Feb. 11-May 17: 'Pictures of Place'
University's Old College Gallery to host spring exhibition 'Pictures of Place'
11:20 a.m., Feb. 4, 2015--The University Museums of the University of Delaware will present “Pictures of Place: Experience, Mood, and Memory” from Feb. 11 to May 17 in Old College Gallery.
Showcasing the breadth of the University Collection, “Pictures of Place” proffers several examples of how artists record nature, often going beyond transcription to discover a wealth of moods in scenes that others might take for granted.
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Their subjects range from the idyllic to the industrial, their moods from tranquility to desolation.
The exhibition, divided into three sections, incorporates works that evoke a sense and mood of a specific place; images of nature that invite reading as allegory, whether or not intended by the artist; and landscape as a point of departure for abstraction.
“Pictures of Place” includes paintings by Felrath Hines, Jonas Lie, Grant Wood and N.C. Wyeth. Two recently acquired paintings by the Wilmington, Delaware, artist Edward L. Loper Sr. are set within the broader context of early 20th century American landscape imagery.
Also on view are rarely exhibited watercolors and wash drawings by George C. Ault, Peter Hurd, Florence Wyman Ivins, James Kivetoruk Moses, Andrew Wyeth and William Zorach, and prints by Norman Ackroyd, Dorothy Dehner, Rockwell Kent, Paul Landacre and Stow Wengenroth.
University Museums Director Janis A. Tomlinson will give a Curator’s Talk titled “Exploring the University Art Collection” from 12:30-1:15 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26.
For more information on this exhibition and other related programs, or to schedule a tour, see the University Museums website or call 302-831-8037.