Archaeology Magazine - May/June 1983 - 6

bags, and other camel trappings. Circulated by Sites.
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT:
"Renaissance of Islam: Art of the Mamluks" (through May 29, 1983), the first
major exhibition of Mamluk art seen in the
United States, displays 13th to 16thcentury metalwork, glass, ivory, textiles,
and ceramics. Circulated by Sites.

A limestone figure of the Greek goddess
Artemis from the Sanctuary of Py la,
created ca, 400 b.c., is included in
"AncientArt from Cyprus: The Ringling
Collection" at The Ringling Museum
of Art, Sarasota, FL.
YaleUniversity Art Gallery, New Haven,
CT: "Life in an Eastern Province: The
Roman Fortress at Dura-Europos"
(through December1983),is a collectionof
artifacts from the Yale/Frenchexpedition
to Dura Europos, Syria, including coins,
arms and armor, wall paintings, glass,
parchment,and papyrus. "The Communion
of Scholars: ChineseArt at Yale"(through
December 1983),features bronzes, jades,
ceramics, sculpture, and paintings from
the university's collections.
MIDWEST

The Art Institute of Chicago,Chicago,IL:
"Dutch Majolicaand Delft from a Chicago
Private Collection"(through June 30, 1983),
displays late 16th through early 18thcentury tin-glazed earthenwares. "Seventeenth-Century TextileTVeasuresfrom the
Permanent Collection"(through May 29,
1983),exhibits almost 100objects of 17thcentury Europeanweaving,needleworkand
lace.
FieldMuseumof Natural History,Chicago,
IL: "The Vanishing Race and Other Illusions: A NewLook at the Workof Edward
Curtis" (May 21-July 21, 1983),features
original prints from the Smithsonian Insti6

archaeology

tution and the Library of Congress portraying the life of the American Indian.
Circulated by Sites.
IndianapolisMuseumof Art, Indianapolis,
IN: "A Collector'sChoices"(through June
5, 1983),is a selection of Oriental objects
from the collectionof Dr. Walter A. Compton. The highlight of the exhibition is an
extensive display of Japanese art swords
and tsubas, or sword guards. Catalogue
available.
KelseyMuseumof Archaeology,University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI: "Karanis:
An Egyptian Town in Roman Times"
(through June 26, 1983),surveys the economic,domesticand religiouslifeof GrecoRoman Egypt with finds from the site of
Karanis in the Fayoum. Farming equipment, household furnishings and sacred
sculpture are among the objects on display.
Catalogue available.
MilwaukeeArt Museum, Milwaukee,WI:
"Photographs of the American Indian"
(May 20-September18,1983),is a selection
of works by Curtis, Sullivan, Jackson,
Hillers, Vroman,and other early American
photographers who portrayed American
Indians in photographs and books.
MinneapolisInstitute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN: "The Art of Chivalry" (May
26-July 31, 1983),exhibits 120 pieces of
arms and equipment of the European
knight and his successors,the cavalierand
courtier, from the collectionsof the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Catalogue available. Circulatedby the AmericanFederation
of Arts.
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo,OH:
The Oriental Gallery and 4 American
galleries have recently been openedas part
of a five-yearplan for reinstallation of the
permanent collections. Among the newly
displayed pieces are a group of T'ang
Dynasty ceramic sculptures and a rare
bronze vessel of the early Chou period.
SOUTH
Center for Fine Arts, Miami, FL: "Objects
of Bright Pride" (through June 12, 1983),
opens the new Center for Fine Arts with a
sampling of Northwest Coast Indian Art
from the superb collectionof the American
Museum of Natural History in New York.
The objects on display include brightly
painted and colored masks, headdresses,
boxes, and storage chests. Circulated by
the American Federation of Arts.
The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA:
"The Female Presence in African Art"
(through May 29, 1983),uses carved figures, masks, householditems, jewelry,and
contemporary African dress to explorethe
roles of womenin African society.
Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona
Beach,FL: "AncientArt from Cyprus: The
Ringling Collection" (June 11-July 30,
1983).See Ringling Museum of Art.
Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL:
"Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Ringling
Collection" (through May 23, 1983),is a
collection of 201 artifacts, including statuary, pottery and householdobjects, illustrating the richness of native Cypriote
art as well as influences from the Mycenaean, Phoenician, Egyptian, and
Roman cultures.

Archaeology Magazine - May/June 1983

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Archaeology Magazine - May/June 1983