From Whistler to Warhol: Modernism on Paper April 20, 2010

When Anna Rice Cooke founded the Honolulu Academy of Arts in 1927, she donated a core group of works of extraordinary quality whose variety reflected her mission to present art resonant with the diversity of modern Hawaii. Included in this inaugural gift were numerous European and American prints and drawings, for work on paper was an integral part of the museum's original program. Over the years, the Academy's prints and drawings collection has grown to over 15,000 objects, most of which date from the mid-19th and 20th centuries. In an unprecedented move, the Academy is planning a major exhibition of 100 masterworks from these modernist holdings, including a number of unpublished and rarely exhibited examples, as well as a selection of important recent acquisitions.