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The Wichita Art Museum is the first museum in the Midwest to host The Wyeths: Three Generations. The exhibition, which includes paintings and drawings provided by the Bank of America Art in Our Communities Program, will be on view from September 27, 2009, through January 10, 2010 in the Beren and Graves Galleries. Public programs and publicity are made possible by the Downing Foundation and by the late E.W. and Mrs. Armstrong.
The Wyeths: Three Generations consists of more than 60 paintings and drawings by three generations of the Wyeth family of artists: N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth, his son Andrew Wyeth, and his grandson Jamie Wyeth. The works—from the early 1900s to the present—reveal the breadth of the Wyeth family’s creative output and illustrate both common themes within their vision, as well as each artist’s individual style.
Intense devotion to Realism characterizes the Wyeths’ work in this exhibition. It provides an introduction to their ideas and legacies, and invites us to look further at the many other compelling images made by this famous family. For generations, the Wyeths have created art that captures the imagination and admiration of a wide audience by connecting the viewer to these images of American life.
N. C. Wyeth (1882–1945) has long been considered one of the nation’s leading illustrators. The exhibition includes illustrations for books by Robert Louis Stevenson and Washington Irving as well as historical scenes, seascapes and landscapes. Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) was one of the United States’ most popular artists, and his paintings follow the American Realist tradition. The exhibition includes important works from the 1970s to the present. Jamie Wyeth (b. 1946), like his father and grandfather, paints subjects of everyday life. He focuses in particular on the landscape, animals, and people of Pennsylvania and Maine.
“We are extremely grateful to Bank of America for lending this important exhibition to the Wichita Art Museum,” said Wichita Art Museum Executive Director Charles K. Steiner.
As part of Bank of America’s Art in Our Communities Program, The Wichita Art Museum has been chosen as the second stop for The Wyeths: Three Generations. The exhibition began its tour at the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey and, after its stop at the Wichita Art Museum, will then open in London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery in June 2010.
“Bank of America is committed to strengthening artistic institutions and in turn, the communities we serve,” said Shawn Lancelot, Wichita Market President, Bank of America. “Sharing our collection with the public through partners such as the Wichita Art Museum not only makes business sense for the bank, but also helps support the state’s largest museum, one of Wichita’s cultural anchors.”
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Sunday, September 27th to Sunday, January 10th 2010 | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
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Wichita Art Museum |
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1400 West Museum Blvd
Wichita, KS 67203-3296 |
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316-268-4921 |
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http://wichitaartmuseum.org |
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