• Thomas Cole, “The Architect’s Dream,” 1840. Oil on canvas. Painting. Toledo Museum of Art, purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey bequest in memory of her father, Maurice A. Scott. 1949.162.
    Thomas Cole, “The Architect’s Dream,” 1840. Oil on canvas. Painting. Toledo Museum of Art, purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey bequest in memory of her father, Maurice A. Scott. 1949.162.
  • Kehinde Wiley, Saint Francis of Paola, 2003. Oil on canvas. Toledo Museum of Art, gift of Charles L. Borgmeyer, Mrs. Webster Plass, and C. W. Kraushaar, by exchange. 2005.290.
    Kehinde Wiley, Saint Francis of Paola, 2003. Oil on canvas. Toledo Museum of Art, gift of Charles L. Borgmeyer, Mrs. Webster Plass, and C. W. Kraushaar, by exchange. 2005.290.

    “Expanding Horizons: The Evolving Character of a Nation,” opening Saturday, March 18, at the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA), serves as both an experiment and an invitation.

    The reinstallation of the museum’s American art collection will put more than 80 objects in conversation with each other and welcome visitors to share feedback. Art by Thomas Cole, Kathy Vargas, Frederic Remington and Kehinde Wiley …