"Women's Work" Exhibition
National Academy
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A distinguished selection of work by women artists from the 19th century to present day will be on view at the National Academy in Women's Work. The exhibition reflects the Academy's mission of presenting outstanding work by noteworthy, as well as under-recognized, artists. Including rarely shown pieces, the exhibition aims to broaden perceptions and knowledge of art work by American women, considering their work within the context of American art history.
Women artists have been central to the National Academy since its founding in 1825. Their roles as Academicians, exhibitors, students and art instructors are emblematic of the Academy's visionary and eclectic nature. "Since the Academy's inception, women artists have played an important role," states Bruce Weber, Senior Curator, 19th and early 20th Century Art. "Women's Work displays the achievements of women in American art over a hundred years. The exhibition offers many surprises, featuring works in a variety of media by well-known artists, but also artists worthy of recognition or reconsideration. We are especially proud of a rare set of drypoints by Mary Cassatt, certainly one of the highlights of the show."
In addition to Cassatt's prints, Women's Work emphasizes the evolution of sculpture from classical allegory of the early 19th century to politically and sexually charged work by contemporary artists. Colleen Browning: Urban Dweller, Exotic Traveler offers a fresh and intimate look at the realist painter. May Stevens' Big Daddy Series explores the significance of Steven's art of the late 1960s, and From Protest to Process: Recent Gifts by Women Academicians touches on the paintings and prints of some of the finest women artists working today.
[Image: Polly Afelbaum "The Fandancer" (1995) Synthetic velvet and dye on metal hanger, 43 x 20 in. NA diploma presentation, Gift of the artist]
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Schedule
from May 23, 2012 to August 26, 2012