Collections in Context: New Acquisitions and Long-held Strengths at SDMA

Ongoing

This new exhibition in SDMA’s rotunda supports the Museum’s fundamental mission to collect, preserve, display, and interpret the finest works that men and women have created over time. As museum collections grow, the story of how objects are acquired, or how a new object relates to others already cared for by the institution, becomes important to share with visitors. Collections in Context does so by featuring a recently acquired object—something that has entered the collection by gift or by purchase within the past six months—alongside an object (or a group of objects) that has been at SDMA for a number of years. By offering a context in which to test visual relationships between new acquisitions and objects long-held by the Museum, Collections in Context presents the daily practice of museum work to visitors. With this effort, SDMA strives also to continue to build upon its enduring collection strengths. This space will change regularly, so visitors are encouraged to return often to see new rotations.

Utagawa Hiroshige (1791–1858),
View from Massaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inlet, and Sekiya From One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857 Woodblock print.
Japan
Bequest of Mrs. Cora Timken Burnett
1957:250

Utagawa Hiroshige (1791–1858),
Tile Kilns and Hashiba Ferry, Sumida River From One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857.
Woodblock print.
Japan
Bequest of Mrs. Cora Timken Burnett
1957:252

Utagawa Hiroshige (1791–1858),
Pine of Success and Oumayagashi, Asakusa River From One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1856.
Woodblock print.
Japan
Bequest of Mrs. Cora Timken Burnett
1957:253

Utagawa Hiroshige (1791–1858),
Atagoshita and Yabu Lane From One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857 Woodblock print.
Japan
Bequest of Mrs. Cora Timken Burnett
1957:245

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