2019 Past Exhibits

Through December 31, 2019

WARHOL and the WEST will be the first museum exhibition to fully explore Andy Warhol’s love of the west represented in his art, movies, attire, relationships and collecting. In 1986, Warhol completed his Cowboys and Indians portfolio, the last major project before his death. It included images of 14 iconic Western subjects such as Custer, Geronimo and John Wayne. This group of images has been exhibited at many museums, but never in the full context of Warhol’s continued involvement with Western people, places and things.

His other Western subjects include Elvis as a movie gunslinger, Clint Eastwood, Dennis Hopper, guns, Indian art, Western artists R.C. Gorman, Georgia O’Keeffe and Fritz Scholder, plus two Western movies he produced. Warhol wore cowboy boots more often than not and loved to travel to Taos, Fort Worth and Colorado. All of this and more will be revealed in Warhol and the West, a major traveling exhibition of more than 100 objects and works of art. Opening August 25 in Cartersville and traveling over the next year to Oklahoma City and Tacoma, Washington.

Through November 10, 2019

This juried exhibition features the work who are members of the Booth Photography Guild, a group that meets monthly for educational photographic programs.

Through September 1, 2019

This intimate collection of portraits from Jeannette Montgomery Barron’s series Scene catalogs the many faces of the New York City art scene in the 1980s. Guests will see some familiar faces, such as: artist Andy Warhol, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, and actor Willem Dafoe. Photographs by Barron will serve as a primer featuring images from Warhols’ time in the spotlight as we move closer to opening Warhol and the West.

Through September 1, 2019

Guest curator and artist, John Mariana gathers a unique group of prints to explore the limits of photography in the digital age. John says, “Photographic Artists make Photographic Art, not take them, shoot them, capture them or snap them. They see the world differently and then show others how they see and feel the real world. The final artistic print is their representation of the world through their eyes, mind, heart and creative artistic talents. The tools of the craft are a camera and a lens but the print is the result of their artistic vision.”

Through August 25, 2019

This juried exhibition features the work of painters and sculptors who are members of the Booth Artists’ Guild, a group that meets monthly for educational programs.

Through August 4, 2019

Featuring works from six Navajo artists considered to be masters of their craft Tony
Abeyta, Shonto Begay, David Johns, Emmi Whitehorse, Baje Whitethorne, Sr., and
Larry Yazzie. This exhibit focuses on the rich cultural and spiritual Navajo traditions.
The concept for this exhibit was a collaboration between Booth Museum and guest
curator Peggy Lanning, a former gallery owner.

Through July 28, 2019

Even before the Booth opened to the public in 2003 the museum was collecting a wide variety of art and objects and has continued throughout the years since. While every object is important, only the best, largest, most relevant or more important may make it on display. This exhibition will highlight items of significance that have rarely if ever been shown, including small study paintings, a 2000 Palm Beach voting machine and other presidential material, miniature sculptures, and new acquisitions.

Through June 2, 2019

This retrospective of Bob Kolbrener’s black and white photography will showcase his extensive body of work on the American West, all created in the “old fashioned way” by using large format cameras and fiber-based prints. Having trained under Ansel Adams, Kolbrener captures breathtaking ephemeral moments in nature along with other powerful scenes with his signature wit, insight, and sometimes humor.

Through May 12, 2019

See the exhibition and meet the student-artists featured in the Primary & Elementary Schools Art Exhibition.

Through April 28, 2019

T. Allen Lawson is drawn to the quieter side of life. Over time he has developed a discipline of patiently observing and studying the often unnoticed rhythms and subtleties of his surroundings. In his paintings he strives to build layers and textures with pigment to create the abstraction and nuanced depth he feels in nature and the world around him. Born and raised in Sheridan, Wyoming, the American West is an integral part of who he is.