Opening Day for American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection

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Opening Day for American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE MUSEUM SEE WHAT’S ON AT THE TAUBMAN Opening Day for the General Public! American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection features more than 80 works of art by renowned American artists such as John Singer Sargent, Elizabeth Catlett, Mary Cassatt, Robert Henri, Sarah Miriam Peale, Grant Wood, and Charles Alston, among others. Drawn entirely from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection, the exhibition beautifully surveys the distinctive styles and thought-provoking art created by American artists over the past two centuries. Though many objects from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection have been on view at other museums, ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this is the first exhibition to bring the best of the collection together in one location. The exhibition begins with portraits by masters including Rembrandt Peale and Thomas Sully before moving on to highlight the development of mid-19th-century landsc

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The Taubman is a striking 75,000 square foot Randall Stout-designed building that's hard to miss. Inside are a dozen galleries and a steady rotation of exhibitions throughout the year. They also run evening events, lectures, and community nights that bring in a different crowd than the usual downtown flow. Even if you're just passing through, the space itself is worth seeing.