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Embroidered SamplersThese embroidered samplers, chosen from the Museum's collection of more than one thousand samplers, represent work from the seventeenth through the nineteen century that was made in the United States, Mexico, Western Europe, and China. These works, often handcrafted by young girls, are arranged geographically. embroidery, samplers, handicrafts, needlework, fabric, thread, patterns, exhibitions, permanent collection, ch:exhibition=35349951 |
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Etchings by the Tiepolos: From the Cooper-Hewitt CollectionRare prints by the 18th-century painter, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, and his sons, Giovanni Domenico and Lorenzo Baldissera, are on display. etchings, prints, Italy, 18th century, permanent collection, exhibitions |
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Timeless Sources: Rare Books from the Cooper-Hewitt MuseumThis exhibition highlights treasures from Cooper-Hewitt's National Design Library. A range of publications, from technical encyclopedias illustrating architectural processes to trade catalogs featuring feathers and fabric swatches are included. These rare books, dating from the 16th century to the modern day, present an illustrated history of architecture, interior design, furniture, landscape design, theatrical design, and the decorative arts. books, rare books, illustrated books, design books, National Design Library, exhibitions, permanent collection |
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Recollections: A Decade of CollectingThis exhibition marks the 10th anniversary of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum at the Andrew Carnegie Mansion. On view are acquisitions made between 1976 and 1986. Carnegie mansion, permanent collection, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349979 |
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Training the Hand and Eye: American Drawings from the Cooper-Hewitt CollectionSeventy-five sketches and preparatory drawings are on display by 34 leading American artists, including Winslow Homer, Frederic Church, Kenyon Cox, and Thomas Moran. These unfinished works often annotations and notes, which help provide insights into the artistic process. This exhibition features selections from the more than 7,000 American drawings in the Cooper-Hewitt Museum’s permanent collection. drawings, American, Frederic Edwin Church, Winslow Homer, Thomas Moran, Kenyon Cox, permanent collection, traveling exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349519 |
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Image & Motif: Winged CreaturesAll manner of imaginary flying creatures, birds, insects, and butterflies are displayed on wallpapers, ceramics, textiles, gilt bronze, drawings, and designs for objects such as thrones and urns. This installation highlights objects from the Museum's permanent collection, and is part of the ongoing exhibition, The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource. animals, birds, insects, butterflies, wallpapers, ceramics, textiles, drawings, permanent collection, exhibitions |
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Techniques: Cutting and TearingOn view are examples of paper, fabric, ceramics, and metalwork that have been cut, ripped, or otherwise perforated. Cut-paper silhouettes, a pierced silver basket, a fabric with holes "burnt out" by an acid process, all illustrate this "subtractive" process. This installation highlights objects from the Museum's permanent collection, and is part of the ongoing exhibition, The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource. paper, fabric, ceramics, metalwork, permanent collection, exhibitions |
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Initial Concepts: Dakota JacksonDrawings by American furniture designer Dakota Jackson, selected from the Museum's collection. furniture design, Dakota Jackson, drawings, permanent collection, exhibitions |
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Image & Motif: Animal FriendsAnimals—domesticated, wild, and mythical—are a perennial source of design inspiration. This exhibition features works from the Museum's permanent collection, including a tenth-century Persian bowl decorated with goats, a polyester chair in the shape of an elephant’s head, and a colorful textile depicting farm animals. animals, decorative arts, permanent collection, exhibitions |
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From Background to Foreground: Looking at an 18th-century WallpaperThe centerpiece of this exhibition is a late-eighteenth-century French arabesque-patterned wallpaper, printed by Jean-Baptiste Réveillon, "Manufacture Royale" under Louis XVI. The Réveillon wallpaper, discovered by Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt in 1900, is part of the Museum's permanent collection of wallcoverings—the largest collection of its kind in the United States. wallpaper, wallcoverings, France, French, permanent collection, 18th century, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349379 |
