New acquisitions
Gozzoli to Kara Walker
Past exhibition
4 October 2018 – 27 January 2019
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Prints and drawings have been an integral part of the Museum's collection since its founding in 1753. To help navigate this extraordinary and vast collection, this exhibition highlighted a selection of diverse works purchased, donated or bequeathed to the Museum over the last eight years.
Spanning across Europe, the Americas and Australasia, and dating from the 1400s to the present day, New acquisitions: Gozzoli to Kara Walker showcased around 150 prints and drawings from the Museum's collection.
The exhibition reflected the Museum's focus on collecting works from the 20th and 21st centuries – displaying the works of iconic artists including Georg Baselitz, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, Pablo Picasso, Bridget Riley and a monumental three-part print by the acclaimed African American artist Kara Walker.
Tracing over 500 years of graphic arts, the works of contemporary artists were displayed alongside the great names of the past, such as Renaissance artists Raphael, Benozzo Gozzoli, and Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais.
From fine art to satirical and popular prints, visitors were encouraged to explore the British Museum's extensive and unique collection of prints and drawings in this exhibition.
