Road to Impressionism: Barbizon Paintings from the Walters Art Museum
October 19 - January 11, 2009
In the Plough, Crump, Dunavant and Wetter Galleries
Beginning in the 1830s, French artists such as Camille Corot, Théodore Rousseau, Jean-François Millet, Charles-François Daubigny, Jules Dupré and others made their way from Paris to the village of Barbizon in the Forest of Fontainebleau to paint its picturesque scenery and rustic peasant life. The Barbizon School, as these artists came to be known in the 1840s and 1850s, popularized rural subject matter in an era when Paris was growing only more congested, unsanitary, and politically volatile. Their bucolic landscapes celebrated France's great scenic beauty, while their ruddy and healthy peasant farmers conjured nostalgia for the nation's pastoral origins.
The New Deal Holiday Greeting Cards from Indiana State University
November 16, 2008 - January 11, 2009
Recently discovered in the archives of the permanent art collection at Indiana State University, the holiday greeting cards were originally produced in 1935 as a demonstration set for publication by the Federal Arts Project. The FAP was an important part of the Works Projects Administration.
Mallory at Wurtzburger--New Art From Memphis: Hamlett Dobbins
December 6, 2008 - February 8, 2009
Memphis artist Hamlett Dobbins brings his unique and colorful paintings to Mallory at Wurtzburger, our on-going series spotlighting artists making a statement in the Memphis area. In addition to his career as an artist, Dobbins teaches art at Rhodes College and manages Rhodes’ Clough-Hanson Gallery.
