Thomas Sully: Painted Performance
Oct 11, 2013 - Jan 05, 2014
American painter Thomas Sully (1783鈥�1872) had a lifelong connection to and love of the theatre and literature. This exhibition reveals these as critical components of his artistic imagination, celebrating the artist鈥檚 unique contribution to the nation鈥檚 artistic and cultural life. Through the lens of theater and literature, Sully鈥檚 portraits and numerous subject pictures take on a striking coherence, complementing each other and revealing not only the breadth but also the unity of the artist鈥檚 career. Organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum, Thomas Sully: Painted Performance brings together approximately eighty works from public and private collections to provide a fresh and more nuanced understanding of one of America鈥檚 most accomplished and innovative early painters.
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American painter Thomas Sully (1783鈥�1872) had a lifelong connection to and love of the theatre and literature. This exhibition reveals these as critical components of his artistic imagination, celebrating the artist鈥檚 unique contribution to the nation鈥檚 artistic and cultural life. Through the lens of theater and literature, Sully鈥檚 portraits and numerous subject pictures take on a striking coherence, complementing each other and revealing not only the breadth but also the unity of the artist鈥檚 career. Organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum, Thomas Sully: Painted Performance brings together approximately eighty works from public and private collections to provide a fresh and more nuanced understanding of one of America鈥檚 most accomplished and innovative early painters.
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Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday - Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday - Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
700 N. Art Museum Drive Milwaukee, WI, USA 53202
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