The Delaware Art Museum is pleased to announce that Dr. Margaretta Frederick has been appointed as the institution’s Chief Curator, a position that has been vacant since 2002. Dr. Frederick serves as the Curator of the Museum’s Samuel and Mary F. Bancroft Collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art. As part of her expanded position, she will lead the curatorial vision for the Museum’s upcoming Centennial celebration, which includes a major exhibition of the works of Howard Pyle. Dr. Frederick’s new position is effective immediately.

Leonard Baskin: Art from the Gift of Alfred Appel, Jr
Delaware Art Museum
September 26, 2010 – January 9, 2011
The Delaware Art Museum presents Leonard Baskin: Art from the Gift of Alfred Appel, Jr., featuring more than 70 drawings, prints, sculptures, and books, on view September 26, 2010 – January 9, 2011. In the 1950s, Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) emerged as an important American artist. Placing the human figure at the center of his work, Baskin set himself against the abstraction and formalism that dominated art production and criticism at the time.

A Belief in the Power of Beauty: A Selection of Works by May Morris
Delaware Art Museum
August 28, 2010 – January 2, 2011
The Delaware Art Museum presents A Belief in the Power of Beauty: A Selection of Works by May Morris, on view August 28, 2010 – January 2, 2011. This exhibition will feature a selection of approximately 25 artworks, including landscape watercolors, embroidery, and hand-made books by the daughter of the celebrated William Morris, founder the Arts and Crafts Movement in England.

Fifty Works for the First State: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Delaware Art Museum
June 19, 2010 – August 29, 2010
The Delaware Art Museum presents Fifty Works for the First State: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, featuring art produced between 1966 and 2003 by 23 artists, on view June 19, 2010 – August 29, 2010. Dorothy and Herbert Vogel assembled one of the world’s most outstanding collections of minimal and conceptual art—over 4,000 works.

The Pastoral Vision – British Prints, 1800 – Present
Delaware Art Museum
May 15 – August 15, 2010
The Delaware Art Museum presents The Pastoral Vision—British Prints, 1800 – Present, featuring more than 20 lithographs, etchings, and woodcuts, on view May 15, 2010 – August 15, 2010. This exhibition explores British printmaking from the 19th century to the present, focusing on landscapes by artists such as James McNeil Whistler, Edward Lear, and Rachel Whiteread. Drawn entirely from the Museum’s permanent collection, with many pieces rarely on view, the selection will provide insights into the changing nature of prints and Britain’s pastoral beauty.