Norton Museum of Art celebrates New York City with an Exhibition |
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| Written by Samuel Bridgmeiring |
| Wednesday, 28 October 2009 03:29 |
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 Conceived as a counterpoint to the current exhibition also
on view, George Segal: Street Scenes, New York, New York: The 20th Century
features over 50 paintings, photographs, sculptures and works on paper that
capture New York’s unique metropolitan sphere and the human interaction with it.
The artistic interpretations and documentations of this remarkable city range in
style and date from Childe Hassam’s American Impressionism to Edward Hopper’s
American Scene Painting and Edward Steichen’s Tonalist Photographs to the
large-scale Contemporary photographs of Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao. The imagery in New York, New York is centered on some of the most notable and beloved features of the city which can be seen in each of the five themes. “On the Waterfront” pairs the docks and shipping industry, as seen in Andreas Feininger’s 1940 photograph of the Brooklyn Bridge, with views of the Hudson, while “Avenues and Streets” transports the viewer to the sidewalks of New York, from Wall Street to Fifth Avenue. Central Park, the most visited city park in America, is prominently represented throughout “In the Park,” with examples such as a bronze head of Alice by José de Creeft from the famous Alice in Wonderland sculpture. “On the Town” features some of the seemingly endless possibilities for entertainment in the city, such as an art opening by William Gropper featuring brightly colored, fashionable people who are not looking at the art—typical of his social realist style of depicting the hypocrisies of the classes. Finally, “Tall Buildings” highlights the very core of New York, the steel and stone of its buildings, uniquely portrayed by Stuart Davis’ New York Mural which has at its center the newly constructed engineering marvel, the Empire State Building. The Norton Museum of Art is a major cultural attraction in Florida. The Museum is internationally known for its distinguished permanent collection featuring American Art, Chinese Art, Contemporary Art, European Art and Photography. Provenance Research is an on-going activity of the Curatorial staff. From its founding the Norton has been famous for its masterpieces of 19th century and 20th century painting and sculpture by European artists such as Brancusi, Gauguin, Matisse, Miró, Monet, Picasso and by Americans such as Davis, Hassam, Hopper, Manship, O'Keeffe, Pollock and Sheeler. View special exhibitions and attend lectures and exhibition programs for both children and adults. Visit : www.norton.org/ Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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