CURRENT EXHIBITION

House Proud: Nineteenth-century Watercolor Interiors from the Thaw Collection

August 12, 2008—January 25, 2009

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presents “House Proud: Nineteenth-century Watercolor Interiors from the Thaw Collection,” an exhibition that examines the evolution of the domestic interior in 19th-century Europe. Cooper-Hewitt explores the origins of the modern home through Eugene and Clare Thaw’s generous gift to the museum of 85 19th-century interior watercolors. On view in the first-floor galleries from Aug. 12 through Jan. 25, 2009, “House Proud” features 71 watercolor drawings, alongside selected objects from the museum’s collection of wallpapers, textiles, ceramics and furniture. The exhibition is organized by Gail S. Davidson, curator and head of the Drawings, Prints and Graphic Design Department, and associate curator Floramae McCarron-Cates.

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