BENTONVILLE, Ark., April 8, 2010 – Crystal Bridges curators Chris Crosman and Manuela Well-Off-Man will highlight recently announced paintings and sculptures in A Look at the Collection, an informal lecture and discussion from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 13. No registration is required and light refreshments will be served at the event, which will take place in the Wal-Mart Community Room in the Bentonville Public Library, located at 405 S. Main St.
More than 24 paintings and sculptures will be presented, ranging from John Mix Stanley’s vigorous genre scene The Buffalo Hunt (1855) to Romare Bearden’s Cubist-influenced Sacrifice (1941) to recently commissioned sculptures by two artists with local connections, George Dombek and Pat Musick.
“We’re excited to share the range and quality of work in our collection,” said Chris Crosman, chief curator. “There will be something of interest for everybody who comes, and we expect to stimulate some lively discussion about why we chose these particular works or art.”
The paintings and sculpture will be presented in chronological order, revealing some key developments in American art history, and connections between the works will be emphasized.
John Mix Stanley, The Buffalo Hunt, 1855, Oil on canvas, 29 3/4 x 39 in. Photo: Susan A. Cole, Seattle Art Museum
Romare Bearden, Sacrifice, 1941, Gouache and casein on paper, 31 1/4 x 47 in. Photography by Dwight Primiano
