The Most Comprehensive Traveling Exhibit of American
"Visions
of America"
Art to Come to Texas!:
"250 Years of American Art Masterpieces
Featuring 150 masterpieces spanning 250 years of American art history, the Visions of America exhibit will make its exclusive Texas debut at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts on July 3, 2005 and continue through September 25, 2005. This special exhibition features works by legendary artists Winslow Homer, Georgia O'Keeffe, Norman Rockwell, and many others. On Sunday July 3, 2005, we will be opening the exhibit free to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. After Sunday, July 3rd, there will be an admission charge to see this exhibit.
The Visions of America exhibit features masterpieces from the permanent collection
of the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, Connecticut, one
of the oldest museums of American art in the country. The New Britain Museum
of American Art, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2003. The Museum
traces its beginnings to 1903, when wealthy industrialists began an art collection
for the enjoyment and education of the public. Today, the NBMAA collection
numbers 5,000 oils, watercolors, drawings, graphics and sculptures.
"San Angelo is excited to host Texas' only exhibition o this important collection of American Art," said Howard Taylor, Director of The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. "We welcome visitors of all ages and backgrounds from across the state to join us in the San Angelo to experience this world-renown collection."
The Visions of America collection is the most comprehensive traveling exhibition of American art in the nation. The collection features pieces by noted American artists, including John Singleton Copley, Frederic Church, Thomas Cole, Georgia O'Keeffe, Thomas Hart Benton, Andrew Wyeth, and N.C. Wyeth. The collection is especially rich in American Impressionism, with representation from artists such as William Merritt Chase, Theodore Robinson, Childe Hassam, John Henry Twatchman, Willard Metcalf and Maurice Prendergast and many others.
The paintings are exhibited chronologically, tracing the changes in American art over the centuries. Beginning with its origins in the Colonial period and early Republic, the story of American art continues with the development of landscape painting, images of women and their shifting roles in society, and the impact of European styles, notably Impressionism. The exhibition also vividly illustrates the divergent paths American artists traveled in the 20th century, from Realism to Modernism to Abstract Expressionism.
"Visions of America" is presented by the Beverly and Ben Stribling
Special Exhibit Trust.
(Hours and admission prices for this exhibit only)
HOURS: Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: noon to 4 p.m.
TICKETS: $6-General admission
$4-Art Museum members
$3-Seniors, Students, & Military
Children 5 & under are free
Group Discount: For groups of 5 or more it is only $4 per person
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE FINE ARTS MUSEUM
AT 653-3333
The museum is supported by generous contributions from both individuals and
businesses. The museum receives general operating support from the Texas
Commission on the Arts, a state agency and the
San Angelo Cultural Affairs Council.
San Angelo Museum
of Fine Arts
One Love Street
San Angelo, Texas 76903
Fax: (325) 658 - 6800
Phone: (325) 653 -
3333
e-mail:
museum@samfa.org