Maker & Muse
CENTENNIAL FOCUS EXHIBITIONS Be sure to also see these centennial Focus Exhibitions while visiting the museum!
William Preston Mayfield Photographs
Women and Early 20th-Century Art Jewelry
On view through January 5, 2020
October 26, 2019–January 19, 2020 The Gem City will sparkle and shine, as the DAI presents the centennial Special Exhibition Maker & Muse: Women and Early 20th-Century Art Jewelry, on view October 26, 2019–January 19, 2020.
William Preston Mayfield (American, 1896–1974), County Jail, from the Third Street Arcade Entrance, about 1914, gelatin silver print. On loan from Cristina and Ren Egbert
Mona Lisa Today
This stunning exhibition of more than 200 unique pieces of handcrafted art jewelry celebrates the role of women in jewelry production, both as inspiration and as designers/makers. Maker & Muse highlights Great Britain, France, Austro-Germany, New York, and Chicago, and it features exquisite works by renowned artists such as Louis Comfort Tiffany, Charlotte Newman, and René Lalique.
On view through January 12, 2020
The focal point of Mona Lisa Today is artist Jenness Cortez’s modernday reproduction of what the Mona Lisa—the most famous painting in the world—may have looked like when it was originally painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1503.
Drawn from the collection of Richard H. Driehaus, as well as from other prominent collections, Maker & Muse explores the fascinating symbiosis between art jewelry, design, and women in the early 20th century. The exhibition offers a mesmerizing glimpse into the social, political, and economic realms in which they were created.
Jenness Cortez, Mona Lisa, after Leonardo, 2015, oil on canvas. On loan from the Dicke Collection
Art of Ernest Blumenschein
On view November 16, 2019–February 23, 2020
Raised in Dayton, Ernest Blumenschein was a highly successful artist and cofounder of the influential Taos School of Art. Joining the DAI’s painting Canyon, Red and Black (1934) will be a selection of other works by the artist.
Maker & Muse also includes works from DAI’s collection that complement the exhibition, including jewelry and designs by Daytonian Virginia Blakeney, who created designs for Louis Comfort Tiffany.
Ernest Blumenschein, Eagle Wing Fan, 1920s, oil on canvas. The Eugene B. Adkins Collection at Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, L2007.0008
In the Company of Friends: The Kettering and Patterson Legacy On view through May 2020
Go to daytonartinstitute.org/jewelry for more information and join the conversation on social media with the hashtags #JewelryDAI and #MakerAndMuse. Maker & Muse was organized by The Richard H. Driehaus Museum and is toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C. OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: Henry Charles Barker, Galleon Pendant, about 1915, silver-gilt, copper alloy, enamel, abalone, baroque pearl. Collection of Richard H. Driehaus. Photograph by John Faier, © 2014 The Richard H. Driehaus Museum.
A prolific photographer, William Preston Mayfield was a groundbreaking photojournalist working in Dayton in the early 20th century. Drawn from a private collection, this exhibition showcases his many photographic achievements in and around Dayton ―both in the air and on the ground.
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Joë Descomps, Three Graces Pendant, about 1900, gold, plique-à-jour enamel, diamond, pearl. Collection of Richard H. Driehaus. Photograph by John Faier, © 2014 The Richard H. Driehaus Museum. RIGHT: Josef Hoffmann and Berthold Löffler, The Wiener Werkstätte (Austrian, established 1903), Hostess Pin, about 1907, enameled nickel silver. Collection of Richard H. Driehaus. Photograph by John Faier, © 2014 The Richard H. Driehaus Museum BOTTOM RIGHT: Joseph A. Hodel, The Venus Necklace, about 1905, silver alloy, gold alloy, enamel, fire opal, pearl. Collection of Richard H. Driehaus. Photograph by John Faier, © 2014 The Richard H. Driehaus Museum.
China (Northern Song (960–1127)–Jin (1115–1234) dynasties), Bowl, Jun ware, 12th century, glazed stoneware. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Honorable Jefferson Patterson, 1963.32
Explore how Virginia W. Kettering and the Honorable Jefferson Patterson played a key role in shaping the DAI’s Asian collection. The exhibition features rarely seen works from the DAI’s collection.