Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
INTERVENTIONS: Fortuna
September 18, 2021 – January 9, 2022
In the fall of 2021, Cheekwood will launch its latest innovative arts initiative focused on activating the mansion’s period rooms. Intended to enliven a historic environment, this program aims to create a complementary dialogue between the craftsmanship of the creative contemporary minds of today and the classical collections present within the Cheekwood mansion. The inaugural artist, Beth Katleman, will install her whimsical and satirical work offering a creative temporary shift in perspective on the museum’s permanent collection. Katleman derives her inspiration from eighteenth century Chippendale designs and traditional toile patterns to fabricate intricate installations made of porcelain.
Beth Katleman (American, born 1959). Fortuna Table, 2021. Porcelain, wood, wire.
Louise Dahl-Wolfe: Capturing Culture
October 2, 2021 – January 2, 2022
Louise-Dahl Wolfe spent 22 years at Harper’s Bazaar, working alongside Carmel Snow, Diana Vreeland, and Alexy Brodovitch to help redefine the look and feel of American fashion as we know it today. This exhibition, featuring a selection of works from Cheekwood’s holdings gifted by the photographer, highlights the strengths of Dahl-Wolfe’s body of work during her time at the magazine.
Louise Dahl-Wolfe: Capturing Culture will be on view in Cheekwood’s Graphic Arts Gallery. The Graphic Arts Gallery features rotating exhibitions throughout the year highlighting pieces from Cheekwood’s collection of works on paper, including prints, photographs, lithographs, watercolors, pastels and sketches.
Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Natalie in Kairouan, Tunisia, 1950, silverprint, Gift of the artist, 1984.24.54 © 2021 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Manhattan Memories: Soaring Towers and Park Visions of Jefferson Hayman and A.C. Webb
November 20, 2021 – January 16, 2022
Manhattan Memories: Soaring Towers and Park Visions of Jefferson Hayman and A.C. Webb explores how two artists, generations apart, are captivated by New York City. Hayman, an artist who lives just outside of the island, explores the themes of nostalgia, and memory in his photographs. His works incorporate vintage or handmade frames, making the works small mementos of Manhattan. His work will be presented alongside works from Cheekwood’s permanent collection of etchings, drawings and paintings of cityscapes by A.C. Webb.
Sponsored by
A.C. Webb (American, 1888-1975), Chrysler Building Gargoyle and Tops of Buildings, c. 1930, gouache on paper, Gift of Ms. Ellenna Webb Douglass, 1984.14.51.