Past Exhibitions

1960-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2010

Song of the Brush: Japanese Paintings from the Sanso Collection
Organized by the Seattle Art Museum. Made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Sanso Collection.
February 9, 1980 - March 23, 1980
First floor, South Wing

Journey of the Three Jewels: Japanese Buddhist Paintings from Western Collections
Organized by the Asia Society Gallery. In Denver, made possible with support from the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation.
March 29, 1980 - May 11, 1980
First floor, South Wing

Chinese and Japanese Carvings from the Lutz Bamboo Collection
June 21, 1980 - August 17, 1980
First floor, Discovery Gallery

Ten Years of Collecting: Denver Art Museum
July 15, 1981 - August 30, 1981
First floor, Stanton Gallery

Bamboo and the Chinese Scholar: Selections from the Lutz Bamboo Collection
October 24, 1981 - December 13, 1982
First floor, Discovery Gallery

Secret Splendors of the Chinese Court: Qing Dynasty Costume from the Charlotte Hill Grant Collection
Made possible with support from the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Ruth and Vernon Taylor Foundation, and organized by the Textile Art Department.
December 30, 1981 - March 21, 1982
First floor, Stanton Gallery

Bamboo, Flowers, and Tea: Selections from the Lutz Bamboo Collection
October 13, 1982 - January 9, 1983
First floor, South Wing

Treasures of Asian Art from the Idemitsu Collection
Organized by the Seattle Art Museum in association with the Idemitsu Museum of Arts and participating institutions. Made possible with support from the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Japan Foundation (Tokyo), and the Japan-United States Friendship Commission. In Denver, made possible with support from the Times Mirror Foundation, the Denver Post, and Jeppesen Sandersson.
April 10, 1982 - May 23, 1982
First floor, South Wing

Everyday Bamboo: Useful Objects from the Lutz Bamboo Collection
Made possible with support from Stearns Catalytic World Corporation.
October 13, 1984 - December 2, 1984
First floor, South Wing

Japanese Calligraphy from the Kimiko and John Powers Collection
November 6, 1984 - March 10, 1985
Fifth floor, Japan Gallery

Contemporary Chinese Painting: An Exhibition from the People's Republic of China
Organized by the Chinese Cultural Foundation of San Francisco. In Denver, made possible with support from the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation, May D&F, and the Colorado China Council.
December 22, 1984 - February 24, 1985
First floor, South Wing

Fukusa: The Shojiro Nomura Fukusa Collection of Mills College
Organized by Mills College. Made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Japan-United States Friendship Commission. In Denver, made possible with support from Fay S. Carter, and curated by the Textile Art Department.
May 5, 1985 - June 30, 1985
Sixth floor, Neusteter Gallery

Japanese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Kimiko and John Powers Collection
May 5, 1986 - December 28, 1986
Fifth floor, Japan Gallery

Lacquers by Mutsumi and Misako Suzuki from Colorado Collections
May 20, 1986 - June 29, 1986
Fifth floor, Japan Gallery

Japanese Buddhist Bronzes from the Kimiko and John Powers Collection
December 16, 1986 - April 12, 1987
Fifth floor, Japan Gallery

Highlights from the Sze Hong Collection
May 12, 1987 - August 22, 1988
Fifth floor, China Gallery

Transcending Traditions: Contemporary Chinese Paintings from the People's Republic of China
Organized by the Asian Art Coordinating Council and Colorado China Council.
June 2, 1987 - August 30, 1987
Fifth floor, China Gallery

Japanese Swords from Colorado Collections
Made possible with cooperation from the Colorado Token Kai.
September 1, 1987 - November 1, 1987
Fifth floor, Japan Gallery

Extraordinary Persons: Japanese Artists (1560-1860) in the Kimiko and John Powers Collection
Organized by the Harvard University Art Museums. In Denver, made possible with support from the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, Nippon Central United States Oil Company, and the Fay Carter Foundation.
February 20, 1988 - April 10, 1988
First floor, Stanton Gallery

Japanese Sword Fittings
Made possible with cooperation from the Colorado Token Kai.
August 2,1988 - October 2, 1988
Fifth floor, Japan Gallery

Chinese Ritual Art from the Sze Hong Collection
September 1, 1988 - April 30, 1989
Fifth floor, China Gallery

Pathways to the Afterlife: Han Dynasty Art from the Sze Hong Collection
May 30, 1989 - February 11, 1990
Fifth floor, China Gallery

Chinese Textile Adornments from the Permanent Collection
October 21, 1989 - February 4, 1990
Third floor, Neusteter Gallery

Summoning of the Soul: Treasures from China's Tombs
Organized by the Asian Art Coordinating Council in association with the Hunan Provincial Museum. Made possible with support from the Manville Corporation and the Colorado China Council, and with cooperation from the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities. In Denver, made possible with support from the Denver Foundation and the Colorado Endowment for the Humanities.
November 11, 1989 - December 31, 1989
First floor, Stanton Gallery



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