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A quilt with the Declaration of Independence reproduced at its center. Enclosing this central image are concentric borders of red, white, and blue patterning. Within one of the borders, the American flag is centered above the declaration, and the British Red Ensign below it. Floral borders in shades of brown run along the quilt’s outer edges.

Exhibition Keeping Alive the Remembrance: Commemorating America's Founding, 1776–1876

November 7, 2025 – October 11, 2026
A pastel. Light blue scribbles cover nearly the entire surface, more sparsely toward the edges, allowing the brown paper to show through. A bright yellowish-white orb appears toward the top, while toward the bottom of the sheet a similarly colored, dappled line runs vertically from a horizon line to the paper’s bottom edge.

Exhibition American Impressionism

December 19, 2025 – June 14, 2026

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Studio Programs Sketching in the Galleries

Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Art making as part of the Gallery’s Teen Art Studio, 2025

Teen Events Teen Art Studio

Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
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Studio Programs Community Sewing Project

Thursday, January 22, 2026, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
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Cacao Vessel with Floral Design

Artist: Unknown

First Steps

Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, active France, 1881–1973)

Portrait bust of Jean le Rond d'Alembert

Artist: Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741–1828)

The Deluge

Artist: Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564–1651)

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