FINE ARTS
Special collection now on display includes Warhol, Grandma Moses
Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987), Lamentation, from the series Martha Graham, 1986, original unique screenprint with hand-coloring on Lenox Museum Board
The Society of the Four Arts thanks Michel Witmer, Chairman of the Fine Arts Committee, for loaning six works on display in the Esther B. O’Keeffe Building corridor between the art galleries and the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium. Collectively, they represent the breadth of American visual arts and complement this season’s focus on American art in the exhibitions A Beautiful Mess: Weavers & Knotters of the Vanguard and In a New Light: American Impressionism 18701940. The oldest work in the collection is Paetus and Arria (1770) by Benjamin West (1738-1820), one of the most acclaimed artists of his day. West was born into a Quaker household in Pennsylvania. Growing up, he showed a talent for painting and at the age of 21 traveled to Europe. On his way home to America, West stopped in London and met with enough success to remain there the rest of his life, earning an international reputation as a Neoclassical painter of historical subjects. He became a founder and one of the charter members of the Royal Academy, and King George III appointed him historical painter to the Royal court in 1772.
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Andy Warhol, Moonwalk, 1987, original unique screenprint with hand-coloring on Lenox Museum Board
Works from the Michel Witmer Collection ON DISPLAY Through Saturday, April 16, 2022 Esther B. O’Keeffe Building, 102 Four Arts Plaza TICKETS No charge DAYS AND TIMES Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m. Monday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Four Arts members only: 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. HEALTH AND SAFETY Face masks may be required indoors. Additional protocols may be in effect, go to fourarts.org. West trained generations of American artists who traveled to England, bringing West’s style and technique back to the United States, providing a foundation for the growth of American art in the
