Rockford Art Museum
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Belie Emerson Keith at Rockford Art Museum
Belie Emerson Keith, a Rockford artist
and educator, will be featured in an exhibition opening November 12, 1999
at Rockford Art Museum. Keith's style was Impressionistic and she focused
on still lifes and landscapes. On display will be approximately 20 paintings,
many of the which have never before been shown in Rockford. The exhibition
also includes several pencil drawings. One of the drawings was displayed
in a Rockford Sketch Club exhibition more than 100 years ago.
This
show pays tribute to Keith, a prominent woman in Rockford's educational
and cultural history. The Emersons were pioneers who were involved in numerous
businesses which helped to develop the Rockford area. Belie, herself, was
a pioneer in many ways. She was a founding member of the Rockford Art Association,
now the Rockford Art Museum, and exhibited in the Art Association's first
show in 1913. She was also involved in the Rockford Art Guild, the Rockford
Sketch Club and the Rockford Woman's Club. (left: Keith, Belie Emerson,
"American Expectation", oil on canvas, Gift of Mrs. Edward P.
Lathrop)
In 1916 Keith started a private school on the top floor
of her home. The group consisted of eight children, later known as "The
Original Eight." Enrollment increased steadily and today it is known
as Keith Country Day School. The exhibition will display a painting created
by Keith of "The Original Eight," which ordinarily hangs in Keith
School. Rockford Art Museum is collaborating with Keith School to provide
additional programming.
Assistant Curator Steve Coogan with a give a gallery talk
on the Belie Emerson Keith exhibition on November 20 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
A choral group from Keith Country Day School will perform at the beginning
and the end of the presentation. Coogan will focus on Keith's life and her
art. The talk is free.
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This
show pays tribute to Keith, a prominent woman in Rockford's educational
and cultural history. The Emersons were pioneers who were involved in numerous
businesses which helped to develop the Rockford area. Belie, herself, was
a pioneer in many ways. She was a founding member of the Rockford Art Association,
now the Rockford Art Museum, and exhibited in the Art Association's first
show in 1913. She was also involved in the Rockford Art Guild, the Rockford
Sketch Club and the Rockford Woman's Club. (left: Keith, Belie Emerson,
"American Expectation", oil on canvas, Gift of Mrs. Edward P.
Lathrop)