Exhibitions
Hurst Gallery exhibits art of Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas, Antiquities and Asian art. Newly acquired individual objects as well as collections of material in these categories are on view in the gallery on an ongoing basis. In addition, the gallery often organizes exhibitions of special collections, detailed descriptions of which are provided below.
Please call, email or visit the gallery for information regarding recent acquisitions and upcoming special exhibitions.
Current Exhibitions
Recent Exhibitions
Passions and Pleasures: ukiyo-e 1700s - 1900sDecember 1, 2007 - February 2, 2008
press release
Old Money: Currency forms of sub-Saharan Africa
February 24 – April 6, 2007
press release, bibliography
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Transcending the Floating World: Common pleasures in ukiyo-e, 1800 – 1860s
November 17, 2006 – January 13, 2007
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Ingenious Bottles: Diversity of Style and Material in Chinese Snuff Bottles
May 27 – July 1, 2006
The exhibition features a private collection of Chinese snuff bottles, acquired from 1966 to 1970. All details not noted here; for condition reports, please contact the gallery.
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Art and Artifacts from the Travels of Robert Gardner, 1951-2001
June 14 – July 8, 2006
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Stages of Depiction: Indian Drawings, 17th – 19th Centuries
March 17 – April 15, 2006
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Ukiyo-e: Landscapes and Legends
December 3, 2005 – January 14, 2006
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Pre-Hispanic Masterpieces
April 2nd – May 7th, 2005
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Indian and Persian Miniature Paintings
February 26 – March 19, 2005
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Kepes Collection: Antiquities, Asian and Ethnographic Art – Selections from the Collection
October 2 – November 20, 2004
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Selections for the Tribal and Textile Art Show, New York
May 15 – May 17, 2004
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Ukiyo-e: Designs from Three Centuries
November 1, 2003 – January 31, 2004
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Colonial Images: Photos from the Gold Coast
September 24 – October 18, 2003
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Vitrum Antiquorum: Ancient Glass from Boudoir, Bath and Board
May 7th – August 2nd, 2003
Past Exhibitions
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Modern Masters from India
July 31 – September 2, 2002
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African Art from Four Regions: Masks, Sculpture, and Ceremonial Objects from the Western Sudan, the Guinea Coast, Equatorial Africa, and the Congo Basin
May 31 – July 27, 2002
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Faces of the Buddha
November 15 – December 21, 2001
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Indonesian Masks
May 15 – July 15, 2002
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Mughal Miniatures
January 20 – March 17, 2002
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African Dolls: To Amuse, Assist and Protect
June 2 – July 31, 2001
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Iridescent Glass from Antiquity
December 2, 2000 – January 20, 2001
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Of Land, Sea, and Sky: Animals in the Art of the Ancient Americas
October 14, 2000 – January 2001
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Abstract Treasures: African Currencies
March 15 – July 15, 2000
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Dressing the Head: African Hats
October 23 – December 11, 1999
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Sub-Saharan Designs: Crafts of the African Potter and Smith
July 17 – September 5, 1999
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Arctic Ivory: Two Thousand Years of Alaskan Eskimo Art and Artifacts
November 14 – Jan 23, 1999
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Vishnu and the Raj: Indian Traditions of Painting and Sculpture
October 15 – November 3, 1998
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A Passion for the Past: Historic Collections of Antiquities from Egypt and the Levant
November 21, 1997 – January 24, 1998
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Ngola: The Weapon as Authority, Identity, and Ritual Object in Sub-Saharan Africa
May 2 – July 12, 1997
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Power and Prestige: The Arts of Island Melanesia and the Polynesian Outliers
November 1, 1996 – January 4, 1997