Exhibitions Archive
This archive includes past Cooper-Hewitt exhibitions dating back to 1975. Earlier exhibitions, including those set as early as the 1930s when the Museum was the Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration, are being compiled and will be added at a future date. The Museum is currently closed for renovation, scheduled to re-open in 2014.
Past exhibitions can also be explored online through exhibition catalogs and related publications in our collection of historical publications.
The Art of the European Goldsmith: From the Schroder CollectionOn View: Tuesday, November 1, 1983 to Sunday, January 22, 1984Consummate craftmanship and artistry are on display in this selection of silver and silver-gilt from the Schroder Collection. The chalices, tankards, ewers, bowls, utensils, and figures included in the exhibition were created between the 13th to the 19th century. silver, metalwork, decorative objects, exhibitions |
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The Amsterdam School: Dutch Expressionist Architecture 1915–1930On View: Tuesday, November 1, 1983 to Sunday, February 5, 1984On view are 100 architectural drawings by Michel de Klerk and his colleagues. These drawings depict both completed public and commercial commissions as well as designs for buildings that were never constructed. Architecture, architectural drawings, Netherlands, Dutch, exhibitions |
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Contemporary Continuous PatternOn View: Tuesday, September 20, 1983 to Sunday, January 15, 1984This exhibition presents patterns designed for continuous surfaces, with an aim to bring together a group of works that reflect personal points of view and begin to establish the look of the decade. On view are printed and painted fabrics, wallcoverings, woven fabrics, and preliminary design drawings reflecting a wide range of methods and materials, all created within the past three years. textiles, fabrics, drawings, patterns, 1980s, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349999 |
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Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie SchoolOn View: Tuesday, August 30, 1983 to Sunday, January 1, 1984This exhibition examines Wright in the context of his midwestern contemporaries, a group collectively known as the Prairie School. The drawings, photographs, furniture, and ornament on display features Wright's work alongside that of architects including Louis Sullivan, Barry Byrne, Marion Mahoney, William Purcell, and Walter Burley Griffin. Frank Lloyd Wright, American, Architecture, architectural drawings, ornament, furniture, Prairie School, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349995 |
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A Penny Saved: Architecture in Cast-Iron Toy BanksOn View: Tuesday, August 2, 1983 to Saturday, October 22, 1983This exhibition highlights cast-iron money boxes designed and produced for children between 1860 and 1940. In addition to the 100 still and mechanical banks on display, the exhibition also features patent drawings, pattern pieces, and printing blocks. Among these miniature architectural structures are churches, railroad stations, and skyscrapers—including the Woolworth building. toys, cast iron, Architecture, exhibitions |
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Photography and Architecture: 1839–1939On View: Tuesday, July 26, 1983 to Sunday, October 16, 1983This exhibition of photographs from the Canadian Center for Architecture in Montreal chronicles 100 years of architectural photography. Architecture, photography, traveling exhibitions |
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Canes and Walking SticksOn View: Tuesday, May 3, 1983 to Tuesday, July 26, 1983The canes and sticks are chiefly from England and France and date from the early 18th century to the present. Some of the canes possess intricately carved handles in the shape of animal heads, while others are designed with an additional use in mind: a radio, a timepiece, a musical instrument, a sword, or a perfume bottle. canes, walking sticks, accessories, exhibitions |
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Fabergé: Jeweller to RoyaltyOn View: Tuesday, March 15, 1983 to Sunday, July 10, 1983A glimpse into the personal collection formed by Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The exhibition showcases treasures by Peter Carl Fabergé from the Royal Collection as well as private and public collections in Great Britain. jewelry, Faberge, Great Britain, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349983 |
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Urban Documents: Twentieth-Century American PrintsOn View: Thursday, March 10, 1983 to Saturday, September 24, 1983An exhibition of American prints reflecting and responding to the Industrial Revolution and life in the city—from Joseph Pennell’s 1908 etching of the steelworks in Bessemer, Pennsylvania to a 1983 etching by Lynn Shaler. John Sloan, Martin Lewis, Reginald Marsh, Gerald Geerlings, Richard Haas, and Michael Knigin are among the artists shown. prints, etchings, American, 20th century, urban, exhibitions |
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The Carnegie Mansion EmbellishedOn View: Tuesday, February 8, 1983 to Sunday, May 1, 1983To celebrate its 75th birthday, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum invited friends to submit works embellishing upon an architectural elevation of the Carnegie Mansion—a National Historic Landmark. The exhibition features the creative responses of numerous designers, architects, artists, photographers, and design enthusiasts, including Donald Deskey, Raymond Loewy, Ivan Chermayeff, Leo Lionni, Bill Cunningham, Shigeo Fukuda, Helen Frankenthaler, Horst P. Horst, Francesc Torres, Edward Fella, and Milton Glaser. This project was inspired by Charles Addams. architectural drawings, Carnegie mansion, illustration, exhibitions |
