Past Exhibits

Woody at One Hundred: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration 1912-2012

February 5, 2012 – April 29, 2012

This exhibition, being planned in conjunction with a national salute to Guthrie slated to kick off at the Grammy Award ceremonies in February 2012, will explore the life and work of Guthrie, born Woodrow Wilson Guthrie on July 14, 1912 in Okemah, Oklahoma.

Peace Medals: Symbols of Influence and Prestige in North America

December 4, 2011 – April 1, 2012

"Peace and Friendship" — these powerful words are emblazoned on the back of silver peace medals given by American presidents to chiefs of important Native American tribes in the 18th and 19th centuries.

To Capture the Sun: Gold of Ancient Panama

June 19, 2011 – January 15, 2012

To Capture the Sun: Gold of Ancient Panama explores Gilcrease Museum's unique holding of pre-Columbian gold and related ritual ceramics in the largest display of these objects since their acquisition by Thomas Gilcrease in the 1940s.

America: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of a Nation

June 26, 2010 – January 2, 2012

America: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of a Nation will present a look back at the magnificent experiment that has become the most successful and lasting democracy of all time, but it will also shed light on personal stories of perseverance, and, often tragedy.

Cecile Baird, <em>Plum Perfect</em>, detail, colored pencil, 2011

Collectors' Reserve: Art Exhibition and Sale, 2011

October 22, 2011 – November 6, 2011
Online through November 13, 2011

Collectors' Reserve: Art Exhibition and Sale opens October 22, and will feature nearly 80 artists, each offering up to three pieces of their best works for sale.

Perfectly American: The Art-Union and Its Artists

July 24, 2011 – October 2, 2011

Trying times and poor organization challenged the art world in the first half of the 19th century. Schools of art, museums, and galleries were virtually nonexistent, limiting the ways new artists could find an audience or hone their craft. In 1843, a group of New York businessmen and artists set out to change the art world.

Rendezvous Artists' Retrospective Exhibition and Art Sale, 2011

April 14, 2011 – July 10, 2011

Sculptor Veryl Goodnight and fellow artist Curt Walters, known for his plein air work, are the featured artists this year at Gilcrease Museum's annual Rendezvous Artists' Retrospective Exhibition and Art Sale.