Past Exhibits
AMERICAN CREATOR SERIES: DEAN HARRIS, JEWELER
Thursday, August 9, 2007 (All day) to Sunday, January 27, 2008 (All day)
A love of the natural world and a reverence for the materials he uses has led Dean Harris to create sculptural jewelry that has struck a cord with his clientele since the inception of his company in 1998. His graceful approach produces organic shapes, fluid lines and geometric compositions that are at times Spartan in a field defined by extravagance. Fascinated by the deeply psychological need we have for adornment, and attentive to fashion's growing informality, he believes that "anything can be jewelry."
NATIVE AMERICANS THROUGH THE PRISM OF CULTURE: EDWARD S. CURTIS & THE LEGACY OF COLLECTORS
Friday, June 22, 2007 (All day) to Sunday, June 15, 2008 (All day)
Palmer and Mull Galleries | Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator
CHARLES JAMES
Thursday, May 31, 2007 (All day) to Sunday, February 17, 2008 (All day)
Alumni Gallery | Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator
INNER SECRETS: JAPANESE MEN'S HAORI
Friday, April 20, 2007 (All day) to Sunday, March 30, 2008 (All day)
Blum Gallery | Jean L. Druesedow, Director
LACE: THE ART OF NEEDLE AND BOBBIN
Friday, March 23, 2007 (All day) to Sunday, January 6, 2008 (All day)
Higbee Gallery | Jean L. Druesedow, Director
CARNIVAL GLASS: THE FIRST DECADE
Wednesday, November 22, 2006 (All day) to Monday, November 10, 2008 (All day)
Tarter-Miller Gallery | Jim Measell, Guest Curator Initially called "Iridescent Ware" by the Fenton Art Glass Company in late 1907, this innovative glassware typically featured a vivid metallic sheen of changing hues on pressed glass articles made in highly-patterned molds. The secret behind Fenton s Iridescent Ware was a special spray of metallic salts on the glass while it was very hot.
OBJECT LESSONS: AUTHENTICITY IN AFRICAN ART
Thursday, October 26, 2006 (All day) to Sunday, June 3, 2007 (All day)
Palmer and Mull Galleries | Fred Smith & Jordan Fenton, Guest Curators
HAIR: THE RISE OF INDIVIDUALITY, 1790-1840
Saturday, October 14, 2006 (All day) to Sunday, January 7, 2007 (All day)
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, in Lancaster, Ohio | Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator Split between nature, culture and sculpture, hair is a multifaceted topic and a medium of expression that is often overlooked. It can speak loudly and it did when, at the end of the 18th century, democratic ideals caused major social and political schisms that literally changed the face of fashion. By the 1790s, wigs and towering hairdos were going out of favor and new styles rooted in classicism ushered in an era of increased individuality.
SLEUTHING AT THE SEAMS: A 1750S BLUE AND SILVER DRESS
Friday, October 6, 2006 (All day) to Sunday, May 13, 2007 (All day)
Alumni Gallery | Jean L. Druesedow, Director
PIECED QUILTS AND COMFORTERS IN THE KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM COLLECTION
Saturday, August 5, 2006 (All day) to Sunday, April 1, 2007 (All day)
Stager Gallery | Jean L. Druesedow, Director