The Kelly
Collection has a longstanding commitment to increasing public
appreciation and enjoyment of original American illustration art,
working with museums and other institutions to mount exhibitions
of works from the collection, and lending works to other
illustration related shows. |
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2013 |
Illustrating Modern Life
The Frederick R.
Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University,
Malibu, CA
January 12, 2013 to March, 31, 2013. |
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2012 |
At the Edge: Art of the
Fantastic
Allentown Art Museum,
Allentown, PA, June 3, 2012 to September 9, 2012. |
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Scribner’s
Magazine: The Early Years in Illustration
Brandywine River Museum, Chadds
Ford, PA, March 17, 2012- May 20, 2012. |
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Santa Comes
to the Walters
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, November 23, 2011 to
January 1, 2012. |
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2011 |
Howard Pyle:
American Master Rediscovered
Delaware Art Museum,
Wilmington, DE November 12, 2011 to October 28, 2012. (Touring
Exhibition) |
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Knights,
Crooks, and Heroes: The Art of American Illustration
Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s University, Annapolis, MD,
October 27, 2011 to December 15, 2011. |
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Romance In
Conflict: NC Wyeth’s Civil War Paintings
Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, PA, January 22,
2011 to March 20, 2011. |
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2009 |
Enchantment
The Joseloff Gallery at the University of Hartford, Hartford,
CT, October 1, 2009 to January 1, 2010. |
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Love’s
Labors Lost
Washington Print Club, Katzen Center for the Arts at American
University, Washington, DC June 6, 2009 to August 9, 2009. |
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2008 |
Double
Lives: American Painters as Illustrators 1850-1950
Brandywine River Museum,
Chadds Ford, PA, September 6 2008 to February 22, 2009. |
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Contemporary
Rhythm: The Art of Ernest Blumenshein
Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM, May 1, 2008 to June 15,
2009. (Traveling exhibition) |
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American
Abroad: Joseph C. Leyendecker and the European Academic Influence
on American Illustration
Society of Illustrators, New York, NY, May 21, 2008 to July
12, 2008. |
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Frank
Schoonover: Artist for All Seasons
Delaware Art Museum,
Wilmington, DE, February 22, 2008 to February 8 2009. |
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2007 |
Howard Pyle
and the American Renaissance
Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, PA, march 17, 2007 to
May 20, 2007. |
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Howard Pyle
and the Illustrators of the Brandywine School from the Collection
of the Free Library of Philadelphia
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, Washington, DC
October 10, 2006 to March 30, 2007. |
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2006 |
Stories To
Tell
Masterworks from the Kelly Collection of American Illustration
Dahesh Museum of Art, New
York, New York, February 14, 2006 to May 21, 2006.
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2005 |
Pirates!
Oshkosh Public Museum,
Oshkosh, WI May 23 to November 30, 2005. |
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Howard Pyle
and His Students as Children’s Book Illustrators
Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA March 6, to April 30,
2005. |
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Maxfield
Parrish, Master of Make-Believe
Trust for Museum Exhibitions, January 21, 2005 to May 7, 2006 |
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2003 |
Red Rose
Girls: An Uncommon Story of Art and Love
Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA, November 8, 2003 to
May 31, 2004. |
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Enterprising
Illustrators, 1880-1930
National Museum of Women
in the Arts, Washington, DC September 29, 2003 to March 31, 2004. |
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Pirates!
From the Golden Age of American Illustration
The Farnsworth Art
Museum, Rockland, ME, June 15 to September 21, 2003. |
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The Art of
the Elegant Line
Works
from the Kelly Collection of American Illustration
Randolph Macon College,
Ashland, VA February 16, 2003 to April 14, 2003
35 pieces exhibited
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2002 |
Picturing
Chivalry: Knights, Ladies and Castles
The Biggs Museum of Art,
Dover, DE, October 3, 2002 to January 5, 2003. |
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N.C. Wyeth
arrives in Wilmington
The Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, PA, September 7,
2002 to November 24, 2002. |
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Harvey Dunn,
Illustrator
South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD, August 30, 2002 to
January 19, 2003. |
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Norman
Rockwell and the Artists of New Rochelle
Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA April 15, 2002 to
November 10, 2002. |
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2001 |
Visions of
Adventure
Sommerville Manning
Gallery, Greenville, DE, October 26, 2001 to November 24, 2001. |
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Harvey Dunn:
Illustrator, Teacher, Painter
Selections from the Kelly Collection of American Illustration
Biggs Museum of Art,
Dover, DE, June 8 to August 19, 2001 |
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Distant
Lands, The Art of the Story
Works
from the Kelly Collection of American Illustration, 1894-1938
Knoxville Museum of Art,
Knoxville, TN, January 19, 2001 to May 6, 2001.
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2000 |
Visions of
Romance
Works
from the Kelly Collection of American Illustration
Asheville School,
Asheville, NC April 1, 2000 to April 30, 2000. |
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Wyeths: NC,
Andrew and James, An Artistic Legacy
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Norfolk, VA June 10, 2000 to
September 7, 2000. |
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1999 |
Pictures for
the American People
The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, November 06, 1999 to
March 3, 2002. (Touring Show) |
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Before TV:
American Culture and Illustration and the Saturday Evening Post
The Norman Rockwell
Museum, Stockbridge, MA, November 13, 1999 to June 11, 2000. |
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Dreaming
Eyes of Wonder: Classic Children’s Book Illustration
Museum of Art at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, May 10,
1999 to October 31, 1999. |
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1998 |
Art of the
Illustrator 1890-1950
Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, VA, November 14, 1998
to March 28, 1999. |
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Adventure
Ho! Popular American Illustration 1897-1935
Works
from the Kelly Collection of American Illustration
William King Regional Art
Center, Abingdon, VA, October 10, 1998 to January 20, 1999. |
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Wondrous
Strange: Pyle, Wyeth, Wyeth and Wyeth
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME, June 21, 1998 to February
7, 1999. (Touring show) |
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1997 |
E.F. Ward,
1892-1990
The Society of Illustrators, New York, NY, December 10,
1997 to January 10, 1998. |
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J.C.
Leyendecker: A Retrospective
The Norman Rockwell
Museum, Stockbridge, MA, November 8, 1997 to May 25, 1998. |
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American
Book Illustration
Longwood Center for the
Visual Arts, Farmville, VA, October 4, 1997 to November 1, 1997. |
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N.C. Wyeth
and His Grandson: A Legacy
Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, PA, June 28, 1997 to
March 29, 1998. |
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1996 |
Art of the
Illustrator
Works
from the Kelly Collection of American Illustration
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve, Washington, DC June 2, 1997 to November 28, 1997.
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Howard Pyle
and His Students
Works from the Kelly Collection of American Illustration
Randolph Macon College,
Ashland, VA, October 7 to December 12, 1995. |
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