Berthe Morisot. French, 1841-1895.
The Mozart Sonata (1894)
Oil on canvas.
Bequest of Mrs. Robert S. Tangeman (E. Clementine Miller, class of 1927).
Photo by Petegorsky/Gipe.

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the composer and musician Claude Debussy’s birth, the exhibition—drawing largely from the Museum’s permanent collection—explores the relationship between his music and the artistic developments that revolutionized the world of painting in his time, particularly the French Impressionist movement.

Au Revoir DEBUSSY'S PARIS – Closing June 10

4–6 PM Hands on! art-making for ages 4+ w/adult (while supplies last)

6–6:30 PM Open Eyes: informal guided gallery conversation

Museum Shop open 10–8 PM.

Soga Shohaku. Japanese , 1730-1781.
Winter Landscape (18th century)
Hanging scroll, ink on paper.
Purchased with funds from The Japan Foundation Endowment of the Council on East Asian Studies and the Katherine Ordway Fund. Loan from the Yale University Art Gallery.

The second of two Asian Art exhibitions this year examines a crucial period in Japanese history (1603-1868) when Japanese artists reconfigured previous conventions and adapted foreign influences to create innovative artistic styles and forms. The exhibition is part of the College and University Art Museums Collection- Sharing Project developed by the Yale University Art Gallery and funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. SCMA is one of six academic partner museums invited to develop exhibitions from Yale’s extensive holdings.

Susan Heideman. American, born 1950.
Spawn (2010)
Oil on linen.
Courtesy of the artist.

A celebration of Smith Professor Susan Heideman, whose paintings and sewn paper collages explore the textures and movements of imagined organic forms. Heideman will retire in spring 2012.

Photo by Janet Fish. American, born 1938. Winsom’s Shells , 1985. Offset lithograph and screenprint printed

This special installation features prints from the SCMA collection by Smith College artist-alumnae Janet Fish (b. 1938). The prints in this exhibition span thirty years of Fish’s career and include a rare view of her lithographic and screenprinting process through several working proofs for Winsom’s Shells  (1985), created at the Smith College Print Workshop. These proofs display the evolution of the print as a work-in-progress and are on view for the first time since they were produced and displayed at Smith College in 1985.

Photo by Gregory Joseph Gillespie. American, 1936 – 2000. Greg and Peg . 1991. Oil on wood Gift of The Pokr

Shared Inspiration: The David R. and Muriel Pokross Collection celebrates a generous gift from the family of Muriel Kohn Pokross, class of 1934, and David R. Pokross. The Pokross Collection is comprised mainly of paintings, drawings, and prints by major artists of the post-World War II period. The collection displays a strong inclination towards figuration – even many of the abstract works subtly engage the figure – and emotional connection.

Jay Bolotin. American, born 1949.
Print XII, The Jackleg Testament: Part One—Jack and Eve (2005/2007)
Woodcut printed in black with handwritten text in ink.
Purchased with the Carol Ramsey Chandler Fund and with the fund in honor of Charles Chetham.
Photo by Petegorsky/Gipe.

"The Jackleg Testament Part I: Jack and Eve" is a one-of-a-kind animated, operatic film derived from the crisply styled woodcuts of artist, composer, and performer Jay Bolotin. The film, which reinterprets the story of Adam and Eve as a dark, provocative tale in which Eve is lured from the Garden of Eden by a Jack-in-the-Box, is accompanied by the 40 woodcuts used by the artist to create the images in the film.