George Tooker: A Retrospective brings together approximately sixty paintings and drawings, including several of Tooker's best-known works, such as The Subway, 1950 (Whitney Museum of American Art); Government Bureau, 1956 (Metropolitan Museum of Art); The Waiting Room, 1959 (Smithsonian American Art Museum); and Ward, 1970-71 (private collection). This exhibition introduces new audiences to Tooker's hauntingly beautiful and unforgettable imagery. It reveals the extraordinary range and depth of Tooker's art to scholars and artists who may only be familiar with paintings such as The Subway. It is also the first exhibition to integrate ephemera from the artist's papers with paintings and drawings, including sketchbooks, letters and photographs, in order to show his range of interests, provide social context, and bring his career to life.