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Exhibitions On View

In the Moment: Art from the 1950s to Now

Ongoing

Beyond the Surface: The Art of Handmade Paper (Part 2)

Through May 6, 2025

Calida Rawles: Away with the Tides

Through Sep 6, 2025

Suchitra Mattai: with abundance we meet

Through Sep 29, 2025

Of Salt and Spirit: Black Quilters in the American South

Through Jan 15, 2026

Memphis College of Art, 1936-2020: An Enduring Legacy

Through Sep 25, 2026

Navigating Knowledge

Through Oct 31, 2026

Coming Soon

Lantern Stories

Coming Soon

David Uzochukwu: Bodies of Water

Opens Jun 10, 2026

All That Glitters: Reframing the Dutch “Golden” Age

Opens Dec 6, 2026

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Mary Cassatt, Under the Horse Chestnut Tree, 1896

Mary Cassatt, Under the Horse Chestnut Tree, 1896–1897. Drypoint and aquatint, sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 3/8 in. Anonymous Gift. 2011.15

Colima (West Mexico), Comala Dog Effigy Vessel, 100

Colima (West Mexico), Comala Dog Effigy Vessel, 100–400. Burnished redware, 9 1/4 × 16 × 7 1/2 in. Gift of Dr. Rushton E. Patterson, Jr. 96.6.1

Bamileke Peoples, Kuosi Society Elephant Mask, 1960

Bamileke Peoples (Western Cameroon), Kuosi Society Elephant Mask, mid–late 20th century. Raffia, canvas embroidered with beads, 62 3/4 × 18 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. Gift of the Director's Council. 97.2.1

Jimmie Lee Sudduth, Crocodile, 1996

Jimmie Lee Sudduth, Crocodile, ca. 1996. Mixed media: mud, paint, and chalk on wood, 24 × 48 in. Bequest of Esther Sparks Sprague; 100 Gifts for 100 Years, 1916–2016. 2015.9.1

Marisol, The Family, 1969

Marisol, The Family, 1969. Mixed media: wood, plastic, neon, glass, 88 × 56 × 65 in. Commissioned for Brooks Memorial Art Gallery through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and matching funds from the Memphis Arts Council, Brooks Fine Arts Foundation, and Brooks Art Gallery League. 69.5a–d

Unknown Artist, Torso of Pan, -100

Unknown artist (Greco-Roman), Torso of Pan, 1st century B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Marble, 18 1/2 × 15 × 8 in. Gift of the Brooks League. 89.42

William Christenberry, Southern Tree, 2005

William Christenberry, Southern Tree, 2005. German ink and acrylic ground, 40 × 32 1/4 in. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art purchase; funds given in honor of Gloria Howard. 2007.12

Quilt, Pastel Patchwork, 1900

Quilt, Pastel Patchwork, 20th century. Cotton top and backing, 75 13/16 × 71 5/8 in. Museum purchase. 2023.8.6

Korea, 1981

Richard Hennessy, Korea, 1981. Oil on canvas, 73 × 61 in. Gift of Wil and Sally Hergenrader. 2023.1.4

Figures in Hell, 1525

Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, Figures in Hell, ca. 1500–1525. Oil on panel. Gift of Thomas Morgan Roberts. 2012.26.13

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