February 16 – August 4, 2019
Painted Words: Poets and Painters in Print, 1869 – 1967
Painted Words: Poets and Painters in Print, 1869-1967 showcases three volumes that combine literary and visual art through printmaking. Since the late-nineteenth century, the tradition of peintre-graveur ("painter-engraver") in France imagined printmaking as a natural synthesis of the verbal, visual, and manual arts. The exhibited works, which range from Paris in the 1860s to New York in the 1960s, combine poetry and graphic work to test not only the bounds of each art form, but also the bounds of printmaking itself.
Alexander Calder, American, 1898-1976
Illustration for an untitled poem from _Paroles Peintes III
_1967, Etching, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art; Gift of Isabel Ehrlich Goodman and Charles F. Goodman 90.18.38g
Exhibition Programs
Artist
Curators
Artist
Donal Harris
Donal Harris is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at the University of Memphis, where he specializes in U.S. literature from the Civil War until the present. His research has been supported in the past by the Andrew Mellon Foundation and the Marcus Orr Center for the Humanities.
Assistant Professor, English Department, University of Memphis
Donal Harris
Donal Harris is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at the University of Memphis, where he specializes in U.S. literature from the Civil War until the present. His research has been supported in the past by the Andrew Mellon Foundation and the Marcus Orr Center for the Humanities.
Julian Rome
Julian Rome is a senior at the University of Memphis. He is studying Ancient Greek philosophy, as well as English and French literature. In the Spring of 2018, he taught English as a Second Language and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris.
Senior, University of Memphis
Julian Rome
Julian Rome is a senior at the University of Memphis. He is studying Ancient Greek philosophy, as well as English and French literature. In the Spring of 2018, he taught English as a Second Language and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris.
Program Recordings
Resources
The 901 Black American Portraits Soundtrack
Listen to a soundtrack of Memphis music that exemplifies Black Love, Power, and Joy. The 901 Black American Portraits Soundtrack celebrates the vibrant legacy and future of Black musicians in the city of Memphis. This playlist was curated by Jared “Jay B” Boyd, a Memphis-based multimedia artist, journalist, DJ, and on-air personality.
MCA Exhibition Questionnaire
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Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?
The American art theorist Linda Nochlin (1931-2017) posed this question as the title of a pioneering article in 1971. This essay was considered one of the first major works of Feminist art history, it has become a set text for those who study art internationally, and it is influential in many other fields.