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Home>Research>Library>Library Exhibitions>1981-1990

# 1981–1990

Raphael in the LibraryApril 1–June 30, 1981

Decorative Book PapersJuly 1–September 30, 1981

PicassoOctober 1–30, 1981

Hermeticism and the RenaissanceMarch 22–April 18, 1982

Medieval MiniaturesMay 20–October 5, 1982

Myth and RealityOctober 7, 1982–January 1, 1983

American Architectural DrawingsJanuary 2–October 30, 1983

Early Editions of the *Trattato*November 1, 1983–March 31, 1984

Pritzker Architecture PrizeMay 15–June 17, 1984

Formats with FlairApril 1–April 30, 1985

The British Country HouseDecember 1, 1985–February 28, 1986

Le SalonMay 1–August 31, 1986

SurrealismSeptember 1–December 31, 1986

The Art of EmbellishmentMay 1–July 15, 1987

The Mark J. Millard Architectural CollectionJuly 16–September 30, 1987

The Art and Science of ColorDecember 1, 1987–January 31, 1988

Chester Dale, BenefactorMay 1–July 31, 1988

Renaissance Architecture: Theory and PracticeOctober 1–December 31, 1988

Profiles of American ArtistsMarch 24–April 21, 1989

The Van Hattum CollectionMay 3–July 19, 1989

The French Revolution, 1789–1799August 3–October 25, 1989

Expositions and World's Fairs, 1851–1939December 1, 1989–March 31, 1990

Edvard MunchAugust 1–October 31, 1990

TitianNovember 1, 1990–February 28, 1991

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