Ludolf Bakhulzen, “Ships in a Gale on the IJ before the City of Amsterdam,” 1666
Complementary Collections: Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo and the MFA March 10, 2012 - June 24, 2012

We are delighted to welcome back to the Dutch and Flemish galleries masterpieces from the collection of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo, including Rembrandt’s sublime Portrait of Aeltje van Uylenburgh (1632) and Dou’s sympathetic little Sleeping Dog (1650). These favorites and dozens...
William H. Bradley, "The Modern Poster/ Charles Scribner's Sons, New York," 1895
The Allure of Japan March 24, 2012 - December 31, 2012

A fascination for all things Japanese swept the United States in the period around 1900. An influx of Japanese goods and emissaries into America sparked a wave of interest in a foreign culture once seen as impossibly remote. Artists and collectors gathered Japanese objects, studied Japanese...
Edward Weston, "Charis and Our Camp, Galveston, Texas," 1941. Courtesy of The Lane Collection.
Edward Weston: Leaves of Grass April 21, 2012 - December 31, 2012

In 1941, the Limited Editions Club of New York invited photographer Edward Weston to illustrate its deluxe edition of Walt Whitman’s epic poem Leaves of Grass. The commission inspired Weston and his wife, Charis, to take a cross-country trip, throughout the South, the Mid-Atlantic states, New...