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Oglethorpe University Museum to Present "Four
Artists, Four Objects, Ten Years"
Atlanta – Oglethorpe University Museum is pleased to
announce the exhibition, “Four Artists, Four Objects, Ten Years.”
The exhibition will run from February 13 through May 21, 2000.
This exhibition, curated by Judith Swirsky of New York, features
works by Janet Fish, Sondra Freckelton, Nancy Hagin and Harriet
Shorr. In 1986, Fish, Freckelton, Hagin and Shorr initiated a
project in which each artist chose an object—a pair of candlesticks,
a plate, a pitcher, and a vase in the shape of a fish. These objects
were exchanged among the artists and each executed a painting. The
project became an experiment in perspective and approach to still
life painting. The resulting works, all containing the same four
objects, demonstrate each artist’s approach to capturing the world
as she sees it.
The successful experiment was followed up ten years later in 1996
with another series of paintings devoted to four new objects. This
exhibition is the story of those eight paintings, the artists who
created them and the vision which is reflected in them.
“This exhibition shows not only the artistic development of four
prominent still-life painters, but also demonstrates the stylistic
variety and scope of the genre,” said Swirsky. “For these long-time
friends the sense of play in the artistic game which they devised
ten years ago and now repeat is as exciting as the unique
associations and forms suggested to them by the same objects. Here
we ‘discover’ the results along with them.”
Janet Fish holds degrees from Smith College and the Yale
University School of Art and Architecture. She also studied at
Skowhegan School of Art. Her work has been featured in numerous
exhibitions and is part of the collections of the Art Institute of
Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of
American Art and numerous university and corporate collections. In
1995, Fish was awarded the “Adolf and Clara Obrig Prize” by the
National Academy of Design and in 1992 was named “Outstanding Woman
Artist” by the Aspen Art Museum.
Sondra Freckelton studied at the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago and the University of Chicago. Her work is part of the
collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Museum of
American Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and numerous other
collections. In 1991 Freckelton was awarded the “A. Thelma McAndless
Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair in the Humanities” by Eastern
Michigan University. In 1992 she was named an associate of the
National Academy of Design and won the art masters award in
watercolor in 1995 from American Artist magazine.
Nancy Hagin holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and
Yale University. Her work is featured in the collections of the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the National Academy of Design, the
Delaware Art Museum and other public and private collections. Hagin
was artist in residence at Palisades Interstate Park in 1975. She
became a member of the National Academy of Design in 1992.
Harriet Shorr holds degrees from Swarthmore College and the Yale
University School of Art and Architecture. Her work is part of the
collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Brooklyn Museum,
the Utah Museum of Fine Art and other collections. In 1994 Shorr
became a member of the National Academy of Design. She was also
awarded the “American Artist Achievement Award” in 1994.
This exhibition features 20 paintings--the eight paintings from
the 10-year project plus an additional three paintings by each
artist.
Art critic John Arthur contributed an essay to the exhibition
catalog.
Founded as Oglethorpe University Art Gallery in 1984 and expanded
in 1993, Oglethorpe University Museum is a nonprofit university
museum whose mission is to bring meaningful culture to Atlanta
through the exhibition of art that is international,
representational, often figurative and spiritual.
Comprised of two spacious galleries, and occupying some 7,000
square feet on the third floor of Lowry Hall and Philip Weltner
Library of Oglethorpe University, OUM offers an attractive and
pleasant environment for the viewing of elegantly curated exhibits.
Oglethorpe University Museum is easily accessible, offers ample
free parking and admits visitors without charge. The Museum Gift
Shop offers gifts from around the world as well as exhibition
related items.
Public viewing hours are Tuesday through Sunday from noon until 5
p.m. For further information about OUM events or to schedule a
docent tour, call (404) 364-8555.
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