Christopher R. Ellison

"Art that Works: The Decorative Arts Of The Eighties

Crafted In America" 


                       
    One hundred and seven of America’s foremost designer-craftsmen will be honored in “ART THAT WORKS: The Decorative Arts of the Eighties, Crafted in America.” Lloyd E. Herman, founding Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Renwick Gallery and one of the nation’s foremost authorities on America’s contemporary craft movement, is Guest Curator for this exhibition. The tour will premier at the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 19, 1990, and then travel to 14 other United States museums.


Mint Museum of Art                                     August 19 - October 7        1990
Charlotte, NC

Huntsville Museum of Art                      November  17 - January 13    1991
Huntsville, AL

Albany Institute of History & Art             February 2 - March 31        1991
Albany, NY


Minnesota Museum of Art                             April 20 - June 16            1991
Saint Paul, MN


Birmingham Museum of Art               September 21 - November 17    1991
Birmingham, AL
   
DeCordova and Dana Museum            December 7 - February 2        1992
Lincoln, MA

Dayton Art Institute                                     February 22 - April 19        1992
Dayton, OH
       
Arkansas Art Center                                               May 9 - July 5            1992
Little Rock, AR   

Hunter Museum of Art                               July 25 - September 20        1992
Chatanooga, TN

Portland Art Museum                             October 10 - December 6        1992
Portland, ME

Lowe Art Museum                                         January 2 - March 28        1993
Coral Gables, FL
   
Columbus Museum of Art                               April 17 - June 13            1993
Columbus, GA

Ball State University                                August 3 - September 29        1993
Muncie, IN