Drawing

"Drawing: A Broader Definition" brings together sixty-six objects from across the Museum’s collections to show various approaches to drawing on both paper and non-paper surfaces (for example, Mayan, Greek, Asian, and European ceramics; Etruscan bronze mirror backs; Egyptian trial sketches on stone chips; and tribal textiles). The works range in date from an Egyptian bowl of about 3850 BC to a Pablo Picasso ceramic of 1957. Unexpected juxtapositions between works of diverse media, date, and world cultures are arranged thematically to heighten the pleasure of visual comparison.