Introducing 28 new artists to a renowned collection of modern art, including works by Ansel Adams, Elizabeth Murray and Ellsworth Kelly. A fresh look at the gallery’s extensive American holdings, this show features more than 200 artworks in a wide range of media dating from the colonial era to the present day. Drawn from the private Thoma Collection, this show of 55 paintings, spanning the years of Spanish colonial rule of what is now Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and parts of Chile, Argentina and Panama, shows how local artists transcended the religious preoccupations of Spanish missionaries to create their own art traditions. One of the most important living artists in Mexico is the subject of this show, featuring more than 160 black-and-white photos made over three decades in Mexico, on the border and in the southern USA. The Morgan’s first show devoted to photography focuses on a newly acquired collection, featuring 67 portraits of influential artists, authors and performers of the 20th century as seen through the lens of the legendary Penn. read more

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