Furniture by Christopher Ellison selected for “Art that Works” traveling arts exhibition

One hundred and seven of America’s foremost designer-craftsmen will be honored in “ART THAT WORKS: The Decorative Arts of the Eighties, Crafted in America.” Lloyd E. Herman, founding Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Renwick Gallery and one of the nation’s foremost authorities on America’s contemporary craft movement, is Guest Curator for this exhibition. The tour will premier at the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 19, 1990, and then travel to 14 other United States museums.

Mint Museum of Art                                   August 19 – October 7                  1990
Charlotte, NC

Huntsville Museum of Art                       November  17 – January 13           1991
Huntsville, AL

Albany Institute of History & Art        February 2 – March 31                  1991
Albany, NY

Minnesota Museum of Art                        April 20 – June 16                           1991
Saint Paul, MN

Birmingham Museum of Art                      September 21 – November 17       1991
Birmingham, AL

DeCordova and Dana Museum                  December 7 – February 2              1992
Lincoln, MA

Dayton Art Institute                                 February 22 – April 19                 1992
Dayton, OH

Arkansas Art Center                                 May 9 – July 5                                   1992
Little Rock, AR

Hunter Museum of Art                              July 25 – September 20                 1992
Chatanooga, TN

Portland Art Museum                               October 10 – December 6              1992
Portland, ME

Lowe Art Museum                                       January 2 – March 28                     1993
Coral Gables, FL

Columbus Museum of Art                         April 17 – June 13                           1993
Columbus, GA

Ball State University                               August 3 – September 29              1993
Muncie, IN