| A Painted Diary: The Landscapes of William Merritt Chase |
Early Summer 2009
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When he was twenty years old, William Merritt Chase (1849–1916) set out to become an artist. That he became one of the most honored and respected American artists of his day was the result of extraordinary talent, determination, and canny self-marketing....
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| American Ceramics, 1876-1956: The Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Early Summer 2009
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Among the significant additions to the new American Wing of The Metropolitan Museum are the thirteen glass cases featuring the promised gift by collector Robert A. Ellison Jr. of over 250 examples of American art pottery. The earliest works date to the...
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| Dove/O'Keeffe: Circles of Influence |
Early Summer 2009
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Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986) is most famous for her sinuous depictions of flowers and the American southwest, yet she credited abstractionist Arthur Dove (1880–1946) as the individual who had...
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| Hudson River Celebrations |
Early Summer 2009
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The year 1909 marked the 300th anniversary of the discovery of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson in 1609 and the 100th anniversary of Robert Fulton's journey up the Hudson River on the first successful steamboat....
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| Museum Focus: Beyeler Foundation |
Early Summer 2009
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The stylish and serene municipality of Riehen, situated on the right bank of the Rhine River at the northeastern edge of Basel, Switzerland, is home to the Beyeler Foundation, a remarkable small...
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| The American Wing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Early Summer 2009
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Art may be eternal, but what it means to people isn't, and that's why each generation displays it differently. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which first exhibited the arts of colonial America precisely one hundred years ago,...
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| The Call of the Coast: Art Colonies of New England |
Early Summer 2009
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The coast of New England has long attracted tourists drawn to the primal drama of wave on rock or the soothing play of glasslike ocean greeting sandy shore....
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| Winterthur Primer: Taste or Technology? Changing Silver Borders |
Early Summer 2009
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From the time America declared independence, silversmiths experimented with methods for achieving uniform and stylish ornament for their silver....
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| 1934: A New Deal for Artists |
Spring 2009
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When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated President in March 1933, the United States of America was in crisis. The nation had fallen into a profound depression after the stock market crash of October 1929....
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| A Ceremonial Desk by Robert Walker, Virginia Cabinetmaker |
Spring 2009
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This commanding desk is among the most significant discoveries in Southern furniture to come to light in recent decades. The desk's remarkable iconography -- including hairy paw feet, knees carved with lions' heads, and the bust of a Roman statesman...
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