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PAST TIME: PHOTOGRAPHIC EXCHANGE
April 5 – June 22, 2008
Exhibition features turn of the
century photographs by Ferdinand Demuth and photographic lantern slides by
fellow Lancaster Camera Club member William D. Zell, along with contemporary
Philadelphia artist Wil Lindsay’s digital lantern slide photographs, inspired by
these historical processes.
THE SELF-PORTRAIT AND THE ARTIST
February
2 – March 30, 2008
The Demuth Museum’s Annual
Invitational Exhibition features the work of over 20 local
artists who explored the theme of self-portraiture. Charles
Demuth made several self-portraits throughout his lifetime
which reflect his ever-developing style. Demuth’s first
formal self-portrait, created in 1907, is part of the Demuth
Museum’s permanent collection.
Exhibitions From the 2007 Program:
FORBIDDEN
FIRSTS: JAZZ AT MARSHALL'S
February
2 – March 30, 2007
The
Demuth Museum kicks off 2007 with an invitational exhibition featuring the works
of over 25 regional artists. The
theme for this year’s exhibition is based on Demuth’s love of the emerging
art form of Jazz. Demuth frequented many of the early ragtime/jazz clubs in
Manhattan in the early teens. He is
one of the few artists to capture in his artwork this
emerging art form and the scene in which it was created. Artists are
asked to make a work of art based on this theme.
MARY
G. L. HOOD
April
6 - June 30, 2007
A
student of Arthur B. Carles, Mary G. L. Hood attended the Pennsylvania Academy
of Fine Arts, but for only one semester. She
found the antiquated academic training that was still in place at the Academy
too confining for her idea of modern painting. Thus she joined a group of
students for private study with Arthur Carles after he was dismissed from the
Academy in 1925. Hood moved to New Hope, PA where her work flourished. Her work,
much like Demuth’s, reflects the area surrounding her home integrated with
avant-garde ideas about painting.
MELVILLE
PRICE
July
7 – September 30, 2007
One
of the early Abstract Expressionists, Melville Price began his career as an
artist in the WPA during the depression era. When someone noticed he could paint
he was transferred to the mural division of the WPA – a pivotal moment in his
life. Here he created lasting friendships with artists such as Joseph Stella who
would shape the vision of his art for his entire career. Price gained from the
fertile ground in New York City, which had been prepared by an earlier
generation of artists, such as Demuth, Stella, O’Keeffe, and Marin. This
exhibit will explore the evolution of Price’s style.
CLARA
TICE: A DADA WOMAN
October
6 – November 30, 2007
Clara
Tice, known as the Dada “it” girl, was a graphic designer for the likes of Vanity
Fair. She wore a bob and short skirts and was a pioneer in fashion.
When the New York City “Vice Squad” shut down an exhibit of her nudes, her
place in history was fixed.
ANNUAL
ART IN A BOX
EXHIBITION
December
3 – December 30, 2007
This
exhibit will feature student works from schools participating in the Demuth's
education program, titled Art in a Box. This program provides teachers
with free teaching resources that are based on themes found in the art works of
Charles Demuth. The students work will show the students’ understanding of
Demuth’s pioneering artwork and how Demuth’s life and work are interpreted
by the aspiring artists.
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