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American Beauty: Nineteenth-Century Landscapes – A thesis exhibition by Kate Rafferty
February 13, 2015 - March 15, 2015
$7Exhibition Dates: February 13 through March 15, 2015
Opening Reception: Friday, February 13, from 5:30-8:30 PM
Museum members and UWM students are welcome to the VIP hour, which begins at 5:30 PM
Doors will open for the general public at 6:30PM and will end at 8:30 PM
Reception Gallery Talk by Kate Gelshenen Rafferty, Friday, February 13, at 7:00 PM
American artist Thomas Cole’s (1801-1848) 1835 “Essay on American Scenery” championed the American landscape, and its distinctive natural beauty as hallmarks of national identity. This exhibition explores Cole’s influence on a number of 19th century American painters working in diverse landscape aesthetics. Featured artists include William Merritt Chase, Ralph Albert Blakelock, and George Inness.
Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 1 PM-5 PM