Future ExhibitionPaper Trees
July 31, 2026 – February 21, 2027
William Thomas Livesay (American, born Richmond, Virginia, 1956), Large Oak Tree, 1985, etching, engraving, and watercolor on paper, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, gift of Katherine and Richard B. Jones, 1986.69.
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This exhibition will trace different schools of thought in the depiction and representation of landscape and the natural world, featuring a selection of rarely seen prints, drawings, and sculptures drawn from the High’s collection as well as loans from the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking and Clark Atlanta University Art Museum.
Together, the artworks forefront the tree as the primary visual vehicle for the study of nature, from unfinished sketches made en plein air (drawn from life in nature rather than in a studio environment) to finished works made of or after trees as material and metaphor.
Joseph Stella (American, born Muro Lucano, Italy, 1877–1946), Untitled (Tree Trunk), ca. 1910, etching on paper, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, gift of Carl and Marian Mullis, 1995.158.
Michelle Holzapfel (American, born Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 1951), Restless Leaves Vase, 1988, cherry burl, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, gift of Martha and Pat Connell, 2014.407.
Ernest Haskell (American, born Woodstock, Connecticut, 1876–1925), The Oak and the Adobe, ca. 1920, etching on paper, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 58.89.
Alice Ravenel Huger Smith (American, born Charleston, South Carolina, 1876–1958), The Ashepoo Swamp, early twentieth century, watercolor on paper, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, J. J. Haverty Collection, 25.2.
This exhibition is organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta.
Premier Exhibition Series Sponsor
Premier Exhibition Series Supporters
Major Exhibition Series Supporter
The Fay S. and W. Barrett Howell Family Foundation
Major Exhibition Series Sponsor
Benefactor Exhibition Series Supporter
Ambassador Exhibition Series Supporter
Sara and Paul Steinfeld
Mrs. Harriet H. Warren
Contributing Exhibition Series Supporters
Mary and Neil Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Jones
Megan and Garrett Langley
Margot and Danny McCaul
Wade A. Rakes II and Nicholas Miller
Louise Sams and Jerome Grilhot
Lisa Cannon Taylor and Chuck Taylor
Generous support is also provided by
Alfred and Adele Davis Exhibition Endowment Fund
Anne Cox Chambers Exhibition Fund
Barbara Stewart Exhibition Fund
Dorothy Smith Hopkins Exhibition Endowment Fund
Eleanor McDonald Storza Exhibition Endowment Fund
The Fay and Barrett Howell Exhibition Fund
Forward Arts Foundation Exhibition Endowment Fund
Helen S. Lanier Endowment Fund
John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Exhibition Endowment Fund
Katherine Murphy Riley Special Exhibition Endowment Fund
Margaretta Taylor Exhibition Fund
RJR Nabisco Exhibition Endowment Fund
