Hours:
Tues-Sat 11am-5pm
Thurs 11am-7:30pm
Admission: $5
Intuit Members and
children under 12: Free
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Forget Me NOT
September 10, 2010 - December 30, 2010
Free Opening Reception:
Friday, September 10, 5-8pm
Curated by Jan Petry
To “capture” in paint, film, wood or stone the human image has challenged artists, both trained and untrained since man began making marks. The portrait remains universal artistic subject matter.
Wealthy 19th century New Englanders engaged itinerant painters, many self-taught, to paint the likenesses of themselves and their families. Beyond documentation, displaying one’s portrait implied status. Popular tastes evolved to displaying portraits of others- statesmen, generals, beauties- until today when any amount of celebrity might make ones’ portrait desirable. |
Stephen Anderson
George Washington
Tempra on canvas board
10” x 7 1/2”
Roger Brown Study Collection,
TheSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago |
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Forget Me NOT will focus on our continued fascination with our own image. From the self-taught itinerant 19th century painter to the street artist today. The meticulous detail of Ammi Phillips and Drossos Skyllas, the gestural swash of William Hawkins, the boldness of Sam Doyle, the simplicity of Paul Duhem–- kings, movie stars, presidents, bad boys, good girls- all reflecting who we are and how others see us. And how we see ourselves. |
Save the Date!
2011: Intuit's 20th Anniversary
January 21-May 14, 2011: The Architecture of Hope: The Treasures of Intuit, curated by Roger Manley
June 3 - June 25, 2011: Intuit's Teacher Fellowship Exhibit
June 3- August 27, 2011: Drawings by Raul Maldonado, curated by Susan Matthews
September 16 –December 31, 2011: Eugene von Bruenchenhein, curated by Lisa Stone |
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