| Exhibition Title | Dates | Catalogues | Images |
| Paintings - Portraits and Landscapes by Wilbur Dean Hamilton, Boston | 1916 Jan 6-26 | Yes | |
| Photographs - "An Ideal American City." Lent by American Federation of Arts. Plans, Photographs and Drawings, showing movement for civic improvement in Providence, RI. Lent by Providence City Plan Commission. Reproductions of Drawings by Jules Guerin and F. Janin, showing movement of civic improvement in Chicago. Lent by E. Wilhelm. |
1916 Jan 20-Feb 7 | ||
| English War Posters by Frank Brangwyn, Raven Hill, etc. | 1916 Jan 25-Feb 7 | ||
| Etchings by James McNeil Whistler. Lent by Mr. Z. Chafee, Jr., Mr. Richard H. Dana, Cambridge, MA, Mrs. Gustav Radeke. | 1916 Feb 5-15 | ||
| Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings by the Contemporary Group of Artists. | 1916 Feb 8-24 | Yes | |
| Colored Plates of Persian Pottery. | 1916 Feb 12-Jun 1 | ||
| Jewelry Designed by George E. Marcus. Lent by Marcus & Co., NY. Textiles owned by the Museum or lent by Mr. William E. Brigham. |
1916 Feb 29-Mar 20 | ||
| Sculpture by Mrs. Louise Allen Hobbs, Boston (Catalogue) Book-Bindings by Clara Buffum. Polychrome Wooden Sculpture. |
1916 Mar 2-28 | Yes | |
| Jewelry, Wood-Carvings, Baskets, Toys, etc., made by the French Soldiers. Lent by Mrs. Jesse. H. Metcalf. | 1916 Mar 4-Jun 1 | ||
| Italian, Flemish and French Lace. | 1916 Mar 25-Jun 1 | ||
| Portraits in Oil by American Portrait Artists. Lent by American Federation of Arts. Miniatures lent by American Society of Miniature Painters. Silhouettes by Miss Katherine L. Buffum. |
1916 Apr 5-May 1 | Yes | |
| Paintings by Adolphe Monticelli. Lent by R. C. & N. M. Vose, Boston. Water Color and Pencil Drawings by Charles Emile Heil. |
1916 May 3-29 | Yes | |
| Annual Exhibition of Students' Work of the RISD. | 1916 May 24-Jun 6 | ||
| Acquisitions of the Museum in the Past Year (May 1915 to May 1916). | 1916 Jun 2-Sep 30 | ||
| Water Color Drawings for Interior Decoration. Lent by William Baumgarten & Co., NY; Cooper, William, Inc., Boston; A. H. Davenport, Boston; and E. F. Caldwell & Co., NY. Stained Glass and Cartoons. Lent by Charles J. Connick, Boston. |
1916 Sep 13-Nov 1 | ||
| Autumn Exhibition of Recent American Paintings. | 1916 Oct 4-24 | Yes | |
| Small Bronzes by American Sculptors. French and Flemish Tapestries. |
1916 Nov 2-27 | ||
| Posters and Window Backgrounds made for the One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of the Gladding Dry Goods Co. | 1916 Nov 23-1917 Jan 16 | ||
| Lithographs from the Snefelder Club of London and Albert Sterner of Newport, RI. Wood-Block Prints by Eliza D. Gardiner and Mrs. Edna Boies Hopkins. |
1916 Dec 5-26 | Yes | |
| Italian Paintings, including Recent Acquisitions. | 1916 Dec 29-1917 Jan 9 | ||
| Paintings and Sculpture by the Contemporary Group of Artists. | 1917 Jan 9-28 | Yes | |
| Handiwork of our Foreign Citizens. Lent by the State Federation of Women's Clubs, assisted by the Immigrant's Educational Bureau. | 1917 Jan 23-Feb 5 | ||
| Paintings and Etchings by Gertrude Fiske, Boston. | 1917 Feb 2-16 | Yes | |
| Miniature Portraits in wax by Ethel Frances Mundy. | 1917 Feb 3-20 | ||
| Greco-Russian Ikons. Lent by William N. Grinnell, NY. | 1917 Feb 5-Apr 3 | ||
| Water Colors and Pastels by American and Foreign Artists. Architectural Drawings from the Society of Beaux Arts Architects. Lent by the American Federation of Arts. German, Italian and French Sculpture in Wood. Italian and Flemish Paintings, 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. |
1917 Feb 27-Mar 29 | Yes | |
| Posters including recent Gift of James S. Tryon. | 1917 Mar 27 | ||
| Reproduction of Drawings by the Old Masters. | 1917 Apr 2 | ||
| Exhibition of the Art of Color Printing. Lent by the Newark Museum Association. | 1917 Apr 20-May 15 | ||
| Gifts and Loans to the Museum in Past Year-1917. | 1917 May 15 | ||
| Annual Exhibition of Students' Work of the RISD. | 1917 May 30-Jun 11 | ||
| Etchings, Water Colors, and Drawings by John R. Frazier. | 1917 Sep 15-Oct 2 | Yes | |
| Autumn Exhibition of Recent American Paintings. | 1917 Oct 3-27 | Yes | |
| Indian Blankets and Rugs. Original Drawings by Old Masters. |
1917 Oct 27-Nov 6 | ||
| Memorial Exhibition of the Work of John W. Alexander. | 1917 Nov 8-28 | Yes | |
| Old Chinese and Japanese Paintings; Armor. | 1917 Dec 2-6 | ||
| Lithographs of War Work in Great Britain and United States by Joseph Pennell. | 1917 Dec 8-30 | Yes | |
| Wood Engravings by Henry Wolf. | 1918 Jan 1-31 | ||
| Sculpture by Albert Henry Atkins. | 1918 Jan 1-Feb 4 | Yes | |
| Batik Work by Mrs. Sommer, NY. | 1918 Jan 5-28 | ||
| Contemporary Applied Art. Primitive American Art. |
1918 Feb 5-28 | Yes | |
| War Saving Stamp Poster Competition. | 1918 Feb 26-Mar 14 | ||
| Old Italian, Flemish and Spanish Paintings, 12th to 17th Century. | 1918 Mar 9-Apr 12 | ||
| Paintings by Daniel Garber, W. L. Lathrop, Robert Spencer. | 1918 Mar 12-Apr 12 | Yes | |
| Paintings Showing Protective Coloring in Nature by Albert H. Thayer. | 1918 Apr 13-25 | ||
| Persian Miniatures, 13th to 17th Century. | 1918 Apr 16-30 | ||
| Etchings and Dry Points by Frank W. Benson. | 1918 May 1-29 | Yes | |
| Chinese Paintings and Sculpture. | 1918 May 1-Jul 8 | ||
| Annual Exhibition of Students' Work. | 1918 Jun 1-13 | ||
| Exhibition of Drawings Made by the Elementary School Children of Paris | 1918 Jun 1-15 | ||
| French Paintings lent by Mrs. Henry F. Lippitt. | 1918 Jun 18-Sep 26 | ||
| French Paintings and Spanish Paintings; Chinese Bronzes. | 1918 Jul 9-Sep 26 | ||
| Pictorial Photographs of America, lent by American Federation of Arts. | 1918 Sep 25-Oct 24 | ||
| Autumn Exhibition, American Painters. | 1918 Oct 3-26 | Yes | |
| War Posters, American, French, English, Italian, Czecho-Slovak, Russian. | 1918 Oct 25-1919 May 7 | ||
| American Industrial Art lent by Art Alliance of America. | 1918 Nov 8-28 | Yes | |
| Contemporary War Posters. | 1918 Nov 29-1919 Feb 25 | ||
| England's Official War Lithographs. | 1918 Dec 1-29 | Yes | |
| Mural Decorations made for the Park Museum by Percy F. Albee. | 1918 Dec 31-1919 Jan 6 | ||
| English Furniture, 17th-18th Centuries; Early Prints lent by William G. Roelker. |
1919 Jan 8-Feb 6 | ||
| Silhouettes by Katharine G. Buffum. Miniatures by Martha B. Willson. |
1919 Feb 3-19 | Yes | |
| Etchings and Dry Points by John Wright. | 1919 Feb 19-Mar 3 | Yes | |
| Original Drawings and Studies for Mural Decorations by Violet Oakley. | 1919 Mar 5-26 | Yes | |
| Paintings, Water Colors, Etchings and Lithographs, by Philip Little. | 1919 Mar 26-Apr 24 | Yes | |
| Work of Jean-Julien Lemordant. | 1919 Apr 26-May 7 | Yes | |
| American Silks made by Cheney Brothers. Sketches in France by Fred R. Sisson. |
1919 May 10-31 | Yes | |
| Annual Exhibition of Students' Work. | 1919 Jun 3-15 | ||
| French and Dutch Painting. Lent by Mrs. Edward. S. Allen. Water Colors from the Museum Collection. |
1919 Jun 6-Sep 1 | Yes | |
| Autumn Exhibition. | 1919 Oct 2-27 | Yes | |
| Paintings and Drawings by Stephen Haweis. Persian Brocades from the Collection of Mustapha Avigdor. |
1919 Oct 13-Nov 28 | Yes | |
| Artistic Printing lent by American Federation of Arts. | 1919 Dec 4-24 | ||
| Etchings and Drawings by Arthur W. Heintzelman. Egyptian Works of Art from the Museum Collection. |
1919 Dec 5-29 | Yes | |
| Portrait Drawings of Distinguished Young Americans who Sacrificed their Lives in the War, by John Elliot. | 1919 Dec 9-23 | ||
| Photographs of War Memorials by American Federation of Arts. | 1919 Dec 26-1920 Feb 7 | Yes |