exhibitions Echoes from Abroad: American Art from the Collection of Barbara Guillaume May 22 – August 15, 2021
These paintings from the collec- tion of Georgia Museum of Art board member and art collector Barbara Guillaume span the period from 1878 to 1940.
Although the works vary in subject, genre and style, they share similar origins, particularly an exposure to international artistic movements and a growing rejection of academ- ic standards. In Europe, American artists learned new techniques and styles, some of which helped shape modern movements in the United States. Works by Charles Courtney Curran and Alice Schille demonstrate the impact of Asian and Latin Amer- ican aesthetics on American artists during the first decades of the 1900s. These artists also found a sense of belonging and open-mindedness in foreign artistic circles and indepen- dent academies, which reshaped the artistic networks, systems of artistic training and exhibitions in the US for the following century.
Curator: Jeffrey Richmond-Moll, curator of American art
Charles Courtney Curran (American, 1861 – 1942), “Oriental Still Life,” 1940. Oil on Masonite. Collection of Barbara Guillaume.
George Thompson Hobbs (American, 1846 – 1929), “Still Life with Pomegranates and Chippendale Bowl,” 1908. Oil on canvas. Extended loan from the Collection of Barbara Guillaume.
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