Georgia Museum of Art inaugural exhibitions

fltolgia lluirum of

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lnaugural [xhibitions

Per{armanee,and Yisual

firis

Complex

r

Univeriity ,of Georgia

llalfrpirus

of [rrropran ]ainting fmm'Doh Jonr Urrivtisily

i The Georgia Huseum of Art

April !4-June 16, 1996

,

will host thir exhibllign of td paintingi, kom the lacred Art Collection of

Jones University, which consisn

o{ more than 400 European paintings,

considered

to be one o[ the

Bob

nation's

The worla selected by the Georgia Huseum of Art for this exhibirion begin with examples of fifteenth and sixteenth centutl painting and culminate

in tbq splendid maiterpieces of the

ponent of the Bob Jones University collection. Ihe greatest porrion although

a preparatory drawing by

of the

ftubens and Philippe de Champaigne\

Baroque,

thg strongest

are by ltalian

worl<s

com-

artists,

thrist of Derision wlll be on

dis-

play representing the ltalian influence on ilemish and French Baroque styles.

Curated by Professor Shelley Zuraw of the Lamar Dodd School of Art

at the

University of Georgia, llasterpieces

of furopean Paintingwtll be on yiew in theVirginia and Alfnd (ennrdy Gallery,and bene{iti from the port of Director\ Cirrle members I,lrs.William

sup-

Tapley Bennett Jr. and l.largaret A. Rolando.

Italian ftenais50r(e ard Doruqur Drauings from tfu (ollertion of (iuliano (eseri

April'l4:fune

16,

1996,, .

Ihe Georgia Museum of Art is honored to present an extraordinary collection of ltalian drawings from sixteenth and seventoenth aenturies. l{ost unpublished and all eXremely nrg,

$ey

the

come from the private

collection of Giuliano Ceseri. Among the drawings reprerented are worrkt by the molt important artists of

their generation, including litian, Pierino del Vaga, Giulio Romano, Giorgio

Vasari, Annibale [arracci, and

Guercino. The drawings are displayed by subjea and function. allowing the viewer

ous different types of drawings produced

in Renaisance and

ro consider rhe

numer-

Baroque worlahops. They are drawings made

by sculptors, drawings made after the antique, sketches from life, drawings squared for transfer, quick sketches, and elaborate studies

for fresco decorations.

Several

of the drawings can be related to either

artists or themes illustrated in the parallel exhibirion of painrings from Bob Jones University.

fainlirrql After an absencero{ over two and once again be on

yieu

lmm,

a half

lfu [rrmantnl

yearu,

(ollerfion

the permanent collection of Ameriean paintings will

Amolg the featured worla t0 return

t0 view are the

Hudron River School

paintings by lhomas Doughty, Ihomas Hill, and'Hqmer Dodge l{ar.tin; lmpressionist paintings by Frank Benson,

works

William llerritt [hase. thilde Haxam. Iheodore Robinson, and John Twarhtman; and modern

by Paul hdmus, ltuait Davil, aad Georgia 0ll(eeffe. ln addition io the Ameriran

paintings,

works{romthe5amuel,H..l{resstoundationwilIbeonview.

For the opening

of the

nery museum building seyeral works 0n pape{

will be on

view, which are not

often displayed due to the fragile nature of the medium. Among these are fharles Burchfieldi 0rrober

Wind and Sunlight laking a Sunllower

in the Woods, to feacher.

Arthur. Dovel Untkkd (league

ol

Nations), and Winslow Homeri

fmm Drnnard tu lorrlousr-laulrtr:,funi-trrdr Drirrfmtkirrg in frnnc in

tfu l0g0s

April ,14-June 16, 1996 Ihis premiere exhibition, organized by the iant printl {rom its permanent in [rance in the late

Georgia l,luseum of Art, highlights some

collection; and

it

explorcs the varioui ways

in whieh

1890s brought their'concerns about contemporary life

aa art lorrn that,uaderwent a revival ol'interest during thir turbulent

of the most

impor-

avant-garde artists

to the rnedium of prinh,

decade.

Pierre Bonnard, [douard Yuillard, and l,faurice Denis sf the lyrnbolist group,

the

Nabis, are represent-

ed by intimate scenes in which colors and designs veer away from the outwardly representational

ro

the more inwardly expressive and abstract. Henri de loulouse-Lautrec and others who illustrated popular hurnorous journals are represented by color lilhographs that o{ten depict popular entertainmenn such as the cafi-concen.

|'lost ol the artists in,the exhibition pirticipated inlthe oeation of rhe most important printlpublication 0{ the time, l'Estanpe originale, of which the Georgia I'luseum sf Aq{ owns plete set, ard {rom which most of the prints on virw originate.

port of Directors [ircle member Lee Davis

Todman.

a t,ery rarc comIhh exhibition bene{i* {rom the sup-

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l4 3/8 x l0 l/2 inches.(plate) l7 x l2 inches (sheet) Georgia I'luseum of Art, University of

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Ihr lltu

fiuilding

. Ihr kriormiry

ond llisrrd Arts tomplu

ol Artl new building boasts twire the exhihition space of thr North [ampus to educate the public and preserve works of art. ln addition, the Georgia [,luseum of Art has improved educational facilities ro accommodate increasing The Georgia lluseum

building, vastly improving the museumi ability

numbers of film screenings, lectures, {amily activities, and related programs.

the first lloor leatures the 200*eat

14. lmith Griffith Auditorium; the spacious td and Phoebe forio Studio (lassroom; the louis T. Griffjth leacherl lesour,ce fenter; a lounge for yolunteen and docents;

the 0n Display [afd; a large lobby for

floor

houses

nine galleries named in honor o{ patrons o{ the museum: the Lamar Dodd Gallery; the Alfred

Heber

receptions; and

the museum shop. The

second

Holbrook Gallery; the Knox Gallery of Prints and Drawings; and the Samuel H. l(res Gallery, all locat-

ed in the

C. L. I,lorehead Jr. Wing;

the Martha and

Eugene 0dum Decorative Arts Gallery;

the

Philip

Henry Alston Jr. Gallery; the Virginia and Alfred Kennedy Gallerp the Rachel Cosby Conway Gallery; and

the "[rom the Collection" space. Also on the second floor is an audio/visual theater named

ory of I4r. and

Mrs. Alonzo Gordon Dudley

offices, including the Patricia

lrvin

by l,lr. and

14rs.

in

mem-

0arence R. l4clanahan. Administrative

Cooper office space, general storage spaces, an

art

reference library,

and the S.William and Leona Pelletier Center for Prints and Drawings, as well as the Mark and Debra Callaway Department

of Prints and

Drawings, are located

l'luseum information: Partial suppon

on the rhird

for the exhibitions and

programs

floor.

for the

Georgia luluseum of Art

is provided by the Georgia Council ior the Arts through appropriations of the Georgia General and

tie

National lndowment for the

Ar$. A portion of the l{useum!

Assembly

general operating support lOr

this year has been provided rhrough the lnstitute of l,luseum Services, a federal agency that of{ers general operating support to the nation's museums. lndividuals, foundations, and corporations provide addi-

tional support through their gifts to the University of Georgia foundation.

lor

more information, call 706.542.Gt'l0A

lor a pnview of the

new building, visit our Web site at hq//www.budgerlgadu/emlcampuV

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