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Out of the Shadows: Prints from the Permanent Collection

November 2, 2024 - April 27, 2025

On view November 2, 2024 – April 27, 2025

Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya, Picasso, Warhol—while many of the works in this show may be small in size, they are created by some of the biggest names in the canon of art history.

This exhibition explores the medium of print, and why wildlife has been so prevalent a subject matter. Beginning with the print Penitent St. Jerome in the Wilderness by the artist Albrecht Dürer, this exhibit moves through the centuries, with prints made by artists such as Rembrandt and Picasso, ending with Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species series and other modern works. Focus will center on a discussion about methods of printmaking and the impact printed works have had through the messages they conveyed, which include issues surrounding animal rights and conservation. All artworks included in this exhibition are from the permanent collection. Several have never previously been on display at the Museum.

Out of the Shadows: Prints from the Permanent Collection will be installed in the Bison and Changing Visions Galleries.

Eugene Delacroix (France, 1798 - 1863), Le Tigre Royale, 1829, Lithograph. 12 3/4 × 18 3/8 inches. National Museum of Wildlife Art.
Albrecht Dürer (Germany, 1471 – 1528), Penitent St. Jerome in the Wilderness, 1496. Engraving on laid paper. 12 ½ x 9 inches. Gift of the 1998 Collectors Circle, National Museum of Wildlife Art.
John Singleton Copley (United Kingdom, 1738 - 1815), Watson and the Shark, 1779. Hand-colored Mezzotint. 17 1/4 × 22 3/4 inches. JKM Collection®, National Museum of Wildlife Art.
John James Audubon, (Santo Domingo, 1785 – 1851), Snowy Owls, c. 1830. Hand-colored Engraving, 37 1/2 × 24 3/8 inches. Gift of the 2007 and 2008 Collectors Circles, National Museum of Wildlife Art.
Rembrandt van Rijn (The Netherlands, 1606 - 1669), The Small Lion Hunt, c. 1629. Etching on laid paper. 6 1/4 × 4 5/8 inches. Gift of the 1999 Collectors Circle, National Museum of Wildlife Art.
Agnes Miller Parker (United Kingdom, 1895 - 1980), Barbery Sheep, 1930. Wood engraving on laid Japan paper. 5 × 6 3/8 inches. JKM Collection®, National Museum of Wildlife Art.
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"I have been to Europe multiple times—studied art in so many places—never saw anything so fantastic as this! Stunning and jaw-dropping, thank you!"
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"Thank you for this glorious dedication to our "wild" life and human connection. Moving, emotional, and informative, with beauty within it all. "
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