More Than Meets the Eye: What Makes A Picture A Portrait May 14, 2010

Composed of more than 50 works drawn from the de Saisset Museum's permanent collection, 'What Makes a Picture a Portrait?' considers the variety of ways in which portraits are presented. Through the juxtaposition of traditional painted images and compelling, sometimes quirky, works on paper, portraiture becomes a dynamic, ever-changing art form in which conventional practices are called into question. Ultimately, this exhibition suggests that there is more to portraiture than meets the eye.