Public Art Museum Notes

Public Art Museum NotesSource: Art Journal, Vol. 29, No. 4 (Summer, 1970), pp. 464+466Published by: College Art AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/775414 .

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public art museum notes THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, New York: "19th Century America," the third major Centennial Exhibition

opened on April 16 and continues to Septem- ber 7. It is a comprehensive exhibition including all or nearly all of the visual arts- architecture, sculpture, painting, furniture and decorative objects with a strong emphasis upon the last two (200 paintings, 35 sculptures, 300 pieces of furniture and decorative

objects). The exhibition was arranged by Berry B. Tracy, curator of the American Wing, John K. Howat, associate curator in

charge, American painting and sculpture, and

John Wilmerding, chairman of the department of art, Dartmouth College. There is a two-volume catalogue, vol. 1, Decorative Arts, ($6.98 paperbound, $14.95 clothbound), vol. 2, Paintings and Sculpture ($5.95 paperbound, $14.98 clothbound).

A Centennial Ball was held on April 13, 100 years after the founding of the Museum. The re-decorated Great Hall and Fifth Ave- nue Plaza, completed for the occasion were made as a birthday gift to the Museum by Lila Acheson Wallace. One wonders how

many of the picturesque young people who used to be draped along the steep stairs of the former entrance made it to the Centen- nial Ball with tickets reduced to $40 per per- son for persons under 35. (Bring your I.D.

card!) Thanks to funds from two foundations of

the Paul family, another group of five sculptures has come into the collection: Infant Blowing a Conch Shell, end of 17th century, probably from Versailles; Bust of Giovanni Andrea Muti, by Bernardino Cammetti, ca 1725; Children Playing with Birds and Chil- dren Playing with Fruit, from Turin and at- tributed to Francois Ladatte, ca. 1745-1750; Monument to Andre Gretry, French com-

poser, by Jean-Baptiste Stouf, between 1804 and 1809.

The Museum was host to the fourth Con- ference of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, June 7-13.

THE MUSEUM OF PRIMITIVE ART, New York: Two exhibitions were shown this Spring, "Pre Columbian Art from the Metro-

politan Museum" and "Rene d'Harnoncourt: The Exhibitions of Primitive Art." It is sur-

prising to learn that the Metropolitan began acquiring pre Columbian art in the 19th century, with the purchase in 1886 of a gold breastplate. Fifty major objects were in the show. The other exhibition was a tribute to the late Rene d'Harnoncourt who had an ex- traordinary talent for installing exhibitions so that the works of art displayed gained meaning by their placement, lighting, group- ing and relationships.

WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York: Jim Dine was given a major exhibition of his paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, planned and assembled by John Gordon, former senior curator, now director of the Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach.

Also shown this Spring were the "Omega" series of paintings by the late Morris Louis. These half-dozen paintings were recently re- vealed to be a single body of work created in the winter of 1959-60.

Robert Morris installed a dozen of his large-scale works for an exhibition (through May). Included were steel permutation pieces, a concrete and wood construction, and a large lumber piece. The catalogue is by Marcia Tucker, associate curator.

(As part of the widespread Protest against the government's action in Cambodia and the tragic events at Kent State, Augusta and Jackson, Morris removed his sculpture. Similar protests were undertaken by many artists- Editor.)

THE MUSEUM OF MOD)ERN ART, New York: Frank Stella was given a retrospective exhibition of 41 paintings and 19 drawings ranging from the Black pictures of the late fifties to the brilliant color images of recent years (through May 31). It was organized by William Rubin, who also prepared the catalogue. This exhibition will travel in the United States and abroad.

"Photography into Sculpture," directed by Peter Bunnell, curator of the department of Photography consists of photographs or pho- tographically formed images used in sculp- tural or fully dimensional manner. (through July 5)

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS, New York: The Magic Theater, an exhibition of eight monumental, electrically complex environments (described in ART JOURNAL, Fall, 1969, pp. 40-44) was presented at Auto- mation House under the auspices of the Mu- seum of Contemporary Crafts of the Ameri- can Crafts Council and the American Foun- dation on Automation and Employment in association with Experiments in Art and Technology. The joint venture was an- nounced by Paul J. Smith, Museum Director, and Theodore W. Kheel, Foundation Presi- dent, as providing an appropriate solution to both the Museum's search for a suitable space for the exhibition in New York City, and to the Foundation's interest in inaugu- rating its new headquarters with a technologi- cally stimulating exhibition.

It consisted of works by eight well-known artists-Stephen Antonakos, Howard Jones, Stanley Landsman, Boyd Mefferd, Terry Ri- ley, Charles Ross, James Seawright, Robert Whitman-originally commissioned by the Performing Arts Foundation to the Nelson

Gallery of Art and Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City.

HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM: Not many of our readers know that Yonkers has a museum, even those who live in neighboring Manhat- tan. Its history has been rather quiet since

incorporation in 1948, but it has a collection including some Hudson River School artists. Last year a new building was completed and with it an active exhibition program began under the leadership of its director, Donald M. Halley Jr. The opening of exhibition last Fall was "Art in Westchester from Private Collections" and since many New York collec- tors reside in this county the Museum was able to borrow some excellent pieces.

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston: "Black Artists: New York and Boston" including more than 100 works of painting, sculpture and graphics (through June 23) was co-spon- sored by the School of the Museum and the National Center of Afro-American Artists, Boston. It included about 50 artists most of whom began their careers in the 1960's. Co- ordinators were E. Barry Gaither, director of visual arts at the National Center, Barnet Rubenstein of New York, on the faculty of the School of the Museum and Richard Lyons of the faculty. The catalogue with in- troduction by Gaither provides biographies of the artists and illustrations of their work. Some of the artists exhibited were Ro- mare Bearden, Hale Woodruff, Joseph Over- street, Alvin Loving, Norman Lewis and Benny Andrews, all of New York, and Dana Chandler, Dick Stroud, John Wilson, Garry Rickson and Richard Yarde, all of Boston.

The major loan exhibition of Egyptian art planned for the Centennial Year has been postponed indefinitely by the Egyptian Gov- ernment.

The Andrew Wyeth exhibition of 170 works opened July 17 and continues through Sep- tember 6.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Washing- ton: The first major exhibition of American trompe l'oeil still life painting held here (through May 3) with 100 examples by 28 artists. Organized by the University Art Mu- seum of U. Cal. Berkeley, the selections were made by Alfred V. Frankenstein, the preemi- nent authority in this field. The exhibition centered around Raphaelle Peale. William Harnett, John Frederick Peto, and John Ha- berle. After Washington it went to the Whit- ney Museum in New York (to July 8), then to the University Art Museum, Berkeley and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco (July 18-Aug. 31) and the De- troit Institute of Arts (Sept. 18-Oct. 31).

The Gallery has recently acquired three important 20th Century American paintings, Rush Hour, New York by Max Weber, The

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City from Greenwich Village by John Sloan and Lobsterman's Ledge by Andrew Wyeth.

MUNSON-WILLIAMS-PROCTOR INSTI- TUTE, Utica: "The Charles Burchfield Memorial Exhibition" previously reported in this column was held here from Apr. 11 to

May 31. A huge show of 300 paintings, 100

drawings and 25 prints, it was organized for an exclusive showing by Joseph S. Trovato, Assistant to the Director. With the exhibition comes a major catalogue listing 1350 paintings by Burchfield in January 1967.

SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART: The exhibition of fourteen aluminum plate figures by William King was shown here in

March-April. After which it began a tour which takes it to U.C.L.A., University of New Mexico, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Uni-

versity of Iowa, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Colby College, Syracuse University, Univer-

sity of Miami. King received his art educa- tion at University of Florida, Cooper Union, Brooklyn Museum Art School and abroad. He has taught at Brooklyn Museum Art School, U. C. Berkeley and Art Students

League.

THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART in Chicago, will show an Andy Warhol

Retrospective from July 4 to September 6. The exhibition was organized by the Pasa- dena Art Museum.

INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS, London: the ICA is planning in 1971 an exhibition in the form of an autonomous light environment. The provisional title 'Electric Circus' (with due acknowledgement to the

original in New York) is indicative of an atti- tude that in art, action, excitement, and prol fundity, can readily mix. The predominant element will be the control of space by means of light and the related use of sound.

The exhibition is concerned with the inter- action between the spectator and the environment, either through direct participation where elements can be controlled, or by means of switching techniques such as those of the photo-electric cell or of ultrasonics.

Programmed light sculptures and light pro- jection techniques make use of movement, which is also part of the continuity of experi- ence in such an environment. A limited num- ber of techniques involving movement may be included, such as, the control of air or water.

Artists and others who feel that they could contribute to these proposals should contact the ICA (Electric Circus).

It is hoped to obtain financial and techni- cal support from industry and to form a con- sultative panel to aid those experimenting in

technology. Michael Leonard will be the co-ordinator

of the project. Jasia Reichardt

Requests for Art Historical Information

Howard Pyle, location of original paintings and drawings for a checklist-Rowland P. El- zea, Delaware Art Center, Wilmington, Del. 19806.

John Quidor, paintings, drawings or un-

published material, for doctoral dissertation, David M. Sokol, 533 North Johnson St., Ma- comb, Ill. 61455.

Eighteenth Century Dutch drawings and

paintings, for an exhibition-Roger Mandle, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minn. 55404.

Paul Ranson and his wife, works of art and documents for doctoral dissertation-L. Clar- ice Davis, 1054 17th Street, Santa Monica, Calif. 90403.

Moses Jacob Ezekiel (1844-1917), Ameri- can Sculptor, unpublished material and information on works of art for book-Joseph Gutman, Dept of Art and Art History, Wayne State University Detroit, Mich., 48202.

Childe Hassam, correspondence papers, information, for doctoral dissertation-Barbara T. Anderson, 2121/2 N. Church St., Bowling Green, Ohio, 43402.

Doctoral Dissertations in Preparation That strangely named fellow, Horner Dodge

Martin, (A. J. Winter, 69/70, p. 202), that Patricia Mandel is researching for her doctoral dissertation at New York University, In- stitute of Fine Arts is, as we hope you guessed, Homer Dodge Martin, American

Landscape Painter, 1836-1897.

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Mrs. Pamela Allara, "The Illustrative Water- colors of Charles Demuth"

Mrs. Ann Allison, "The Statuettes of Pier Ja- copo Alara Bonacolsi, Called Antico"

(Completed) Carol Arnold, "The American Response, in

the years 1900-1913, to the Modern Art Movements after Impressionism"

William H. Bartholomew, "Hans Leinberger: Late Gothic Traditions and Renaissance Ideas in Early 16th Century German Sculp- ture"

Mrs. Marjie Baughman, "American Town De-

sign of the 1920's and 1930's" Geraldine Berg, "Black Mountain College-

North Carolina" Michael Brenson, "Surrealism and Sculpture

1930-1960"

Joel Brink, "The Painted Altarpiece in Italy in the Late 13th and Early 15th Centuries" Charles Carman, "Paintings of Ludovico

Cardi, il Cigoli" William Cowart, "Marquet, Manguin, Puy

and Camoin, 1895-1905: Fauve Draftsmen in the Matisse Entourage"

Carol Daborn, "Aspects of Fantasy in Rela- tion to the Stylistic Development in the Works of Aubrey Beardsley"

Darrell Davisson, "Themes of the Three

Magi in Florentine Art 1423 59, and the

Tradition of the Gothic Style" Diane Finiello, "The Development and

Diffusion of the Tuscan Sculpted Altar-

piece in the 15th Century" Henry Freedman, "Jack Levine"

Mary Garrard, "The Sculpture of Jacopo Sansovino" (Completed)

Lola Gellman, "Petrus Christus" W. Paul C. Hamilton, "Poccetti" Mrs. Barbara Hochstetler, "The Royal Tomb

of Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne in Saint-Denis"

Francis Kowsky, "Frederick Clarke Withers and American Architecture in the Last Half of the 19th Century as Related to the Ideas and Work of A. J. Downing"

Aileen Laing, "The Apocalypse Manuscript in the British Museum; Royal Manuscript 19B XV"

Mary Mealy, "Iconography of the Throne of the Madonna"

Mrs. Shirley Mitchell, "Sources and Develop- ment of the Illustrative Style of Howard

Pyle" Mrs. Maria Mladek, "The Life and Work of

Franz Kupka" Robert Nelson, "Martin Chambiges" Margola Rivkin, "Rembrandt and the Ico-

nography of David" Mrs. Sally Rutherford Roberts, "Kylichnis:

The Attic Pyxis" Diane Russell, "Religious Prints and Draw-

ings by Jacques Callot" William Sherwin Simmons, "The Impact of

Russian Art on Europe in the 1920's"

Larry Whittaker, "Richardsonian Roman-

esque Architecture in the Midwest" Mrs. Roberta Wong, "Will Bradley-a Study

in American Illustration at the Turn of the 19th Century"

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS

Patricia Hills, "The Genre Painting of East- man Johnson: The Sources of Its Style and Themes."

THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Judy Collischan Van Wagner, "Walter Tandy Murch."

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

Joseph Phillip Cervera, "Modernismo." Natalie Rosenberg Henderson "Le Seuer's Role

in Decorative Painting in Seventeenth Cen- tury France."

Virginia Miller Jansen, "The Rebuilding of Chester Cathedral."

Susan Diane Kallemeyn, "Greek Sanctuary Treasuries."

Alison MacNeil Kettering, "Pastoral Subject Matter in 17th Century Dutch Painting."

Moira Rumney Roth, "Marcel Duchamp and the 1960's."

David Schley Stevens Schaff, "Bay Articulation in Early Christian Architecture."

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