Exhibition Information Date:  June 16 - September 9, 2007 Place:  Walker Art Center View all associated media View this exhibition in the Walker Calendar
		Image: Roy Lichtenstein, Femme au Chapeau , 1962 © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Due to popular demand, Picasso and American Art will have extended hours for its final four days.

Thursday - Saturday, September 6-8, 10am - 10pm
Sunday, September 9, 10am - 6pm

This landmark exhibition, organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art, examines the fundamental role that Pablo Picasso played in the development of American art over the past century by juxtaposing his work with that of groundbreaking American artists who were inspired or influenced by his example. The exhibition features nearly 30 works by Picasso as well as a wide-ranging display of works by nine American artists: Max Weber, Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky, John Graham, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, David Smith, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jasper Johns. Each will be represented by approximately 10 artworks spanning their careers. In addition, works by Marsden Hartley, May Ray, Louise Bourgeois, Jan Matulka, Robert Motherwell, Andy Warhol, and Claes Oldenburg, among others, will be on view.

Although Picasso never set foot in America, many of this country's most important artists saw him as the central figure of modern art and defined their own achievements through their assimilation or refutation of his example. "The intense involvement of American artists with Picasso's work was at the center of a fundamental transformation in American art during the 20th century," says exhibition curator Michael FitzGerald. Picasso and American Art places artworks by Picasso near related ones by Americans in order to allow visitors to see how artists here absorbed, critiqued, or occasionally rejected Picasso's example as they created their own significant contributions to modern art.

The majority of the approximately 140 objects in the Walker's presentation of the exhibition will be paintings and drawings. A small number of sculptures also will be featured. Among the Picasso works on view will be two from the Walker's collection and two on loan from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

A few of the artworks by Picasso that are coming from overseas for the exhibition may be familiar to those who attended the Walker's 1980 exhibition Picasso from the Musée Picasso, Paris, in which these works traveled to the United States for the first time. The popular exhibition consisted of over 150 artworks given the Picasso estate to the French government in lieu of death duties.

A 400-page catalogue, co-published with Yale University Press, accompanies the exhibition. It includes a scholarly monography by FitzGerald and approximately 300 illustrations as well as a thorough chronology that documents the accessibility of Picasso's work in the United States through exhibitions, collections, and publications. Based on extensive research, the catalogue provides valuable new insights into the ways that Picasso's art affected generations of American artists and the ways in which America helped shape Picasso's reputation. Hardcover: $65 ($58.50 Walker members); softcover: $50 ($45).

Curator: Michael FitzGerald, Associate Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Trinity College, Connecticut, in association with Dana Miller, Associate Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art.

Walker Coordinating Curator: Philippe Vergne

Picasso and American Art iis organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art. The exhibition and catalogue are made possible through a generous grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art. Major support is provided by the Birchrock Foundation, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Walker Art Center’s presentation is sponsored by

Media Partner	Official hotel partner

Major support for the Walker’s presentation is generously provided by Judy Dayton.

Additional support is provided by the Martin and Brown Foundation, Harriet and Edson Spencer, Karen and Ken Heithoff, Katherine and Kingsley H. Murphy, Jr., Nancy and Arthur W. Schwalm, Mary W. Vaughan, and Joanne and Philip Von Blon. Media partner Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.

	Lecture Free Verse: Jerome Rothenberg and the Poetry of Picasso Target Free Thursday Nights Thursday, September 6, 2007   7:30 pm
	Family Program Pick-Up Picasso Free First Saturday Saturday, September 1, 2007   10:00 am to 3:00 pm
	Members Only Day Picasso and American Art Member Monday Monday, August 20, 2007   3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
	Workshop Post-Picasso: A Redo Art Activity Target Free Thursday Nights Thursday, July 12, 2007, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Thursday, July 19, 2007, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
	Lecture Why is Picasso Famous? Art Celebrity and Becoming a Fan Target Free Thursday Nights Thursday, June 21, 2007   7:00 pm
	Opening-day Lecture Picasso and American Art Saturday, June 16, 2007   2:00 pm
	Exhibition Preview Party Walker After Hours Celebrates Picasso Friday, June 15, 2007   9:00 pm to 12:00 am

From the Archives http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts/2007/08/30/archives/ Walker blogs, Visual Arts: Exhibitions

Picasso iPod Audio Tour Post Mortem http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/09/17/picasso-ipod-audio-tour-post/ Walker blogs, New Media Initiatives Blog: Mobile Devices

Centerpoints 9.0 http://blogs.walkerart.org/offcenter/2008/01/03/centerpoints-90/ Walker blogs, Off Center: Centerpoints

Museum Exhibition Title Graphics http://blogs.walkerart.org/design/2009/07/30/museum-exhibition-title-graphics/ Walker blogs, Design: Flat Files

Exhibition Catalogue http://shop.walkerart.org/?ck=PAYWKGHUVD&pk=5ACB1F23AD&SectionID=1878&CatalogID=229§ion=Product&Details=5793015 A 400-page fully illustrated catalogue accompanies Picasso and American Art, published by the Whitney Museum of American Art and Yale University Press, 2006. Hardcover: $65 ($58.50 Walker members); softcover: $50 ($45).

Cattelan: Picasso is an elderly cat with clipped ears. http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts/2007/05/30/cattelan-picasso-elderly-cat/ Walker blogs, Visual Arts: Exhibitions

Frank Gaard on breaking free from Picassos influence http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts/2007/06/06/frank-gaard-breaking-free-picassos/ Walker blogs, Visual Arts: Exhibitions

Building a Multiple iPod Charger http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/06/07/building-multiple-ipod-charger/ Walker blogs, New Media Initiatives Blog: Mobile Devices

The Man Who Possessed Modernity http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts/2007/06/11/man-possessed-modernity/ Walker blogs, Visual Arts: Exhibitions

Why IS Picasso so famous? http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp/2007/06/14/picasso-famous/ Walker blogs, Education and Community Programs: Interviews

Mr. Picassohead http://blogs.walkerart.org/offcenter/2007/07/04/picassohead/ Walker blogs, Off Center: Fun

Cubism and multi-voiced narrative: Who knew? http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp/2007/07/06/cubism-multi-voiced-narrative-knew/ Walker blogs, Education and Community Programs: The Artist's Bookshelf

Artists on Picasso: Then and Now http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts/2007/07/19/artists-picasso/ Walker blogs, Visual Arts: Exhibitions

Was Picasso the first Pop artist? http://blogs.walkerart.org/visualarts/2007/08/03/picasso-pop-artist/ Walker blogs, Visual Arts: The Collection

Deep-fried Picasso on a Stick http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp/2007/08/10/deep-fried-picasso-stick/ Walker blogs, Education and Community Programs: Raising Creative Kids

Recreate Yourself http://blogs.walkerart.org/ecp/2007/08/12/recreate/ Walker blogs, Education and Community Programs: Raising Creative Kids

Centerpoints 4.8 http://blogs.walkerart.org/offcenter/?p=620 Walker blogs, Off Center: Centerpoints

Party People Tech Details http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/?p=306 Walker blogs, New Media Initiatives Blog: Source Code

The 70th Anniversary of Shock & Awe http://blogs.walkerart.org/offcenter/2007/04/27/70th-anniversary-shock-awe/ Walker blogs, Off Center: Art History

Art on Call http://newmedia.walkerart.org/aoc/index.wac?cms=2735 Listen to audio related to this exhibition on the phone, online, or subscribe to the podcast.