The Modern West
04 Mar - 03 Jun 2007
The Modern West
American Landscapes, 1890–1950
March 4 -June 3, 2007
In the first major exhibition to explore the role of the American West in the development of modernism in the United States—a movement traditionally associated with the East Coast—the works of some of the most influential artists of the last century and a half will be highlighted. Together, pieces from Georgia O’Keeffe, Ansel Adams, Jackson Pollock, and others challenge the notion that the art of the West is unrelated to modernism in the United States and demonstrate that the vast, rugged land of the West, in fact, left an indelible mark on modernism. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Modern West features approximately one hundred paintings, watercolors, and photographs that collectively redefine commonly held perceptions of modernism as well as western art.
Curator: Emily Ballew Neff, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curator at LACMA: Austen Bailly, American Art.
This exhibition was organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Generous funding was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Los Angeles presentation was made possible in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.
Additional support was provided by the Stark Foundation; the Hamill Foundation; Mr. Frank Hevrdejs; Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Coneway; Wells Fargo; Fulbright & Jaworski; Jeff Fort and Marion Barthelme; Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Clarke; Mr. John R. Eckel, Jr.; Linn, Thurber, Arnold & Skrabanek; Lisa and Will Mathis; and Carla Knobloch. The catalogue for this exhibition received support from Palm Beach! America’s International Fine Art & Antique Fair.
In-kind support for the Los Angeles presentation was made possible by official hotel sponsor Millennium Biltmore as part of the Millennium on View program.
Image: John Henry Twachtman, United States, 1853-1902, Emerald Pool, Yellowstone, c. 1895, oil on canvas, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT., bequest of George A. Gay, by exchange, and The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund.
American Landscapes, 1890–1950
March 4 -June 3, 2007
In the first major exhibition to explore the role of the American West in the development of modernism in the United States—a movement traditionally associated with the East Coast—the works of some of the most influential artists of the last century and a half will be highlighted. Together, pieces from Georgia O’Keeffe, Ansel Adams, Jackson Pollock, and others challenge the notion that the art of the West is unrelated to modernism in the United States and demonstrate that the vast, rugged land of the West, in fact, left an indelible mark on modernism. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Modern West features approximately one hundred paintings, watercolors, and photographs that collectively redefine commonly held perceptions of modernism as well as western art.
Curator: Emily Ballew Neff, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Curator at LACMA: Austen Bailly, American Art.
This exhibition was organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Generous funding was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Los Angeles presentation was made possible in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.
Additional support was provided by the Stark Foundation; the Hamill Foundation; Mr. Frank Hevrdejs; Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Coneway; Wells Fargo; Fulbright & Jaworski; Jeff Fort and Marion Barthelme; Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Clarke; Mr. John R. Eckel, Jr.; Linn, Thurber, Arnold & Skrabanek; Lisa and Will Mathis; and Carla Knobloch. The catalogue for this exhibition received support from Palm Beach! America’s International Fine Art & Antique Fair.
In-kind support for the Los Angeles presentation was made possible by official hotel sponsor Millennium Biltmore as part of the Millennium on View program.
Image: John Henry Twachtman, United States, 1853-1902, Emerald Pool, Yellowstone, c. 1895, oil on canvas, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT., bequest of George A. Gay, by exchange, and The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund.