On-the-Bluff-At...: Winslow Homer, On the Bluff at Long Branch, at the Bathing Hour, Harper's Weekly, August 6, 1870, Gift of David and Ann Jones |
About Winslow Homer
Winslow Homer: American Life 1857-1875 features approximately 100 prints from illustrated weeklies and journals by American Master, Winslow Homer. The works were selected from a gift of engravings recently donated to the Mattatuck Museum by Fairfield collector David Jones and his wife Ann. This group of engravings will be complemented by several paintings on loan from Connecticut institutions including Yale University Art Gallery, Wadsworth Atheneum and New Britain Museum of American Art. This overview of Homer's rich career as an illustrator will be presented thematically. It will reflect the concerns of a nation during a period of significant social and political change. Subjects addressed include the Civil War, domestic and daily life in the 19th century, the changing role of women, popular entertainments and the outdoors.
Winslow Homer will be complemented by several public programs during the run of the exhibition, including a Lunch & Learn – "An American Icon: Winslow Homer – A Personal Interpretation" - with Professor Dorothy Keller and an evening reception entitled "Homer in Nature" with David Davison.
Trains-Returning-2016…: Laure Dunne, Train Returning, 2016, Digital print |
About Laure Dunne
MIXMASTER winner Laure Dunne will also open her new exhibition of photography, Passing By, on July 30. This exhibition of 25 photos includes shots from Oregon, Maine, New York and Connecticut. Thematically organized between two subjects, trains and trees, Dunne's clear, clean aesthetic is evident in these compositionally strong and dramatic images.
About the Mattatuck Museum of Art
Located in the heart of downtown Waterbury's architectural district, the Mattatuck Museum is a vibrant destination, known locally and regionally as a community-centered institution of American art and history. For more information on all of the Museum's programs, events, and exhibits visit the website at mattmuseum.org or call (203) 753-0381.
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