Past Exhibitions

This exhibition, drawn from the collection at the Kent State University Museum, features a range of costumes and fashions instrumental in shaping some of the most memorable characters portrayed on stage or screen by acclaimed actress Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003), one of the most iconic stars of the 20th century.

The Hunt for a Seat: Sporting Carriages in the Early Twentieth Century explores the unique characteristics, design and history of sporting-class vehicles. Planned to coincide with A Sporting Vision: The Mellon Collection of British Sporting Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Art at The Frick Art Museum, this special installation includes four loaned carriages to supplement three in the Frick's collection and create a broader picture of the use of carriages for sport and recreation.

Visit the streets, flea markets, shops, dance halls, and after-hours demi-monde of Paris in this exhibition that explores one of the most fascinating and creative periods in photography.

Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave's marvelous paper costumes were on view at the Frick during the fall of 2018 as part of the artist's first touring retrospective exhibition.

An opulent example of Gilded Age portraiture, this full-length society portrait of Mrs. Irene M. Peacock was painted by Raimundo de Madrazo in 1902.

This exhibition brought an exciting group of works by contemporary ceramic artists to the Frick.

The Frick Pittsburgh presented Van Gogh, Monet, Degas: The Mellon Collection of French Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, an exhibition featuring more than 70 masterpieces collected by Pittsburgh-born collector and philanthropist, Paul Mellon (1907-1999), beginning in spring 2018.

Discover the automobile's impact on increasing individual autonomy and heralding vast social changes in the 20th century.

Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave's marvelous paper costumes were on view at the Frick during the fall of 2018 as part of the artist's first touring retrospective exhibition.

An opulent example of Gilded Age portraiture, this full-length society portrait of Mrs. Irene M. Peacock was painted by Raimundo de Madrazo in 1902.

Nationally recognized contemporary artist Elise Adibi worked with the innate characteristics of the greenhouse, making use of the natural light, seasonal changes, and elevated humidity to both display and transform her artwork. A series of paintings installed to surround the viewer and coexist with the plants, Respiration Paintings explored the interconnection and intimate relationship between art, nature, and people.

In a career that spanned seven decades, iconic American photographer Irving Penn (1917-2009) created an enormous body of work. This retrospective featured the full range of his accomplishment in more than 140 photographs including early social realist images, glamorous fashion photographs, insightful portraits, still lifes, nudes, and his late work with found objects.

This blockbuster exhibition presented the fascinating history of underwear design from the 18th century to the present.

The exhibition spans the years from 1907 to 1958 and reproductions of pages of his photo albums give insight into Lartigue's creative process and his acute observations of life.

The Frick presented Antemann's major works for Meissen, The Love Temple, and The Pleasure Garden (inspired by Fragonard's famous Progress of Love series) as well as a selection of smaller works, in the context of our permanent collection of 18th-century French art.

From Henry Clay Frick's early purchases, to his daughter Helen's collecting interests, through to the acquisitions that have been made by the museum in recent years, this exhibition told the story of The Frick Pittsburgh through its collection.

The exhibition spans the years from 1907 to 1958 and reproductions of pages of his photo albums give insight into Lartigue's creative process and his acute observations of life.

Featuring an international group of artists,this exhibition captured, through more than 70 works, a pivotal time in the history of the development of the medium. Rare, hand-crafted-vintage prints made through a variety of processes illustrate some of the artistic choices open to the late-19th and early-20th century photographer, and chart the shift to prominence of the classic black and white (gelatin silver) print, which came to dominate photography in the 20th century.

Drawn from the remarkable collections of the National Museum Wales, more than 60 works of art in this exhibition trace the development of landscape painting in Britain through the Industrial Revolution and the eras of Romanticism, Impressionism, and Modernism, to the postmodern and post-industrial imagery of today.

The Frick presented Antemann's major works for Meissen, The Love Temple, and The Pleasure Garden (inspired by Fragonard's famous Progress of Love series) as well as a selection of smaller works, in the context of our permanent collection of 18th-century French art.

This exciting exhibition features American artists from the nation's early years of independence through the dawn of the 20th century and includes major artists and movements from the Peale family and Gilbert Stuart to American Impressionists like Childe Hassam and Theodore Robinson, with beautiful Hudson River School works falling in between.

In 1999 the Frick collaborated with contemporary artist Vik Muniz on a project that resulted in an exhibition of 65 photographs made on site and in the nearby environs of Pittsburgh. This exhibition marked the Frick's first venture into working with a living artist, and resulted in a significant body of work.

Henry Clay Frick purchased Curran's 1890 painting Woman with a Horse and Carriage, which typically hangs in the Clayton library. For this exhibition, our painting will join about 60 others as Curran's work travels to three North American venues (including The Frick Art Museum) in this first critical retrospective of his career since his death in 1942. The exhibition is organized by the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis, and will be accompanied by a full-color catalogue.