Choose
TWO from the following list of exhibitions:
Something to Say: The McNay Presents 100 Years of African American Art
February 8 | May 6, 2018
This exhibition allows students to reflect on a variety of African American experiences and examine how artists have expressed personal, political, and racial identity over approximately 100 years. It is the first survey of modern and contemporary African American art at the McNay.
Charles Alston,
Girl in a Red Dress, 1934. Oil on canvas. The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Foundation for the Arts
30 Americans: Rubell Family Collection
February 8 | May 6, 2018
Presented alongside
Something to Say, 30 Americans focuses on issues of racial, sexual, and historical identity in contemporary culture while exploring the powerful influence of artistic legacy and community across generations.
Hank Willis Thomas,
Basketball and Chain, 2003. Digital C-print. Rubell Family Collection, Miami
Haiti’s Revolution in Art: Jacob Lawrence’s Toussaint L’Ouverture Series
February 8 | May 6, 2018
As a student of American history, Jacob Lawrence was frustrated with the lack of narratives addressing the African American experience and the absence of black heroes from history books. Fascinated with Toussaint L’Ouverture (1743–1803), the leader of the 18th-century Haitian Revolution, Lawrence created 41 panels about L’Ouverture and the struggle for Haitian self-governance. He later created a portfolio of 15 screenprints based on the panels.
Jacob Lawrence, General Toussaint L’Ouverture from Toussaint L’Ouverture, 1986. Silkscreen. The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Foundation for the Arts.
© 2018 Jacob Lawrence / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York
Captain Seth Eastman’s Journey with a Sketchbook: Down the Mississippi
January 4 | April 1, 2018
Captain Seth Eastman, a West Point–trained draftsman, traveled to Texas in the late 1840s. The sketchbook follows Eastman’s journey down the Mississippi, across the Gulf of Mexico, then up to San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country. His drawings give students a vivid sense of what it would have been like to travel down the Mississippi in the mid-19th century.
Seth Eastman,
Hunt’s Landing, 25 Miles Above Mouth of the Ohio River, Looking North, October 1848, from Sketchbook (detail), 1848-49. Graphite on paper. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of the Pearl Brewing Company
100 Years of Printmaking in San Antonio: Mary Bonner
January 4 | April 1, 2018
Mary Bonner (1887–1935) was San Antonio’s first fine art printmaker. This exhibition includes Bonner’s West Texas subjects, as well as a few prints that seem to have been commissioned by Mrs. McNay from the artist, and Bonner’s recently restored copper etching plates.
Mary Bonner,
Two Dogs. Etching. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Bequest of Marion Koogler McNay
Cities on Parade: 300 Years of European Festival Books
March 1 | June 10, 2018
From the Rodeo’s Cattle Drive and Fiesta’s River Parade to New Year’s Eve fireworks at the Tower of the Americas and Cinco de Mayo mariachis in Market Square, public festivals express San Antonio’s history and identity. Rare books invite comparisons between the festivals of today and those organized by the Medici, Bourbons, Habsburgs, and other courts of Europe.
Remigio Cantagallina, Giulio Parigi.
Ship of Jason, Guided by Pallas Athena, from The Argonautica, 1608. Etching. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin
Spain to San Antonio: Hispanic Culture on Stage
March 1 | June 10, 2018
To commemorate the 300th anniversary of the McNay’s home city, established as Presidio San Antonio de Béxar in 1718, this exhibition explores
theatre’s fascination with the culture of San Antonio’s Spanish colonial founders. Operas, ballets, and revues are brought to life in a vibrant,
music-filled exhibition.
Carlos Mérida, Scene design for
Carmen, ca. 1944. Gouache and graphite on paper. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of The Tobin Endowment
Major support of the McNay’s educational programs is provided by the Semmes Foundation, Inc., the Valero Energy Foundation, the Mays Family Foundation, and the F.B. Doane Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Valero Benefit for Children, Rackspace, the Faye L. and William L. Cowden Charitable Foundation, and the Director’s Circle. Support for bus reimbursement is provided by donors to the McNay’s Fund-A-Bus program.
