Heavenly and Earthly Delights: The Essence of Nature in Brush and Ink (Sun, Jul 6)
Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA
Folding screens have long offered Japanese artists a challenge to create large-scale painting compositions. These works highlight the differences between subdued Chinese-inspired ink paintings favored by samurai, monks and literatidepicting the spiritually symbolic tiger-and-dragon and idealized landscape scenesand colorful, decorative Japanese-style paintings, commissioned by wealthy middle-class patronsdepicting pleasurable pursuits, seasonal customs and stylish kimono. Making a dramatic appearance across the expanse of a pair of folding screens, the dragon and tiger both confront and complement each other. Respectively symbolic of heavenly and earthly power, the beasts were often depicted on screens that were used as backdrops for powerful warlords and Buddhist abbots, when receiving guests in castles and temples. Cost: Free with Museum admission. Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Oct 26.

Multiple Modernities: India, 1905-2005
June 14, 2008 - December 7, 2008: This exhibition brings together over twenty-five drawings, prints, and watercolor paintings to explore “contemporary” art on the Indian subcontinent over the past century, a period that witnessed dramatic social and artistic transformations.

Laurie Maitland
Symphony in Red and Khaki I - to see a larger size copy of this print and discover further material dealing with this Laurie Maitland art print, click through on the artists title web link a bit above the small size depiction. Get buying, custom framing and print dimension guidelines for this artist giclee print. Laurie Maitland has many other wonderful museum art giclee prints in addition to "Symphony in Red and Khaki I", look over the artist index for for other wall artworks.

Natasha Wescoat
Jeweled Tree I - to glance at a full size copy of this print and be given more extensive material relating to this Natasha Wescoat museum picture, advance through the artists text affixed to the thumbnail. Obtain buying, preservation framing and height and width consumer guidance for this wall picture. Natasha Wescoat is a renowned artist and has created various wall art pictures similar to "Jeweled Tree I", probe the artist inventory for for other wall art poster prints.

Vincent Van Gogh
Almond Blossom San Remy 1890 - to check out a bigger size thumbnail and read new guidance for this Vincent Van Gogh gallerie poster, progress through the artist inscription atop the little photo to your left side. Also get buying, conservation framing methods and width and height consumer guidance for this wall art picture. Vincent Van Gogh has made a good number of additional wall art poster prints in the same genre as "Almond Blossom San Remy 1890", come see this artists framed and unframed art print pictures.

Vincent Van Gogh
Starry Night over the Rhone, 1888 - to review a bigger copy of this artists print and find out more extensive information associated with this Vincent Van Gogh museum art reproduction, click through on the artist inscription affixed to the small copy to the left side. In addition there is purchasing, framing and sizing advice for this gallery art art work. Vincent Van Gogh has created many other fine art giclee prints in the same style as "Starry Night over the Rhone, 1888", examine the artist index for more art print pictures.

Gregory Williams
Reflections II - to check out a bigger size photo of this print and review other knowledge connected with this Gregory Williams museum poster, mouse click the artists designation on top of the tiny copy. Also get purchasing, framing and width and height advice for this wall image . Gregory Williams has many more well-known art print pictures in addition to "Reflections II", check the artists directory for other gallerie art prints.

Diego Rivera
El Vendedor de Alcatraces - to get a bigger size copy of this museum poster print and also obtain expanded knowledge about this Diego Rivera wall art print, progress through the artist headline on top of the little graphic. Obtain buying, framing and dimensions consumer guidance for this artist print. Diego Rivera has created numerous more museum prints in the same genre as "El Vendedor de Alcatraces", look over this artists framed and unframed gallerie art artworks.

019 Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840?1860
Guest curator Roger Taylor traces the history and impact of the paper negative, or calotype, which was invented by Henry Talbot in 1841.

Wassily Kandinsky
Farbstudie Quadrate, c.1913 - to glance at a bigger size picture and glance at new knowledge on this Wassily Kandinsky wall art print, click through on the artist title above the thumbnail picture. In addition there is buying, conservation framing methods and proportion guidelines for this fine art art work. Wassily Kandinsky has created numerous additional art images in the same style as "Farbstudie Quadrate, c.1913", look at their other fine art giclees.

Going Out In Style (Sun, Jul 6)
Worcester Historical Museum, Booth GAllery, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, MA
Going out in style is an exhibition that celebrates the fashion and creativity of a local business, Davey's Inc., and contemporary fashion designer, Jessie Randall. Davey's: Worcester Originals takes a historical look at Davey's Inc., a major producer of handbags, belts, and other leather accessories in Worcester from 1954 to 1992. Davey's handbags were sold to fine specialty shops and all major department stores across the country. Davey's: Worcester Originals tells the stories not only of the company, but also of the people who worked in the factory for Chester Herwitz, the creative businessman who started it all. Chic & Modern: The Designs of Jessie Randall celebrates the award-winning, Worcester-born, Jessie Randall. Since the establishment of her company Loeffler Randall in 2004, Jessie Randall has had amazing success, including receiving the 2007 Accessories Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America as well as her own shoe and handbag line at Target. Her designs include shoes, handbags, and clothing and are often worn by celebrities including Cameron Diaz and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Cost: Admission is $5; members, children under 17, and Woo Card holders, free. Through Saturday, Nov 8.

Painter Fernand Léger - the granddaddy of Pop?
The "modest and little" Statue of Liberty, a gift from his country, did not impress Fernand Léger as he watched from the deck of a liner sailing into the inner harbor of New York Bay in 1931. But the artist was immediately fascinated by the sight of the...