The National Academy Museum and School of
Fine Arts
New York, NY
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Stuart Davis in Gloucester
May 3 - July 30, 2000
Approximately 45 paintings and watercolors
of Gloucester, on Cape Ann in Massachusetts, a source of inspiration for
Davis
from 1915 to 1934, will be on view at the Academy through July 30, 2000.
Davis, at the suggestion of fellow artist John
Sloan took up summer residence there, and over time, "wandered
over the rocks, moors, and docks, with a sketching easel, large canvas,
and pack on my back, looking for things to paint." According to Judith
McCulloch, Director of the Cape Ann Historical Association, "in Gloucester,
Davis and others found a wealth of imagery and communal support to develop
their personal visions and styles." (left: Stuart Davis, The
Morning Walk (Harbor View), 1919, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches, Courtesy
of Salander O'Reilly Galleries)
Though Stuart
Davis (1894-1964) began to mature as a realist painter while studying
with Robert
Henri and through his association with John Sloan, the Armory Show
of 1913 remains the greatest single influence on his work. There as a participant,
Davis came under the influence of European movements such as Fauvism, Cubism,
and Post-Impressionism, all which were also on view. Profoundly influenced
by these examples of European modernism, 
Davis increasingly adopted broader, flatter, forms
in his work, and began to use color in an intense new way. By 1920, as Davis's
interest in modernist theory intensified, so too did his use of "heads
on" views featuring frontal and flattened out forms. At a time when
Americans were still reeling from the Armory's progressivism, and during
the early stages of American regionalism, Davis' Cape Ann landscapes represent
an important and innovative step towards the acceptance of modernism within
the United States. (left: Stuart Davis, Two Figures, Gloucester
Road,1919, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches, Courtesy of Salander O'Reilly
Galleries)
The accompanying fully illustrated catalogue is edited
by Karen Wilkin, Davis scholar and exhibition curator. Major support for
this exhibition is provided by The Henry Luce Foundation.
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Davis
from 1915 to 1934, will be on view at the Academy through July 30, 2000.
Davis, at the suggestion of fellow artist John
Sloan took up summer residence there, and over time, "wandered
over the rocks, moors, and docks, with a sketching easel, large canvas,
and pack on my back, looking for things to paint." According to Judith
McCulloch, Director of the Cape Ann Historical Association, "in Gloucester,
Davis and others found a wealth of imagery and communal support to develop
their personal visions and styles." (left: Stuart Davis, The
Morning Walk (Harbor View), 1919, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches, Courtesy
of Salander O'Reilly Galleries)