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The Metropolitan Museum of Art 82nd Street and Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10028 (212) 879-5500 SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1992 EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: Information provided below is subject to change. To confirm scheduling and dates, call the Communications Department (212) 570-3951. For Upcoming Exhibitions, see page 2; Continuing Exhibitions, page 6; New and Upcoming Permanent Installations, page 9; Traveling Exhibitions, page 10; Visitor Information, pages 11, 12. - - -NEW EXHIBITIONS- - - The Royal City of Susa: Ancient Near Eastern Treasures in the Louvre November 17, 1992 through March 7, 1993 A large exhibition of treasures from Susa, in Iran, ranging in date from 5,000 to 500 B.C., and loaned for the first time anywhere by the Louvre Museum. Works in precious metals, stone, bronze and clay, are on view. Among them is one of the great masterpieces of ancient Near Eastern art, the victory stele of the Akkadian king Naram-Sin (2254-2218 B.C.). In the late 4th millennium B.C., Susa (biblical Shushan) was an important settlement that lay at the crossroads between Syria and Mesopotamia in the west and, to the east, Iran, Central Asia, and the Indus Valley. The works were uncovered in tombs, temples, and palaces by French archaeologists in the 19th and 20th century and they reveal strong ties between Susa and many different cultures in the ancient Near Eastern world. About 200 works are included. The exhibition has been made possible in part by Linda Noe Laine, the National Endowment for the Arts, and by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Organized with the cooperation of the Musfie du Louvre. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: Friday, November 13, 10:00 a.m.-noon Annual Christmas Tree and Baroque Neapolitan Creche December 3, 1992 through January 10, 1993 Annual presentation of the Museum's famous Christmas tree and collection of 18th-century Baroque Neapolitan crfeche figures. Over the past 28 years, the Museum's Christmas display has become a holiday tradition for New Yorkers and visitors from out of town. It mingles three basic elements traditional in 18th-century Naples: the Nativity with adoring shepherds and their flocks; the procession of the Magi and their retinue of Asians and Africans; the crowd of colorful townspeople and folk. The Christmas tree and creche display were presented to the Museum in 1964 by Loretta Hines Howard. The installation is made possible by The Loretta Hines Howard Trust. Sakura and Plastics by Tomatsu December 4, 1992 through January 31, 1993 Two new series of color photographs of landscape and still-life by the pre-eminent Japanese photographer Shomei Tomatsu (b. 1930). One series treats Sakura. or cherry blossom time; the other plastic detritus washed up on the beach. The tensions between the traditional and the modern, organic and man-made, and worthy and devalued that are set up by this duality are provisionally resolved through the exquisite formulations of the artist's eye. (MORE) SCHEDULE PAGE 2 Tiraz: Inscribed Textiles from Islamic Workshops December 15, 1992 through March 14, 1993 Textiles decorated with bands of inscription, simple and elaborate, and sometimes enriched with additional decoration. They are parts of garments customarily given in medieval times by Islamic rulers to other rulers or to court officials as a gesture of distinction or reward. Many are displayed at the Museum for the first time. About 25 examples are included. The exhibition is made possible by The Hagop Kevorkian Fund. Drawing for Design: Christopher Dresser to the Present December 15, 1992 through April 4, 1993 An exhibition presenting drawings by designers, architects, and artists for furniture, interiors, patterns for textiles and wallpapers, glass, metalwork, and jewelry, running the gamut from rough sketches to meticulously finished renderings intended for clients. It begins with mid-19th-century works by the influential British industrial designer Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) and continues to the present with works by such architects as Robert Venturi and Richard Meier. Also of note: Diamond Jenness in the Pacific Islands. 1911-12 November 12, 1992 through May 28, 1993 Photographs by the anthropologist Diamond Jenness, taken in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, off the southeast coast of New Guinea in 1911 and 1912. The exhibition includes about 35 contemporary prints from the original glass plate negatives in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, England. Note that this exhibition is open Tuesday through Friday only, from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., in the Robert Goldwater Library, mezzanine level, Lila Acheson Wallace Wing. A special pass is available at the Information Desk and is required for admission to this area of the Museum. - - - UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS - - - Arthur B. Davies Landscapes in The Metropolitan Museum of Art March 9 through September 5, 1993 About 35 works on paper by Davies (1862-1928), a leading member of "The Eight" (which included John Sloan and George Luks) and one of the principal organizers of the Armory Show in 1913 of modern art. The exhibition focuses upon landscapes, drawn from the museum's extensive holdings of pastels by the artist, along with watercolors and several oil paintings. Davies considered his pastels experimental and seldom exhibited them, prompting one critic to lament their neglect in the artist's studio. This is the first comprehensive showing of these works on paper. Daumier February 26 through May 2, 1993 The first major exhibition devoted to the drawings of Honor6 Daumier. About 100 works in charcoal, crayon, and watercolor, in combination with selected examples of his paintings, prints, and sculpture, will be displayed. It will trace the artist's style from its roots in the European tradition exemplified by Rubens, Fragonard, and Goya, to its modern manifestation in the works of Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Picasso. Co-organized with the Stadelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt, and accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. The exhibition is made possible in part by the David H. Koch Charitable Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Press Preview: Wednesday, February 24, 1993, 10 a.m.-noon (MORE) SCHEDULE PAGE 3 Painters of the Great Ming: The Imperial Court and Zhe School March 10 through May 9, 1993 The first in-depth examination of the academic painting tradition of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). During the 15th century, talented painters from all over the country were summoned to the capital to create large-scale narrative and decorative works for the imperial court. To satisfy the demands of imperial and private patrons, these professional artists revived the representational style of the 13th-century imperial academy in Hangzhou, Zhejang Province, which led to their identification as "Zhe School" painters. About 100 works will be on view. Organized by Yale University and the Dallas Museum of Art. Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: Tuesday, March 9, 1993, 10:00 a.m.-noon The H. O. Havemever Collection April 1 through June 20, 1993 A comprehensive presentation of this historic collection, drawn primarily from Museum departments including European Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Illustrated Books, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Islamic, Asian, Egyptian, Greek and Roman, Medieval, and Arms and Armor. It will represent the astonishing and broad-ranging collection amassed by the Havemeyers over a span of more than 50 years. As a result of Louisine Havemeyer's close friendship with Mary Cassatt, the Havemeyers assembled an incomparable collection of works by such artists as Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, and Paul C6zanne, that, today, form the basis of the Museum's 19th-century European paintings collection. About 300 works will be included. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: March 25, 1993, 10: 00 a.m.-noon. The Greek Miracle: Classical Sculpture from the Dawn of Democracy. 5th Century B.C. March 11 through May 23, 1993 An unprecedented exhibition of the finest examples of original sculpture from fifth-century B.C. Greece, the golden age that transformed the history of Western art. The exhibition contains 34 works, a majority of which have never before left Greece, including the Kritios Boy (ca. 480-470 B.C.), the first sculpture known in which the figure stands at ease; Cavalry from the Parthenon Frieze (ca. 440 B.C.), a deftly carved relief from the Parthenon; and Nike (Victory) Unbinding Her Sandal (ca. 410 B.C.), an exceptional example of high classical style. The exhibition is made possible by Philip Morris Companies Inc. The exhibition has been organized by the National Gallery of Art in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Greece. Accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: Monday, March 8, 1993, 10:00 a.m.-noon Photography's First Century: Photographs from the Gilman Paper Company Collection March 25 through July 4, 1993 A major exhibition from the finest private collection of photographs in America. Covering the first century of photography (1839-1939), the exhibition traces 19th-century developments in England, France, and the United States, through masterpieces in every genre. After demonstrating the medium's expansion around the world, the focus shifts to the poetic freedoms of the fin-de-siecle in Europe and America. The exhibition, of 275 works, ends with a display of modern photographs, the culmination of preceding periods and the beginning of our own. (MORE) SCHEDULE PAGE 4 The exhibition is made possible by Gilman Paper Company. Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. Press Preview: Monday, March 22, 1993, 10:00 a.m.-noon Dieric Bouts March 1993 A small, focused presentation of multiple versions of Virgin and Child, painted by the Netherlandish master Dieric Bouts (active 1457-1475).

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