Midwestern Visions of Impressionism: 1890 - 1930

July 31 – Extended until October 18, 2008

Curated by Christine Fowler Shearer, Massillon Museum

Midwestern Visions of Impressionism: 1890 – 1930 takes a fresh look the American Impressionism movement through the paintings of 31 artists born or raised in the Midwest and working between 1890 and 1930. In addition to bringing attention to the often overlooked talent of Ohio, Illinois and Indiana; Midwestern Visions of Impressionism explores where these artists fit within the larger context of American Impressionism and how their regions informed their painting.

Featured artists: John Ottis Adams, George Adomeit, George Ames Aldrich, May Ames, Otto H. Bacher, L. Clarence Ball, Karl Albert Buehr, V.J. Cariani, William Clusmann, Frank Virgil Dudley, Maude Eggemeyer, William J. Forsyth, Alexis Jean Fournier, Marie Goth, Frederick Gottwald, Carl Graf, Louis Oscar Griffith, LucieHartrath, Emil Jacques, Karl Kappes, Lewis Henry Meakin, Pauline Palmer, Louis Ritman, Ada Walter Shulz, Adolph Shulz, Otto Stark, Theodore Clement Steele, John Henry Twachtman, Will Vawter, Abel Warshawsky, and Edward K. Williams.

Join us opening night,Thursday, July 31, for an exhibition tour with with Curator Christine Fowler Shearer from 5 – 6 p.m., followed by an opening reception from 6 – 8 p.m.
On Friday, August 1, noon – 1 p.m. Christine Fowler Shearer will conduct a second guided tour of the exhibition.

This exhibition was organized by the Massillon Museum with funding from the Ohio Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius, Canton/Stark County CVB, Stark Community Foundation. Additional support from the Ohio Building Authority.

Media sponsors for this exhibition include Alive, CityScene, Ohio Magazine and Time Warner.

Tour some of the works that will be on display!

Recently a poet wrote several poems after visiting the Midwestern Visions of Impressionism Exhibition. David Francis Smith shared some of his poetry with us including this poem he wrote after seeing The Morning Sun by Pauline Palmer:

Bathed in the morning sun,
beneath a paper lantern,
she gazes into the mirror.

A lake lies just beyond
the windows draped
in white chiffon.

Blue chiffon is on the table.
She doesn't notice.
She toys with her necklace.

Seated on a yellow chair
she wears a pink gown
and rose colored shoes.

There are 15 images contained within this archive that are intended for Riffe Gallery publicity/educational use only. These images are protected by a photographic copyright that belongs to the Ohio Arts Council. They, therefore, are not in the public domain. Please contact the Ohio Arts Council directly if you wish to inquire about obtaining reproduction permission. Dimensions are h x w.

May Ames (1863 – 1946) Blue Mirror, 1928 oil on canvas 12 x 18 Collection of Robert Burns	Otto Bacher (1856 – 1909) Mary Holland Bacher, 1891 oil on canvas 35.75 x 22.75 The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Will Low Bacher	Frank V. Dudley (1868 – 1957) Duneland, 1918 oil on canvas 38.875 x 50.5 Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University, Gift of the Art Institute of Chicago
William J. Forsyth (1854 – 1935) Winona, The Pool, c. 1926 oil on board 39 x 31 Collection of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites	Frederick C. Gottwald (1858 – 1941) Mediterranean Landscape, c. 1925 oil on canvas Courtesy Cleveland Artists Foundation	Carl Graf (1892 – 1947) Evening Chores, c. 1920 oil on canvas 19 x 23 Collection of John and Susan Horseman
L.O. Griffith (1875 – 1956) Sunny Barn, c. 1925 oil on canvas 16 x 20 Collection of John and Susan Horseman	Karl Kappes (1861 – 1943) The Kappes Garden, 1935 oil on canvas 24 x 28.25 Collection of the Zanesville Art Center, Gift of the Artist	Lewis Henry Meakin (1850 – 1917) Untitled, nd oil on canvas 12 x 18 Collection of Robert Burns
Pauline Palmer (1867 – 1938) The Morning Sun, 1920 oil on canvas 50 x 40 Collection of Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL	Louis Ritman (1889 – 1963) Jullien, nd oil on canvas 56.5 x 52 Collection of The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, Gift of the Estate of Louis Ritman 1973	Ada Walter Shulz (1870 – 1928) Grandma Barnes Cabin, 1926 oil on canvas 23 x 29 Collection of John and Susan Horseman
Adolph Shulz (1869 – 1963) Temple Arch, nd oil on canvas 30 x 36 Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University, Jack D. Finley Collection	John H. Twachtman  (1853 – 1902) Landscape, 1889 oil on canvas 20 x 29 Collection of The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, Museum Purchase 1937	Abel Warshawsky (1883 – 1962) Tuileries Garden, Twilight, 1918 oil on canvas 26 x 32 Tregoning Fine Art, LLC

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