Joshua Shaw: A Paradise of Riches
April 2–September 28, 2008

A selection of southern landscapes by British-born artist Joshua Shaw (1776–1860), who painted scenes of iconic sites from Virginia through the Carolinas and Georgia. The landscapes include an 1820 view of the Reedy River Falls, believed to be the earliest painting of Greenville.

Masters of Watercolor: Andrew Wyeth and His Contemporaries
April 2–September 28, 2008

Watercolors by “America's Painter” serve as the foundation for this exhibition, which includes comparative examples by Stephen Scott Young, Hubert Shuptrine, Mary Whyte, and Edward Hopper.

Stone Cold Classics
through October 5, 2008

Celebrating the excellence of the Museum’s permanent collection, this exhibition features historic works that exemplify the development of American art.

William H. Johnson
June 28–October 5, 2008

A survey of the work of this important African-American artist, a South Carolina native and modernist painter.

Lockwood de Forest: Poet of Place
August 16–October 19, 2008

Oil sketches by the19th century landscape artist de Forest , a protege of Hudson River School landscapist Frederic Edwin Church. The exhibition was organized by Sullivan Goss—An American Gallery, in Santa Barbara.

Bruce Davidson: Time of Change
Photographs from the Civil Rights Movement
September 24, 2008–January 4, 2009

Forty-five years after Martin Luther King voiced his American dream, these images by photographer Bruce Davidson evoke the Civil Rights movement in the South as well as in urban centers of the North. Circulated by Jackson Fire Art in Atlanta

David Macaulay: The Way We Work
October 11, 2008–January 4, 2009

Best known for the classic best seller, The Way Things Work, illustrator David Macaulay introduces a new book that visualizes the parts and the workings of the human body. Organized by the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, this exhibition will feature activites that empower parents and children to engage in a fascinating journey of art and science.

American Idols: Andrew Wyeth and Jasper Johns
October 15, 2008–January 4, 2009

Although stylistically very different, Wyeth and Johns have many things in common: both are precociouis, prolific, proficient, and profound. The selection, drawn from the Museum's in-depth collections of both artists, will feature thought-provoking as well as clever juxtapositions.

23rd Annual Museum Antiques Show
October 17–19, 2008

For details, see the Antiques Show web site.

Joshua Shaw
View on the Reedy River, c.1820