20th Century American Folk Art Collection
| Date: | Tuesday November 10, 2009 |
| Time: | All Day |
| Repeat: | This event repeats every day until Saturday November 28, 2009. |
| Type: | Appointment (Public) |
| Location: | Evansville Museum - Riverside Dr. |
| 20th Century American Folk Art From The Collection Of Marty And Lisa Imbler Is American Visions A selection of over 126 works from the American folk art will be included in the Evansville Museum’s September 20 – November 29 Main Gallery exhibition, AMERICAN VISIONS: THE FOLK ART COLLECTION OF LISA & MARTY IMBLER. Acquired over the past twenty years with the expert guidance of Mike Smith, Director of the At Home Gallery in Greensboro, North Carolina, the Imbler Collection has an emphasis on art of the American South and includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, and mixed media work by some of the country’s best known self taught artists -- James Harold Jennings, Howard Finster, Bill Traylor, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Leroy Almon, Benjamin Franklin Perkins, Minnie Evans, Mary Tillman Smith and Thornton Dial. American folk art of the 20th century is defined by its freedom of spirit. Not bound by the rules of an art academy or constraints of society, the folk artist feels instinctively the fundamentals of art – rhythm, design, balance, and proportion. With the organization of major public exhibitions and the publication of scholarly texts in recent years, American 20th century folk art is now recognized as an important part of the art history of our country. |
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