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Concerning the 1930s in Art: Paintings from the Schoen Collection
Sunday January 24, 2010 - Sunday May 16, 2010
free w/ admission
O. Louis Guglielmi (1906-1956) Minetta Street, 1938 Gouache on paper, 22 ˝ x 18 inches, Collection: Jason Schoen, Princeton, NJ, Courtesy of the Georgia Museum of Art |
This exhibition of forty paintings examines the decade of the 1930s through the eyes of artists who were practicing during a tumultuous era that included the aftermath of the Stock Market Crash, the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and the raging war in Europe. The exhibition, divided into thematic groupings, includes images of farms and factories, workers and families, entertainment and politics, and escapism, revealing the diversity of approaches to a variety of subjects by such well-known artists as Charles Burchfield, John Steuart Curry, Raphael Soyer, Kenneth Hayes Miller, Doris Lee, Philip Evergood, Roy Hilton, and William Gropper. Artists who are not so well known include Charles Bowling, Peppino Mangravite James Chapin, and Francis Criss, among others.
Jason Schoen has been collecting the art of the twenties, thirties and forties for over 25 years and has compiled a significant collection that speaks to the art historical evolutions of the early twentieth century in America. His collection is comprised of many of the well-known names in American art, but also many artists who were active during the period, but did not gain the same recognition. Bringing a selection of this collection to The Westmoreland allows our audience the opportunity to examine a full-range of artistic interpretations while getting to know in greater depth the artistic attitudes of the 1930s.
Support for this exhibition is provided in part by Allied Insurance Brokers /Marty and Susan O’Brien and Barrie A. and Deedee Wigmore Foundation.
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"Concerning the 1930s in Art" is presented in collaboration with the exhibition "1934: A New Deal for Artists" on view at the Frick Art Museum from January 30 – April 25, 2010.
"1934: A New Deal for Artists" provides a view of America in 1934 as seen through the eyes of its painters. Simultaneously exuberant, colorful, serious, and diverse the 55 paintings drawn from the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum provide a composite portrait of America during the Depression. Late in 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s administration created the Public Works of Art Project, a bold move demonstrating the necessity of support for art, artists, and the American spirit during difficult economic times.
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Public Works of Art Project, "1934: A New Deal for Artists" is organized and circulated by the Smithsonian American Art Museum with support from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Endowment Fund and the Smithsonian Council for American Art. The C. F. Foundation in Atlanta supports the museum’s traveling exhibition program, Treasures to Go.
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