American Art: Colonial Period through Mid-Twentieth Century

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Dates
3/15/14 - 5/22/14
Curator

Kevin M. Murphy, Eugenie Prendergast Senior Curator of American Art

Provocative juxtapositions emphasize the artists’ examination of community and their observations of natural and constructed environments. Featured artists include Maurice (American, 1858-1924) and Charles Prendergast (American, 1863-1948), Grant Wood (American, 1891-1942), and Thomas Eakins (American, 1844-1916).

Installation photo by Arthur Evans.
Installation photo by Arthur Evans.
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Selected works
Thomas Eakins, (American, 1844-1916), Portrait of John Neil Fort, 1898. Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 1/16 in. Bequest of Lawrence H. Bloedel, Class of 1923, 77.9.115.
Joseph Cornell, (American, 1903-1972), Untitled, no date. Wood, glass, rubber balls and plaster, 14 13/16 x 11 x 2 5/16 in. Gift of Mrs. John A. Benton, 73.22.
Maurice Brazil Prendergast, (American, 1858-1924), The Cove, Gloucester, Mass., ca. 1920-1923. Watercolor, pastel and charcoal on paper, 13 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. Gift of Mrs. Charles Prendergast in honor of President John W. Chandler. 85.16.1
John Frederick Kensett, (American, 1816–1872) Lake George, 1853. Oil on canvas, 23 5/8 x 31 5/8 in. . Gift of Mrs. John W. Field in memory of her husband, 1887.1.1