Art and Museums
A Sort of Drawing-Room Tobogganing Exercise: John Singer Sargent's Mrs. Carl Meyer and Her Children
Sargent carefully staged his stylishly dressed sitters against 18th century French furniture and architectural elements. The animated Mrs. Meyer is posed just to the right of center at the edge of a canapé. She wears a dress of satin, velvet, and organdy which may have been supplied by Worth in Paris. A rope of oriental pearls drapes across her prominently featured bodice, touching the tips of her shoes. more »
Abstract Painter Alma Thomas Work Resonates With Vibrant Color, Dense Paint and Energetic Pattern
Featuring more than fifty paintings and works on paper spanning all phases of the artist's evolving practice, Alma Thomas will offer the first comprehensive overview in almost two decades of this singular artist's achievement. "For many years a teacher by profession, she continues to teach us through her example about the possibilities of art and of African-American life. We are extraordinarily proud that the Studio Museum can now introduce a new generation of viewers to her work." more »
Printing a Child’s World at the Met Museum, The Summer of Hamilton at New York Historical Society and Roz Chast at Museum of the City of New York
Printed works for or about children are the focus of the installation Printing a Child's World at the Met Museum. More than two dozen works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries — primarily children’s books, illustrations, and prints by artists are being shown. And, believe it or not, in 2004 the New-York Historical Society and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History presented Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America, which they are reprising.
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Colour: The Art and Science of Illuminated Manuscripts at the Fitzwilliam Museum
"A popular misconception is that all manuscripts were made by monks and contained religious texts, but from the 11th century onwards professional scribes and artists were increasingly involved in a thriving book trade, producing both religious and secular texts." Spanning the 8th to the 17th centuries, the 150 manuscripts and fragments [in the exhibit] guide us on a journey through time, stopping at leading artistic centers of medieval and Renaissance Europe. more »