September 19, 2017 – January 7, 2018
In partnership with the Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, the Mennello Museum is proud to present TIME AND THOUGHT: ART OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE CORNELL FINE ARTS MUSEUM. This exhibition, on view at the Mennello Museum from September 19, 2017 through January 7, 2018, is drawn from the Permanent Collection of the Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida and organized by its Curator, Amy Galpin, Ph.D.
The history of art of the United States is rich and varied. Often seen in comparison to their European counterparts, American artists demonstrated ingenuity as they sought to display power and identity through portraiture, revel in the beauty of their natural surroundings through landscapes, and comment on conflicted and troubling histories in the spaces in between. The artists who are represented in this exhibition serve as key conduits for which time—and specifically American history—is marked.
Moreover, this presentation not only focuses on the technical skill of the artists included but how these individual works represented prevailing concepts and trends during the time in which they were created. The list of artists in this exhibition includes Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, John Kensett, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, Grandma Moses, Jacob Lawrence, and Ed Ruscha.
In this exhibition, we are asked to think about time, place, and environment with a literary quote:
“Time and Thought were my surveyors, They laid their courses well.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Song of Nature”
Upcoming Events
Please join The Mennello Museum of American Art in celebration of the opening of TIME AND THOUGHT: ART OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE CORNELL FINE ARTS MUSEUM.
City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, the Friends of the Mennello Museum of American Art, the Mennello Museum Board of Trustees together with Executive Director, Shannon Fitzgerald, invite you to the opening reception.
Preview & Opening Reception
Monday, September 25
Members-only Preview
5:30–6:30 p.m.
Public Opening Reception
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Visitor tickets: squ.re/2vxtkFh
First Friday Tour with Exhibition Curator, Dr. Amy Galpin
October 6 | 11 – 11:45 am
Join Dr. Amy Galpin for a whirlwind presentation on concept and art in American history.
See all of our upcoming events.
This Exhibition is drawn from the Permanent Collection of the Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida and organized by its Curator, Amy Galpin, Ph.D.
William Chase (1849-1916)
Young Woman with Red Flowers, 1904, Oil on canvas, 24 in x 17 ¾ in Gift of Gertrude Lundberg Richards, Cornell Fine Arts Museum 1967.19.