All Dressed Up (And Down): Depictions of Clothing in the Collection February 8, 2025 – May 18, 2025

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Louis Picek, The King of Iowa, 2001, acrylic on Masonite, 37 ½ x 27 ½ inches, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, museum purchase, Viola N. Elsenbast Fund, 2005.008.
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Mark Tade, Summer Wedding, Johnson County, 2012, digital photograph, 24 x 24 inches, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, gift of the artist, 2015.032.
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Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret, Junior League Christmas Party, 1962, gelatin silver print, 11 x 13 7/8 inches, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, museum purchase, 2002.005.

All Dressed Up (And Down): Depictions of Clothing in the Collection

February 8, 2025 – May 18, 2025

 

While clothing often appears in works of art, it can be overlooked as an element of a larger scene.  This exhibition uses works of art from the collection to highlight the clothing depicted and what it can tell us about the person it covers and the culture that surrounds them.  From high society, to farms, to college campuses, a wide variety of clothing will be explored.