Coyle, Curator of American Art
Poetry in Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelite Art of Marie Spartali Stillman
November 7, 2015 – January 31, 2016
On view in The Anthony N. and Catherine A. Fusco Gallery (Gallery 10)
Marie Spartali Stillman (1844–1927) was one of a small number of professional female artists working in
the second half of the 19th century. She was an important presence in the Victorian art world of her time
and closely affiliated with members of the Pre-Raphaelite circle. This exhibition will be co-curated by
Margaretta Frederick, Delaware Art Museum’s Chief Curator and Curator of the Museum’s Bancroft
Collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art; and Jan Marsh, a noted Pre-Raphaelite scholar who is currently working
on the Late Victorian Catalogue at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Poetry in Beauty, the first retrospective of Spartali Stillman’s work, will showcase approximately 50
works by the artist. Spartali Stillman’s style reflects her British Pre-Raphaelite training as well as the
influence of Renaissance art, derived from the many years she lived and worked in Italy. Works from
public and private collections in the US, UK, and Canada, many of which have not been exhibited since
Spartali Stillman’s lifetime, will be included in this exhibition. A catalogue will be available and includes
essays by the curators and individual entries for each of the works on display.
Organized by: Delaware Art Museum
Exhibition support provided by Friends of Rockwood Museum.
Delaware Art Museum Curator: Margaretta S. Frederick, Chief Curator/Curator, Bancroft Collection
Sponsors and Organizers
Additional support is provided by grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated
to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the
Arts.
About the Delaware Art Museum
Founded in 1912, the Delaware Art Museum is best known for its large collection of works by
Wilmington native Howard Pyle and fellow American illustrators, a major collection of British PreRaphaelite art, and urban landscapes by John Sloan and his circle. Visitors can also enjoy the outdoor
Copeland Sculpture Garden and a number of special exhibitions throughout the year.
The Delaware Art Museum, located at 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806, is open
Wednesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Sunday noon – 4:00 p.m., and select Fridays each
month 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Admission fees are charged as follows: Adults (19–59) $12, Seniors (60+)
$10, Students (with valid ID) $6, Youth (7–18) $6, and Children (6 and under) free. Admission fees are
waived every Sunday thanks to support from generous individuals. For more information, call 302-5719590 or 866-232-3714 (toll free), or visit the website at delart.org.
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