2012 Annual Report - The Wadsworth Atheneum

J a s p e r G e e r a e r d s
Flemish
active in Holland, 1620–1654
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Still Life with Lobster, c. 1645
Oil on canvas
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Merrill
by exchange, and Gift of
Samuel P. Avery by exchange,
2012.3.1
Colts & Quilts:
The Civil War Remembered
C o s t u m e s & Te x t i l e s
Colts & Quilts:
The Civil War Remembered
November 16, 2011–May 6, 2012
Generously supported by the Connecticut
Humanities Council and The Costume &
Textile Society of the Wadsworth
Atheneum Museum of Art
M a j o r P e r m a n e n t
C o l l e c t i o n I n s t a l l a t i o n s
Ancient to Eighteenth-Century Art
Opened November 16, 2011
Installation made possible by the generosity
of the Decorative Arts Council of the
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.
Highlights of the American Decorative
Arts Collection at the Wadsworth
Atheneum, 1660–1860
Opened January 14, 2012
Renovation and installation made possible
through generous funding from the William
and Alice Mortensen Foundation and the
Decorative Arts Council of the Wadsworth
Atheneum Museum of Art.
A d d i t i o n a l E x h i b i t i o n s
Connections Gallery: iona rozeal brown
Closed September 25, 2011
Connections Gallery: Patti Smith
October 21, 2011–February 19, 2012
Connections Gallery:
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture
April 22–December 31, 2012
Hartford Youth Art Renaissance
May 5 – 27, 2012
Th e A m i s t a d C e n t e r f o r
A r t & C u l t u r e
The Amistad Center’s general
operations are supported by the
Connecticut Department of Economic
and Community Development Office of
the Arts.
Educational materials and programs
are supported by the GE Foundation.