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			New This Month in U.S. Museums

			American Folk Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Mar. 2, 1999-Jan. 2, 2000 More than 125 paintings, works on paper and portrait miniatures from the 18th and 19th centuries. Curator: Carrie Rebora Barrat.

			Land of the Winged Horsemen: Art in Poland, 1572-1764 Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore Mar. 3-May 9, 1999 Nearly 150 works of fine and decorative art drawn from over 35 public collections throughout Poland. Curator: Ellen Reeder, Walters; Jan Ostrowski, Wawel Royal Castle, Cracow; Andrzej Rottermund, Royal Castle, Warsaw. Next stop: Art Institute of Chicago, opening June 5, 1999.

	Joan Mitchell Slate 1959		Art at Work: 40 Years of the Chase Manhattan Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Mar. 3-May 2, 1999 77 modern and contemporary works from the famed corporate collection. Curator: Robert Rosenblum.

	Pablo Picasso Woman 1949		Picasso: Painter and Sculptor in Clay Metropolitan Museum of Art Mar. 3-June 6, 1999 The first large-scale exhibition of the artist's ceramic works, including 175 pieces, mostly created between 1947 and 1962. Organized by the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Funding: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.

	Ellsworth Kelly Study for Four Color Panels 1952		Ellsworth Kelly: The Early Drawings 1948-1955 Harvard University Art Museums Mar. 6-May 16, 1999 Massive survey of 220 drawings and collages from the American abstract artist's formative years in France. Curator: Yve-Alain Bois. Catalogue essay: Yve-Alain Bois. Tour: High Museum of Art, Atlanta (June 8-Aug. 15, 1999); Art Institute of Chicago (Sept. 11-Dec. 5, 1999).

	Nikki Hills Journey House 1997		What is Art For?: William T. Wiley & Mary Hull Webster & 100 Artists Oakland Museum of California Mar. 6-Jul. 25, 1999 Nearly 100 Bay area artists selected by Wiley and Webster to expound on the purpose of art through mixed-media installations.

	Juan Gris Pipe and Newspaper (Fantomas) 1915		Mad for Modernism: Earl Horter and his Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art Mar. 7-May 16, 1999 30 works of art by the pioneering Philadelphia artist (1880-1940), along with his collection of 50 modernist works and 20 African and Native American sculptures. Curator: Innis Howe Shoemaker. Catalogue essays: Shoemaker; Christa Clarke, Metropolitan Museum; William Wierzbowski. Funding: Pew Charitable Trusts, Willliam Penn Foundation, et al.

	Sam Francis Deep Orange and Black 1954-55		Sam Francis: Paintings 1947-1990 Museum of Contemporary Art at the Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles Mar. 7-July 25, 1999 60 paintings and 30 drawings by the late American abstractionist. Curator: William C. Agee, Hunter College, New York. Catalogue essays: Agee; Debra Burchett-Lere, curator of the Sam Francis estate. Funding: Geri and Richard Brawerman; Christie's; et al.

	Thedosius Arrives at Ephesus (Scene from the Legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus) ca. 1200-1205		Mirror of the Medieval World Metropolitan Museum of Art Mar. 9-July 4, 1999 Nearly 300 works of art from the fourth to the 16th centuries, acquired by the Met and the Cloisters over the past two decades. Curator: Peter Barnet; William D. Wixom. Catalogue essays: Barnet; Wixom, Helen C. Evans, Timothy B. Husband, Charles T. Little, Barbara Drake Boehm, Katharine R. Brown, Mary B. Shepard, et al.

			Mexican Prints from the Collection of Reba and Dave Williams Cleveland Museum of Art Mar. 14-May 23, 1999 About 100 graphic works made in Mexico from the 1920s to the 1950s. Curator: Shelley R. Langdale.

	Thomas Struth Galleria dell'Academia I, Venice 1992		The Museum as Muse: Artists Reflect Museum of Modern Art Mar. 14-June 1, 1999 60 artists examine the concept, function and nature of the museum via roughly 188 works of art, from the 1800s to works specially commissioned for the show. Curator: Kynaston McShine. Catalogue essays: Kynaston McShine and others. Find special projects on the MoMAweb site.

	Master of the Treasury Italo-Byzantine active second third of 13th century Saint Francis and Four Posthumous Miracles ca. 1240 (detail)		The Treasury of Saint Francis of Assisi Metropolitan Museum of Art Mar. 16-June 27, 1999 Medieval and Renaissance panel painting, sculpture, goldsmith's work, textiles and manuscript illumination lent by the Basilica of San Francesco, Italy, and private collections. Organized in conjunction with the Sacro Convento di San Francesco di Assisi, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana and Ministero per I Beni e le Attività Culutali. Curators: Laurence B. Kanter; Pia Palladino. Funding: Robert Lehman Foundation; Alitalia; Monte dei Paschi di Siena.

			To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from Historically Black Colleges and Universities Studio Museum in Harlem Feb. 7-Apr. 9, 1999 More than 175 works of art drawn from the collections of six institutions, with a special emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century African American art. Organized in conjunction with the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Mass. Curator: Richard J. Powell, Duke University; Jock Reynolds, Yale University Art Gallery. Tour: The show will travel to seven American cities. Funding: AT&T; Ford Motor Company.

	Ron Herron Walking City, New York 1965		Archigram: Experimental Architecture 1961-1974 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art March 19-June 15, 1999 Nearly 200 photos, drawings and models of the pop, utopian constructions of the British group of architects. Organized by Thread Waxing Space, New York and the Pratt Institute, New York. Funding: J.M Kaplan Fund, et al.

			Shaker: Furnishings for the Simple Life Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C. Mar. 19-July 25, 1999 Furniture, decorative arts and tools.

			Heavy Metals or the Alloyed Truth: A Tribute to the African Smith National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C. Mar. 21-Jun. 20, 1999 Examples of smelting, forging and casting in gold, silver, copper, iron and more.

			Alexis Rockman: A Recent History of the World The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Conn. Jan. 30-May 2, 1999 Mar. 21-May 30, 1999 Two large-scale paintings and one stained glass window exploring issues of evolution and extinction.

			Matisse and Other Modern Masters: The Elise S. Haas Collection San Francisco Museum of Art Mar. 26-July 6, 1999 37 paintings, sculptures and works on paper bequest to the museum in 1990. Curator: Gary Garrels.

			Pomo Indian Basket Weavers: Their Baskets and the Art Market National Museum of the American Indian, Heye Center, New York Mar. 28-July 25, 1999 More than 100 baskets along with photographs of Pomo women.

	Indrakshi Seated on a Lotus Flower, Adored by the Gods India ca. 1660-70		Devi: The Great Goddess Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C. Mar. 28-Sept. 6, 1999 120 works of art showing the Indian mother goddess. Funding: Enron Corp.; Rockefeller Foundation; Hughes Network Systems.

			Frederick Sommer Photographs and Collages/Surrealist Photos Baltimore Museum of Art Mar. 31-Jun. 20, 1999 Landscapes and portraits by the Surrealist photographer in conjunction with the museum's Surrealist Art exhibition. Curator: Jay M. Fisher.