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W i l l e m d e K o o n i n g American, born in Rotterdam, 1904– 1997 Montauk I, 1969 Oil on canvas The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund, 1973.46 E X H I B I T I O N S Faith and Fortune: Five Centuries of European Masterworks Through October 18, 2009 Presented by the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Lead Sponsorship provided by the Larsen Fund, the Decorative Arts Council of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Genomas, Inc., and the David T. Langrock Foundation. at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art This year’s calendar included focused exhibitions highlighting the Wadsworth Atheneum’s permanent collection. These exhibitions spanned a wide range of art history and included works by some of the world’s most celebrated artists. Director’s Choice: Abstract Expressionism to Color Field Painting featured masterworks previously unseen for almost a decade, including renowned paintings by Jackson Pollack, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell. The Ballets Russes: Celebrating the Centennial provided visitors the opportunity to view costume and set designs from one of the most significant artistic and cultural movements of the twentieth century—in tandem with world wide celebrations honoring the 1909 founding of the Ballets Russes. Those who attended What Lies Beneath: Revealing Painters’ Secrets experienced the rare chance to look beneath the painted surface and gain deeper insight into the artistic process of geniuses such as Monet, van Gogh and Renoir. The museum also presented At Home with Gustav Stickley: Arts & Crafts from the Stephen Gray Collection, which offered a unique opportunity to showcase Stephen Gray’s distinguished collection of Arts and Crafts furniture by Gustav Stickley and his designers. This special exhibition also included pictorial photographs, Edward Curtis photogravures, and Native American baskets from the Wadsworth’s own collection. The Amistad Center for Art & Culture organized three exhibitions that continued the conversation about race and identity in the context of history and the present day. These included; Bare Walls, No Boundaries, Young Americans: Photographs by Sheila Pree Bright, and Lincoln: Man, Myth, and Memory. Boundless Beauty Closed September 21, 2008 Pop to the Present: New Questions, New Responses Closed November 9, 2008 9
Pop to the Present: New Questions, New Responses Boundless Beauty Hidden Treasures At Home with Gustav Stickley: Arts & Crafts from the Stephen Gray Collection October 11, 2008—January 4, 2009 Sponsored by Newman’s Own Foundation, the Decorative Arts Council of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Mark Glazier, and several anonymous donors. 10 What Lies Beneath: Revealing Painters’ Secrets November 6, 2008 –March 29, 2009 Lead sponsorship provided by The Edward C. & Ann T. Roberts Foundation. Additional support provided by Valassis, Sovereign Bank, Anita and Anthony Ferrante, Cheryl Chase and Stuart Bear Family Foundation, Emilie and Raul de Brigard, and the NewAlliance Foundation. In-kind support provided by Dr. Harold Moskowitz. Director’s Choice: Abstract Expressionism to Color Field Painting January 2–May 24, 2009 Folkert de Jong: The Shooting...At Watou January 31–June 28, 2009 Made possible by the current and founding members of the Contemporary Coalition. The Ballets Russes: Celebrating the Centennial February 19–July 12, 2009 Made possible with generous support from Linda Cheverton Wick and Walter Wick, David T. Langrock Foundation, Mary P. Gibbons in memory of Dr. John M. Gibbons, Jr., Linda Bland Sonnenblick, Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Brainerd, Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Huber, George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation, and Martha Deming Flanders. Hidden Treasures June 27–September 20, 2009 C o s t u m e s a n d T e x t i l e s All Costume & Textile exhibitions are made possible with generous support from The Costume & Textile Society of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Making a Splash: American Beach Fashions, 1850–1920 Closed July 13, 2008 Who was Anna Tuels? Quilt Stories, 1750–1900 August 30, 2008–February 22, 2009 With support from J. Namnoun Oriental Rug Gallery. Foreign Accents: The Ballets Russes and Western Couture March 21–August 2, 2009 A d d i t i o n a l E x h i b i t i o n s Hartford Youth Art Renaissance May 9—June 7, 2009 T h e A m i s t a d C e n t e r f o r A r t & C u l t u r e Bare Walls, No Boundaries Closed August 17, 2008 With support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism. Young Americans: Photographs by Sheila Pree Bright September 19, 2008–January 19, 2009 Sponsored by Aetna. With additional support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism. Lincoln: Man, Myth, and Memory February 12 –July 5, 2009 Sponsored by the Lincoln Financial Foundation. With additional support from the J. Walton Bissell Foundation and the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism. Educational materials and programs supported by the GE Foundation. Tr a v e l i n g E x h i b i t i o n s Samuel Colt: Arms, Art, and Invention Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum Canyon, Texas Closed September 1, 2008 At Home with Gustav Stickley: Arts & Crafts from the Stephen Gray Collection
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