Planned to coincide with the IMA’s participation in the 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale this summer, this exhibition features works on paper by American artists who traveled to Venice in the late 19th and early-20th centuries. “Venetian Views” presents 28 watercolors, drawings, and etchings selected from the IMA’s rich holdings in this area. Among the artists are expatriates John Singer Sargent and James McNeill Whistler as well as Robert Frederick Blum and Frank Duveneck. I addition to exploring the American fascination with the Italian Grand Tour and the glories of Venice, the exhibition will address the role of Venetian subjects in each artist’s larger body of work. “Venetian Views” explores a critical chapter of Americ artists’ enduring engagement with Venice.