Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum opens Grand Salon Installation |
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| Written by rubin |
| Saturday, 06 June 2009 02:35 |
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 Notable works in the installation include Edmund
Tarbell’s commanding equestrian portrait of Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1920) and
Frederick Waugh’s epic canvas “The Knight of the Holy Grail” (1912) based on
Tennyson’s “Idylls of the King.” Other works displaying literary, mythological,
biblical and allegorical subjects are “Circe” (1910) by Frederick Stuart Church
and “Fishermen at Sea” (about 1913) by Henry Ossawa Tanner. The power of reading
to unleash the imagination is evident in “Book of Pictures” (1910-1917) by
Kenyon Cox and “Mother and Child (Lady Shannon and Kitty)” (about 1900-1910) by
James Jebusa Shannon. The installation features portraits of several of the artists whose paintings are on display, including an undated portrait by Nicholas R. Brewer of William Henry Holmes, first director of the museum and noted geologist and painter. A number of self-portraits are on view, including the haunting “Self-Portrait” (1923) by Brooks, “Self-Portrait with Palette” (about 1906) by Alice Pike Barney and “In My Studio” (1931) by Leopold Seyffert. A visitor guide will be available in the Grand Salon with short biographies of the artists. The Smithsonian American Art Museum is the first federal art collection, begun in 1829 with gifts from private collections and art organizations established in the nation's capital before the founding of the Smithsonian in 1846. The museum has grown steadily to become a center for the study, enjoyment, and preservation of America's cultural heritage. Today it houses the world's most important American art collection, with artworks in all media spanning more than three centuries. Visit : http://americanart.si.edu/ Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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