The Great Search: Art in a Time of Change, 1928鈥�1945 (Part 2)
The Great Search: Art in a Time of Change, 1928鈥�1945 surveys the period from the beginning of the Great Depression to the end of World War II to demonstrate how pluralism was a hallmark of the modern American art world. This exhibition features works by Ernest Fiene, Arthur Dove, and others. Experience the second phase of this exciting exhibition with new artworks recently conserved and on view for the first time.
The Great Search鈥榮 title references American Art Today, the World鈥檚 Fair exhibition held in New York City in 1939. Organizer Holger Cahill, then national director of the Federal Art Project, spoke in his address of the modern artist鈥檚 鈥渟earch that takes many paths鈥濃�攁 yearning desire to seek out new and enduring forms that would aid democracy. One of The Westmoreland鈥檚 best-known and loved paintings, Ernest Fiene鈥檚 Night Shift, Aliquippa (1936), was included in this pivotal presentation. Drawn primarily from The Westmoreland鈥檚 collection, amplified by key loans, the exhibition will provide fresh insight into the individuals, experiences, and both new and traditional aesthetics that define American modern art.
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The Great Search: Art in a Time of Change, 1928鈥�1945 surveys the period from the beginning of the Great Depression to the end of World War II to demonstrate how pluralism was a hallmark of the modern American art world. This exhibition features works by Ernest Fiene, Arthur Dove, and others. Experience the second phase of this exciting exhibition with new artworks recently conserved and on view for the first time.
The Great Search鈥榮 title references American Art Today, the World鈥檚 Fair exhibition held in New York City in 1939. Organizer Holger Cahill, then national director of the Federal Art Project, spoke in his address of the modern artist鈥檚 鈥渟earch that takes many paths鈥濃�攁 yearning desire to seek out new and enduring forms that would aid democracy. One of The Westmoreland鈥檚 best-known and loved paintings, Ernest Fiene鈥檚 Night Shift, Aliquippa (1936), was included in this pivotal presentation. Drawn primarily from The Westmoreland鈥檚 collection, amplified by key loans, the exhibition will provide fresh insight into the individuals, experiences, and both new and traditional aesthetics that define American modern art.
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