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VOL. 46, NO. 39 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
“Red & White Quilts: Infinite Variety” Important New Book Honors Joanna S. Rose’s Collection his historically significant Joanna S. Rose collection was amassed over five decades by Rose, and the collection was installed in 2011 in New York City’s Park Avenue Armory in an exhibition of such stunning impact that it was seen, in its six short days, by over 26,000 people. Mrs. Rose’s husband, Daniel, funded this free-to-the-public exhibition as a gift to his wife for her 80th birthday, and Skira Rizzoli published a book documenting not only the incomparable collection itself in 675 full color photographs, but also the award-winning installation by
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Thinc Design and the tireless behind-the-scenes efforts by the American Folk Art Museum staff to make the show an exceptional experience for all who were lucky enough to attend, some coming from across the country and others from overseas. In the Financial Times, art critic Simon Schama called the experience “Pure, runaway, skippingthrough-the-puddles joy,” adding that the exhibition was “A monster of happiness that will have no competition anywhere this season for sheer sensory riot or ecstatic retinal shock. Turning the vaulted space of the Armory into a vast tent of
hangings, the show delivers more “Each was beautiful in its own and cloth to create original and mind-blowing, optically smashing, personal way, a reflection of the beautiful and meaningful everytime-space-altering exhilaration woman, or women, who labored day covers for someone’s bed,” than anything offered by conven- with needle and thread and scissors said Martha Stewart. tional museum shows right now.” About the Authors: Experiencing the show in perElizabeth V. Warren is a collector, independent curator, author, and son, in a space of the Armory’s scale, was a once-in-a-lifetime trustee of the American Folk Art Museum. Maggi Gordon is an author, experience, but, divided into 11 editor, collector, and quilt maker with a special interest in the history chapters, each devoted to a catego- of quilts. Joanna S. Rose is a writer, editor, and folk art collector. ry of design elements, “Red & Martha Stewart is America’s most trusted lifestyle expert and teacher White Quilts: Infinite Variety” pro- and the author of more than 80 books. “Red & White Quilts: Infinite Variety” is presented by the American vides an absorbing and intimate way to study the quilts at one’s Folk Art Museum, Skira Rizzoli, 2015. It is by Elizabeth V. Warren with leisure and will stand as the essen- Maggi Gordon. Foreword is by Martha Stewart. Photography is by tial reference on this singular Gavin Ashworth. It is the Joanna S. Rose collection. The 353-page expression of a beloved art form hardcover book with 675 color illustrations is $60. Images courtesy of Gavin Ashworth. for decades to come.
“Natural Selections: Andrew Wyeth Plant Studies” On Exhibition selection of Andrew Wyeth’s watercolor and pencil studies that highlight the beauty and intricacy of nature’s designs in fragmented views and isolated forms will be exhibited in “Natural Selections: Andrew Wyeth Plant Studies” at the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pa., now through Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. Throughout his seven-decade career, Andrew Wyeth made numerous studies in preparation for his finely worked egg tempera paintings and drybrush watercolors. These preliminary works, such as “Summer Freshet Study” (1942), show keen observation and an almost scientific approach with which he described the character and quality of the forms. His extraordinary skill and investigative method drew upon the manner of European masters such as Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer, artists Wyeth particularly admired. Wyeth’s studies also explore what he called his “messy” side. Drips, splatters, pools of color, jittery lines, scrapes, and scratches, and bravura brush strokes convey the expressive energy and emotion he felt towards the landscape and make his images come alive. “These botanical studies, rarely on public view, demonstrate Andrew Wyeth’s continual sense of discovery in exploring color and form and his abiding passion for nature,” said Thomas Padon, director of the Brandywine River Museum of Art. “They offer a remarkable opportunity to discover the artist’s creative process and his astute observations of nature’s beauty.” “Natural Selections: Andrew Wyeth Plant Studies” is the second in a series of focused exhibitions at the Brandywine River Museum of Art on the work of Andrew Wyeth. These exhibitions complement the Andrew Wyeth gallery in which many iconic temperas and watercolors are shown. For more information, call 610-388-2700 or visit “Summer Freshet Study” is a drybrush study done in 1942 by Andrew Wyeth. Courtesy of a private collection. www.brandywinemuseum.org.
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