Mississippi Museum of Art
Jackson, MS
601-960-1515
http://www.msmuseumart.org
American Landscapes from the MMA Permanent
Collection
Mississippi Museum of
Art proudly announces the opening of "American Landscapes from the
Permanent Collection," which features a selection of paintings and
works on paper from the MMA's growing Permanent Collection. Spanning nearly
200 years, this exhibition continues to explore concepts about American
art and the American landscape evidenced in the recent presentation of "The
American West." The survey begins with early landscape practitioners,
progresses throughout the nineteenth century and continues through the end
of the twentieth century. In addition to oil paintings and watercolors,
the exhibition includes photographs and graphite and mixed-medium drawings.
(left: Joseph R. Meeker, Day on the Yazoo, 1885, oil on canvas.
Purchase. Collection of Mississippi Museum of Art)
Over 100 works by nearly 80 artists including Edward
Henry Potthast, Joseph
Meeker, George
Inness, Robert Hubbard, Thomas
Moran, Eudora Welty and Tom Rankin.are featured in this exhibition
which opened June 17 and continues through August 6, 2000.
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Mississippi Museum of
Art proudly announces the opening of "American Landscapes from the
Permanent Collection," which features a selection of paintings and
works on paper from the MMA's growing Permanent Collection. Spanning nearly
200 years, this exhibition continues to explore concepts about American
art and the American landscape evidenced in the recent presentation of "The
American West." The survey begins with early landscape practitioners,
progresses throughout the nineteenth century and continues through the end
of the twentieth century. In addition to oil paintings and watercolors,
the exhibition includes photographs and graphite and mixed-medium drawings.
(left: Joseph R. Meeker, Day on the Yazoo, 1885, oil on canvas.
Purchase. Collection of Mississippi Museum of Art)