July 10 – October 10, 2010
Reception: Friday, July 16 at 6 pm
Lecture: Tuesday, October 5 at 6 pm in the Art Gallery
Overview of the exhibition by Dr. Lisa N. Peters, Director of Research and Publications, Spanierman Gallery, LLC, NY
Art, Nature and the American City features ninety paintings and drawings by more than 50 artists. The exhibition represents major American art movements in a 115-year period, from the Hudson River School’s romantic landscapes and the American Impressionists' sun-drenched scences to the Precisionists' abstract cityscapes and the Ashcan School’s gritty urban scenes.
Among the artists are: Henry Boese, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Theodore Earl Butler, William Glackens, Philip Leslie Hale, Ernest Lawson, Hayley Lever, Edith Mitchill Prellwitz, John Henry Twachtman and Alexander Helwig Wyant. Several American artists that are not easily classified, such as Gershon Benjamin and James Henry Daugherty, are also represented. Benjamin's etheral abstractions of urban and rural scenes are reminiscent of Milton Avery's work, while Daughtery applied Synchromist theories to landscapes as well as non-objective paintings.
Kenyon C. Cox - After the Harvest (Ohio Valley), 1888
About the Clay Center Gallery
With more than 9,000 square feet of gallery space, the art gallery houses the Museum’s Permanent Collection as well as important, large-scale traveling exhibitions. The Museum’s movable wall system and high ceiling allow the display of large 2-D or 3-D artworks. The art gallery has sophisticated climate control and lighting systems. With striking interior architecture complemented by dramatic views from on the three-story atrium, each visit is sure to be memorable.
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