Thomas Moran (1837-1926), Moonlight in Venice (detail), 1898, oil on wood board. Courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation.
Member Preview Day – American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection
Oct 11, 2026 – 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Be among the first to experience two centuries of American art and hear the stories behind the works from two of the experts who helped bring the exhibition together.
Museum members are invited to a special Preview Day for American Made: Paintings and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection, featuring Kevin Sharp, Director of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, and Jonathan Stuhlman, PhD, Senior Curator of American Art at The Mint Museum.
They will give a Member-exclusive talk at 2 pm. Registration for the talk is required.
Drawn entirely from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection, American Made brings together more than 80 works spanning two centuries of American art. From early portraiture and sweeping landscapes to still lifes, trompe l’oeil, Modernism, and Realism, the exhibition features celebrated artists including John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, Robert Henri, Elizabeth Catlett, and Charles Alston.
During this special members-only program, Sharp and Stuhlman will offer an insider’s look at the exhibition, sharing insights into the artists and works on view and the process of bringing highlights from this significant collection together for the first time.
Sharp has led the Dixon Gallery and Gardens since 2007, overseeing significant growth in its collection, exhibitions, scholarship, and community engagement. His career has also included curatorial positions at the Art Institute of Chicago and Norton Museum of Art.
Stuhlman is The Mint Museum’s Senior Curator of American Art and has extensive experience developing exhibitions and scholarship exploring American art. His work with the DeMell Jacobsen Collection helped shape American Made, and he served as an editor of the exhibition’s accompanying catalogue.
Enjoy the opportunity to hear directly from two members of the exhibition’s original curatorial team, explore the galleries before the exhibition opens to the public, and discover some of the stories behind American Made.
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EXHIBITION PREVIEW
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Elsie Wagg, 1894, oil on canvas, courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation.
Wilhelm Hunt Diederich (1884-1953), Diana and Hound, circa 1930, bronze with dark brown patina, courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation
Luigi Lucioni (1900-88), An American Landscape, 1930, oil on canvas, courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation
Robert Henri (1865-1929), Chow Choy, 1913, oil on canvas, courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation
Thomas Moran (1837-1926), Moonlight in Venice, 1898, oil on wood board. Courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation (cover image above)
Allan Rohan Crite (1910-2007) Play at Dark, 1935, oil on canvas board, courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation
Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860),George Washington, Porthole Portrait,circa 1846, oil on canvas, courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation
Paul Kelpe (1902-85), Man and Machinery, circa 1934, oil on canvas, courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Baby Charles Looking Over His Mother’s Shoulder (No. 3), 1900, oil on canvas, courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation
Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson (1847-1906), Honey of Hymettus, 1891, oil on canvas, courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation
Raymond Jonson (1891-1982), Composition Eleven – Rain (Opus to Vera), 1931, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation. © University of New Mexico Art Museum
Sarah Miriam Peale (1800-85), Portrait of Sarah Anne Walter Deming, circa 1829, oil on canvas, courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation
William J. McCloskey (1859-1941), Basket of Apples, 1896, oil on canvas, courtesy of the Thomas H. and Diane DeMell Jacobsen PhD Foundation
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