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Follow on Google News |  Montclair Art Museum Presents Major Survey of American Art, 1870–1940Exhibition Highlights the Emergence of Uniquely American Style of Painting
American Visions: 1870–1940 traces the emergence of a truly American style of painting by concentrating on regional artists’ colonies established across the United States during this period. The areas represented range from Cos Cob and Old Lyme, Connecticut to Boston, Gloucester, and Cape Ann, Massachusetts, to New Hope, Pennsylvania, to Illinois and Missouri, to New Mexico and California. An entire section of the exhibition is devoted to Native American cultures around New Mexico, complementing MAM’s Native American permanent collection. The exhibition features works by a diverse group of over 70 artists including Childe Hassam, Thomas Moran, John Sloan, Ernest Lawson, Daniel Garber, George Bellows, Lila Cabot Perry, and Guy Carleton Wiggins. The variety of work explores the ways in which local artists interpreted America’s rural, maritime, and urban spaces.Portraying daily life and the world around them, these artists often used the Impressionist devices of capturing a moment in time with brisk, broken brushstrokes, a vibrant palette, and atmospheric effects. A special section in MAM’s George Inness Gallery will feature artists including William Morris Hunt and Inness, who were influenced by the informal compositions of French painting alongside atmospheric landscapes later characterized as Tonalist by other artists such as Charles Warren Eaton. American Visions: 1870–1940 features 84 paintings and works on paper from the Bank of America Art in our Communities program. “The arts enrich our communities, celebrate the past and inspire our future,” said Bob Doherty, New Jersey state president for Bank of America. “We’re proud to partner with the Montclair Art Museum by lending pieces from our Bank of America Collection for the benefit of all visitors. By sharing these dynamic works of American art, we hope to foster great learning and inspiration.” The exhibition at the Montclair Art Museum is organized by Gail Stavitsky, MAM chief curator. Artists Charles Curtis Allen John Noble Barlow Gifford Beal George Wesley Bellows Gerrit A. Beneker Oscar Berninghaus Theresa Bernstein Albert Bierstadt Ernest Blumenschein Karl Buehr John F. Carlson Clarence K. Chatterton Kathryn E. Cherry Antonio Cirino Alson Clark Samuel Colman Lucy S. Conant Colin Campbell Cooper Bruce Crane Jasper Cropsey Charles Harold Davis Arthur Wesley Dow Charles Warren Eaton John Joseph Enneking Gertrude Fiske Daniel Garber Sanford Gifford Arthur Clifton Goodwin James Jeffrey Grant Abbott Fuller Graves John Olson Hammerstad Armin Carl Hansen Childe Hassam E. Martin Hennings Herman Herzog Ransom Gillet Holdredge Felicie Waldo Howell William Morris Hunt George Inness, Jr. George Inness Wilson Irvine Ernest Lawson Jonas Lie Philip Little Thomas Moran Frank Nuderscher Robert Emmett Owen Lawson S. Parker Edgar Alwin Payne Lila Cabot Perry Jane Peterson Edward Willis Redfield William Trost Richards Henry Orne Rider Louis Ritman Walter Elmer Schofield Joseph Henry Sharp Louis Sharp John Sloan Robert Spencer Lester Stevens Dwight Tryon Frederick Waugh Guy Carleton Wiggins Charles Allan Winter Charles Woodbury Mabel Woodward Alexander H. Wyant Selected Art Colonies Featured in the Exhibition • Cape Ann/Gloucester (Massachusetts) • Old Lyme (Connecticut) • Montclair (New Jersey) • New Hope (Pennsylvania) • Hoosier (Indiana) • Chicago (Illinois) • Taos (New Mexico) • Carmel/Monterey/ • Southern California/Pasadena (California) Public Programs Public and family programs accompanying the exhibition will provide fun, education, and inspiration for all ages. Visit montclairartmuseum.org for updates and to purchase tickets. Highlights include: American Artist Colonies Panel Discussion Thursday, April 14, 7 p.m. $12 members/$15 nonmembers/$5 student with ID Inspired by MAM’s special exhibition American Visions: 1870-1940, Works from the Bank of America Collection, Professor Adrienne Baxter Bell, art historian and author, will moderate a panel discussion on the emergence of American artist colonies, including the Montclair Art Colony of the late 19th century, as well as on artists’ interpretations of America’s rural, maritime, and urban spaces, then and now. Family Day Sunday, May 22, 1–4 p.m. $10 nonmember family (up to 6 people)/FREE Family-level members and above Participate in a day of exploration with many dynamic Museum-wide art activities reflecting MAM’s current exhibition, American Visions: 1870-1940, Works from the Bank of America Collection. Group and School Tours Group and school tours may be booked by calling 973-259-5136 or emailing tours@montclairartmuseum.org. Exhibition Website The Museum will maintain a site dedicated to the exhibition for journalists seeking further information, including a checklist, images, and related events and programs. Please visit montclairartmuseum.org/ Exhibition Sponsorship American Visions: 1870-1940, Works from the Bank of America Collection is provided by the Bank of America Art in our Communities program. This exhibition is made possible at the Montclair Art Museum with generous support from Thomas and Karen Buckley, Bob and Bobbie Constable, Tracy Higgins and James Leitner, Adrian A. Shelby and Edward Bindel, and Margo and Frank Walter. About Art in Our Communities ® The Bank of America Art Collection has been converted into a unique resource from which museums and nonprofit galleries may borrow complete or customized exhibitions at no cost, which generates vital revenue for these institutions. Since the program’s launch in late 2008, more than 75 museums worldwide have borrowed exhibitions. End
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