Painting of a close up of a woman's profile. She has pale skin, a high collared white shirt, and her hair is pulled up in a bun under a hat. She has her eyes closed and a calm expression on her face. The background is a solid warm beige.

Figuration in American Art

One of two exhibitions featuring work from the Danforth Art Museum Permanent Collection

Dates: August – December 2017
Participating artists:
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Woman in a red dress standing on a grey table amongst various foods and serve ware with a white cat at the top right corner of the table.
Haley Hasler, Self-Portrait as a Woman Serving a Meal , 2003, Oil on canvas
Painting of a man with yellow-peach skin, wearing a deep brown-green jacket. He has wide, narrow eyes and short grey-white hair.
Jon Imber, Portrait of Philip Guston in a Green Coat , 1981, Oil on canvas
Photograph of a woman from the back, wearing in a pleated black dress. She is seated on a black chair with one hand behind touching grass that has been placed on the chair seat.
Toni Pepe, Installment 6 from “the Gesture of Tradition” , 2010, Archival inkjet print
Painting of a man from the knees up, wearing a blue collard shirt and a black leather apron and gloves. He is light skinned, blue eyed, and short brown hair, looking diagonally to the left. Behind him are various steel working objects and a large crane moving metal objects in a hazy environment.
Garrit A. Beneker, Man at Steelworks , c. 1920, Oil on canvas