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The Sea Around Us
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June 5, 2010 through September 12, 2010 Sponsored by David Lerner Associates Additional sponsorship by Astoria Federal Savings Our current exhibition “The Sea Around Us” with the featured painting of Maurice de Vlaminck, is on loan from The Great Art Fund, LLC and made possible by the generous sponsorship of David Lerner Associates, Inc. one of the museum’s most generous supporters. NCMA’s newest exhibition portrays the magnetism we feel for bodies of water alongside the dangers, even the terror, that seas often present. This exhibition examines the romantic fascination artists have always had for expanses of water through American and European artists working in many styles from the mid-19th century to the present. Organized by Director Emerita Constance Schwartz, the exhibition opens on Saturday, June 5 and remains on view through Sunday, September 12. The Sea Around Us is sponsored by David Lerner Associates with additional sponsorship by Astoria Federal Savings.The Sea Around Us celebrates the oceans and waters that cover much of the earth’s surface. With our increasing awareness of environmental issues, this exhibition provides an examination of how artists have portrayed both the attractions and dangers of oceans and waters as well as their qualities as metaphor. Waterscapes provide the frontier in this exhibition. Offering a fresh look at marine art, The Sea Around Us includes artistic styles from 19th-century American landscape and Impressionism to those of modern and contemporary artists. They depict water as a natural phenomena that seems to overpower mankind. Imagery in the exhibition ranges from placid seas, quiet lakes and sun-filled beaches to the dramatic dangers inherent in angry seas, tsunamis and creatures of the sea. Man-made objects such as ports and seaside villages, boats and ships, wharfs and docks are dwarfed by the grandeur of nature. The imagery of men dominated by the natural force of water has frequently fueled the artist’s imagination. These are subtle allegories of the span of life and of the struggle and joy experienced as mankind attempts to conquer that which is unconquerable. Included in The Sea Around Us are works by Jasper F. Cropsey, Thomas Buttersworth, Childe Hassam, Red Grooms, Edward Hopper, Louis Comfort Tiffany as well as other masters of seascapes. The works on view are on loan from such prestigious institutions as the Newark Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Columbus Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art and other major public and private collections. In addition to an illustrated catalogue of the exhibition, NCMA offer several public programs to add to the enjoyment of the exhibition. Among these are Private Tea & Tour of the Exhibition (July 14 and August 25), Sea Fever with Charles A. Riley II, Ph.D (July 18), Highlands of the Hudson with Stephen P. Rice, Ph.D. (August 7) and a family boat-making workshop, What Floats Your Boat? (July 24). Select EVENTS on the left-hand side of the page for details. |
Pierre Bonnard |
Currents
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June 5, 2010 to September 12, 2010 Group Show in NCMA’s Contemporary Gallery Currents, at NCMA’s Contemporary Gallery from June 5 to September 12, features the work of three artists: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Benjamin Edwards and Tom Sanford. The exhibition is organized by Elaine Berger for the museum’s Contemporary Collectors Circle. Jessica Jackson Hutchins is a sculptor whose work is included in the 2010 Whitney Biennial. She has shown in many group and solo exhibitions in this country and the UK. Her work explores the relationships between people and objects and how they both form and inform each other (Artforum). Benjamin Edwards has been exhibited widely throughout the New York area and other US cities. Working in oils, acrylics and digital inkjet, his paintings and drawings hold a mirror to contemporary society, reflecting it back as hallucinatory and visionary landscapes. Tom Sanford paints vibrant representations of pop objects and celebrities. His work has been exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Copenhagen. |
Benjamin Edwards |
“For Us the Living” THE CIVIL WAR in paintings by MORT KÜNSTLER
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September 25, 2010 through January 9, 2011 Mort Künstler’s Civil War Paintings On Exhibition “It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.” Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address, 1863 In commemoration of the coming 150th anniversary of the Civil War, we are proud to exhibit Civil War paintings by Mort Künstler. On view from September 25, 2010 through January 9, 2011, “For Us the Living” THE CIVIL WAR in paintings by MORT KÜNSTLER is accompanied by a fully illustrated book of the same title issued by Sterling Publishing. The book will be available at our Gift Shop for $35. For Us the Living” THE CIVIL WAR in paintings by MORT KÜNSTLER portrays the sights, feelings and drama of the Civil War. The exhibition consists of approximately 50 paintings accompanied by a selection of documentary objects. Many of the paintings are from Künstler’s own collection, others are from various private and public collections. For the first time, visitors to a Künstler exhibition will gain an inside look into the artist’s creative process through a display of his sketches, drawings, preliminary studies, photographs and props. This major exhibition fills the museum’s first and second floor galleries. Mort Künstler is regarded by many as the leading contemporary painter of Civil War scenes. His work is esteemed for its dramatic intensity and for an extraordinary level of authenticity that results from intensive research. Dr. James I. Robertson Jr., the noted Civil War historian and author of the biography, Stonewall Jackson, says, “Mort Künstler is the foremost Civil War artist of our time – if not of all time.” Harold Holzer, a senior official at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and one of the nation’s leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era, says of Künstler: “His art is terrific, and he’s attracted thousands of people to Civil War art.” Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson agrees, "Of all the artists working in the Civil War field, none captures the human element, the aura of leadership, the sense of being there and sharing in the drama quite like Mort Künstler.” Our 1998 exhibition, The Civil War: The Paintings of Mort Künstler, broke attendance records and stands as one of the museum's top-drawing shows. A resident of Oyster Bay, NY, Mort Künstler studied art at Brooklyn College, UCLA and Pratt Institute. He became a highly successful illustrator, working on assignments for Newsweek, Saturday Evening Post, Mad Magazine and Boy's Life. Accuracy became firmly imbued into Künstler’s art beginning with assignments of historical topics from National Geographic; these assignments also taught him the value of working with noted historians. A commission from CBS-TV to do the paintings for the mini-series, The Blue and The Gray, was the beginning of the artist’s close association with the Civil War. The High Water Mark, a painting executed for that series, is considered a highly accurate and moving depiction of the battle at Gettysburg. It was unveiled at Gettysburg National Military Park Museum in 1988 in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the battle. In conjunction with "For Us the Living" THE CIVIL WAR in paintings by MORT KÜNSTLER, the museum will offer several public programs to enhance the experience of the exhibition. Among them are a reenactment of a Civil War skirmish, a book signing and a talk by the artist. To learn more, please visit: www.mortkunstler.com. 
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Angel of the Battlefield, |
Burt Young: Paintings
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September 25, 2010 through October 31, 2010 In NCMA’s Library Gallery September 25, 2010 through October 31, 2010 Paintings by the multitalented artist Burt Young will be on display in the Library Gallery during September and October. Best known for his Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Paulie in the Rocky films, Young is also an established painter whose art has been displayed in galleries throughout the world. He has also authored scripts for stage and screen, as well as an historical novel, Endings. |
Burt Young |
Beastly Feasts!
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September 25, 2010 through January 9, 2011,Saturday, October 2 at 3:30 p.m., Friday, November 12 at 4 p.m. A Mischievous Menagerie in Rhyme Book by Robert L. Forbes, Drawings by Ronald Searle At NCMA’s Future Art Space for Children, September 25, 2010 through January 9, 2011. Party for Children and Their Families Exhibition Opening + Cycling for Kids & Art Finish Line Party Saturday, October 2 at 3:30 p.m. Reading of Beastly Feasts! + Author Signs Books, Friday, November 12 at 4 p.m. Have you heard about the gnus? Or the lobsters and boars? What about the bears, sloths, or the pelican named George? If you haven’t heard, the whole animal kingdom is roaring its approval for Beastly Feasts! This collection of delectable rhymes about animals naughty and nice with zany illustrations of each featured creature, is sure to entertain and pique the imagination of the littlest child. Beastly Feasts! A Mischievous Menagerie in Rhyme, NCMA’s latest exhibition in the Art Space for Children, is based on the imaginative writings of Robert L. Forbes. On display are the original fanciful illustrations created for the book by artist Ronald Searle. A party to celebrate the exhibition will be held on Saturday, October 2 at 3:30. It is free with museum admission. No reservations needed. This party will also mark the end of Cycling for Kids & Art, Board Member L. Ronald S. Gray’s bicycle tour from Greenport, an event that benefits the museum’s plan to expand and enhance the present Art Space for Children. The Art Space is the finish line for Gray’s 85-mile tour; he is scheduled to arrive at 3:30 p.m. Be there to help Gray celebrate! In a special afterschool treat, on Friday, November 12 at 4 pm, the museum offers a reading of Beastly Feasts! Additionally, the book’s author, Robert L. Forbes, will be on hand to sign copies of his book. The reading and the book signing are free with museum admission; no reservations needed. |
Bitty and Bobby |
2D/3D
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September 25, 2010 through January 9, 2011 Paintings by Keith Mayerson, Sculpture by Kent Henricksen In NCMA’s Contemporary Gallery September 25, 2010 through January 9, 2011 This two-person exhibition features painter Keith Mayerson and sculptor Kent Henricksen. It opens in the Contemporary Gallery of Nassau County Museum of Art on September 25, 2010 and remains on view through January 9, 2011. Mayerson’s paintings have been described as pop culture narratives, as well as contemporary icons. Calling his work sensual and earnest, The New York Sun wrote, “Mr. Mayerson manages to create surprise and beautiful translations into oil paint.” His work has been seen in solo and group shows throughout the country and has been reviewed in distinguished periodicals. Kent Henricksen’s glazed porcelains, some featuring text, have been exhibited internationally. He said that he strives to, “create a broader dialogue by focusing on the interplay between both high and low culture. I’m interested in constructing a discourse or new history by taking bits and pieces to create an enduring narrative or non-history.” He was the subject of a 2007 biography by art critic and freelance curator Bob Nickas. 2D/3D: Paintings by Keith Mayerson, Sculpture by Kent Henricksen is organized by Elaine Berger for the museum’s Contemporary Collectors Circle. |
Keith Mayerson |
Permanent Collection
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The Nassau County Museum of Art's permanent collection contains over 400 works of art representing both 19th and 20th century European and American artists. Encompassing all types of media, the collection grows through donations. Edouard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard, Roy Lichtenstein, Larry Rivers, Chaim Gross, Robert Rauschenberg, Moses Soyer, Robert Indiana, Auguste Rodin, Georges Braque, Alex Katz, Frederick Warren Freer and Irving Ramsey Wiles are some of the many artists included in the collection. Selections from the permanent collection are on view periodically throughout the year. Call the Registrar at (516) 484-9338 to inquire about donating works of art. |
Edouard Vuillard |