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Rhode Island School of Design

Waterman Gallery Exhibitions, 1893-1925: 1920-1925

RISD Museum of Art exhibitions held in the Waterman Building and the Waterman Galleries, 1893-1925.

1920-1925

Exhibition Title Dates Catalogues Images
Chinese Paintings. 1920 Jan 6-Feb 4
Pottery, Sculpture, Painting, Metal Work and Lacquer. Gift of Miss Theodora Lyman, Portsmouth, NH. From the Collection of the Late John Pickering Lyman. 1920 Feb 4-Mar 1
Etchings made Along the American Front during the Great War by Lester G. Hornby. 1920 Feb 4-29 Yes
Chinese Embroideries. 1920 Feb 7-Mar 4
Textile and Wallpaper Designs and Graphic Arts from the Art Alliance of America.
Designs for Interior Decoration by P. W. French & Co., Edward F. Caldwell & Co., of NY, and Irving & Casson of Boston.
1920 Mar 4-29 Yes
Basketry and Weaving made by the Blind Soldiers of Italy. Lent by the Italian Relief Committee. 1920 Mar 19-29
Portrait Miniatures by Caroline P. De Wit. 1920 Apr 1-19
Hand Decorated Fabrics from the Art Alliance of America. 1920 Apr 3-15
Paintings by Jonas Lie. 1920 Apr 20-May 20 Yes
Plans for the New Buildings of the RISD. 1920 May 8-Jun 1
Memorial Exhibition of Paintings by Henry Golden Dearth. 1920 May 20-Jun 25 Yes
Early American Portraits and Furniture from the Museum Collection. 1920 Jun 24-Sep 30
Renaissance Art, including Sculpture, Painting, Iron Work and Furniture from the Museum Collection. 1920 Jun 24-Sep 30
Annual Fall Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. 1920 Oct 6-28 Yes
Chinese Paintings of the Sung Dynasty. 1920 Nov 3-25
Paintings and Color Studies of Gaston La Touche. 1920 Nov 3-25 Yes
Exhibition of Early American Portraits, Furniture and Applied Arts, in honor of the Pilgrim Tercentenary Celebration. 1920 Dec 2-27 Yes
Japanese Prints by Hiroshige, showing the Tokaido Road. 1921 Jan 1-13
French Portrait Engravings of the 17th and 18th Centuries. 1921 Jan 24-28
French and Flemish Tapestries and Embroidered Amorial Hangings. Lent by Mr. R. Livingston Beeckman.
Water Colors by William H. Drury, John R. Frazier and Anna A. Mitchell.
1921 Feb 2-27 Yes
War Portraits of Distinguished Leaders of America and the Allied Nations, painted by eminent American Artists for presentation to the National Portrait Gallery at Washington.
Wrought Iron Work by Thomas Googerty of Pontiac, IL.
Pencil Sketches by Kenneth Conant.
1921 Mar 2-23 Yes
Drawing and Color Studies of French and English 12th and 13th Century Stained Glass Windows by Joseph G. Reynolds, Jr. 1921 Mar 26-Apr 27
Small Bronzes and Medals by American Sculptors. 1921 Apr 1-27
Russian Ikons lent by Princess de Gargarin. 1921 Apr 7-May 1 Yes Yes
Summer Exhibitions of Water Colors, Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, Furniture and Applied Arts, including recent acquisitions and loans. 1921 May 3-Sep 1
Chinese Paintings and Sculpture. 1921 Jun 1-Jul 1
Drawings and Sketches by Anna Milo Upjohn, made in the War-Stricken Countries for the American Red Cross. 1921 Sep 5-15 Yes
Neapolitan Miniatures, lent by Dr. Luigi Maiello. 1921 Sep 12-Oct 12
Annual Fall Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings. 1921 Oct 12-Nov 7 Yes
Armenian and Turkish Applied Art, lent by Miss Esther H. Greene. 1921 Nov 8-28
Persian Art, including Miniatures, Wood Carving, Metal Work, Pottery and Textiles. 1921 Nov 8-Dec 6
American Paintings from the permanent collection of the Museum. 1921 Nov 29-Dec 6
Contemporary Wood-Block Prints. 1921 Dec 6-1922 Jan 1 Yes
Older European Art, including Sculpture and Paintings from Italy, Flanders and France. 1921 Dec 6-1922 Jan 1
Paintings by Russell Cheney. 1922 Jan 10-29 Yes
Textile Designs and Fabrics, assembled by the Art Alliance of America, and circulated by the American Federation of Arts. 1922 Jan 10-29
Paintings of the West by Seventeen Well-Known Artists. Etchings, Dry-Points and aquatints by George Elbert Burr. Circulated by the American Federation of the Arts. 1922 Feb 3-26 Yes
Chinese Paintings and Sculpture of the T'ang and Sung Dynasties. 1922 Mar 3-28
Recent Gifts and Loans of European and American Paintings. 1922 Mar 3-28
Memorial Exhibition of Silhouettes by Katherine G. Buffum. 1922 Apr 5-May 2
Etchings by Whistler, Cameron, Bone, McBey, and others, lent by the Estate of Mr. Walter Callender. 1922 Apr 5-May 2
Water Colors, including recently acquired examples by Sargent and Turner. 1922 May 2-Jun 1
Drawings by American and European Artists. 1922 May 2-Jun 1
Early American Glass Cup Plates, lent by Mrs. H. Martin Brown. 1922 May 3-Sep 1
Older European Arts, including Sculpture and Paintings from Italy, Flanders and France. 1922 Jun 1-Oct 1
American and European Paintings, including recent loans and accessions. 1922 Jun 1-Oct 1
Annual Fall Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings. 1922 Oct 10-Nov 5 Yes
Contemporary British Etchings. 1922 Nov 8-Dec 4 Yes
Modern American Silks, lent by Cheney Brothers of South Manchester, CT. 1922 Nov 8-Dec 19
Town Criers' Exhibition of Advertising Designs. 1922 Nov 16-19
Paintings by John Sharman. 1922 Dec 5-31 Yes
Gothic Tapestries. 1922 Dec 5-31
American Handicrafts, assembled and circulated by the American Federation of Arts. 1923 Jan 5-25 Yes
Paintings and Drawings by the late F. Walter Taylor. 1923 Feb 1-28 Yes
Oriental Rugs. 1923 Feb 1-28
Landscape Photographs by Edward Crosby Doughty. 1923 Feb 14-28 Yes
Paintings and Etchings by the late Anders Zorn. 1923 Mar 5-28
Egyptian Art. 1923 Mar 5-28
American Paintings. 1923 Mar 5-28
Modern French Paintings and and Drawings. 1923 Apr 3-25
Illustrations and Paintings by N. C. Wyeth. 1923 Apr 3-15
Sketch for the Burch Burdette Long Competition, lent by Pencil Points Magazine. 1923 Apr 3-15
Cover Designs from the House Beautiful Magazine Competition. 1923 Apr 16-27
Graphic Arts from the Division of Graphic Arts of the United States National Museum at Washington. 1923 May 1-13 Yes
Early American Furniture and Portraits. 1923 May 1-Sep 1
Annual Fall Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings. 1923 Oct 16-Nov 11 Yes
Gothic, Renaissance and Persian Art. 1923 Nov 14-9
Manton B. Metcalf Memorial Exhibition. 1923 Dec 12-1924 Jan 12 Yes
Needlepoint and Bobbin Lace, assembled by the Needle and Bobbin Club of NY and circulated by the American Federation of Arts. 1924 Jan 12-27
Prints by William Nicholson. 1924 Feb 5-22
Book-Plates given by Mr. Scott A. Smith. 1924 Feb 5-25
Competition Designs for New Court House. 1924 Feb 9-12
American Paintings from the Museum Collection. 1924 Feb 12-Mar 3
Greek Embroideries from the collection of Mr. A. J. B. Wace. 1924 Feb 22-Mar 14
Canadian Paintings. 1924 Mar 8-25 Yes
Prints by Hokusai. 1924 Mar 20-Apr 9
Paintings by Joseph Lindon Smith. 1924 Apr 4-29
Contemporary Drawings. 1924 Apr 1-May 1
Painting, Watercolors and Drawings by Isobel Lillian Gloag. 1924 Apr 30-May 28
Chinese and Tibetan Works of Art, lent by Mrs. Henry C. Emery. 1924 Apr 30-May 28
Czecho-Slovakian Graphic Arts. 1924 May 1-23
Recent Gifts, Acquisitions and Loans. 1924 Jun 1-Oct 10
Work of the Pupils of the Cape Cod School of Art. 1924 Sep 20-26 Yes
Japanese and Chinese Paintings and Sculpture. 1924 Sep 26-Oct 10
Annual Fall Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings. 1924 Oct 14-Nov 9 Yes
Recently Acquired Prints by Contemporary European and American Artists. 1924 Nov 13-Dec 1
Toiles de Jouy and other Printed Fabrics. 1924 Nov 13-Dec 1
Paintings of Still Life. 1924 Dec 4-28
Greek and Roman Art.
Indian and Paisley Shawls.
1924 Dec 30-1925 Jan 26
Work of the American Institute of Architects, Rhode Island Chapter. 1925 Jan 30-Feb 12
Work by the Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston.
Jewelry and Studies by William E. Brigham.
1925 Feb 17-Mar 1
Paintings made in Spain by Maurice Fromkes. 1925 Mar 4-25 Yes
Chinese Paintings of Birds and Flowers from the collections of Mr. Theodore Francis Greene and the Museum. 1925 Mar 26-31
Paintings by George Bellows, Charles S. Hopkinson, and Robert Henri. 1925 Apr 2-27 Yes
Paintings by Artists of the Barbizon School. 1925 May 1-20
Colonial Portraits. 1925 May 1-Jun 1
Studies by Edward W. Dubuque. 1925 May 21-Jun 1
Annual Fall Exhibition of Recent American Paintings. 1925 Oct 13-Nov 9 Yes