The Museum of Art’s summer exhibit, “The Changing Shape of Landscape,” is now open in the exhibit area of the Fine Arts Center.
This exhibit’s summer hours are noon-4 p.m. on Monday-Saturday and Thursday until 7 p.m.
Along with works by Keith Monahan and William McDermott will be George Inness’ “Evening Landscape, 1862,” seen above. Landscape is in the museum’s permanent collection and will soon be included in a traveling exhibit, “The Art of George Inness: A Visionary Perspective.” The retrospective is curated by the National Academy of Design’s Museum and School of Fine Arts in New York.
“It is with great pleasure that we share the beauty of our George Inness work with others,” said Roger Rowley, curator for the Museum of Art. “Long enjoyed by the local community, it will now reach an appreciative audience around the country.”
Landscape has been on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Dr. and Mrs. William E. Boeing donated the piece to WSU in 1948. Until its acquisition and restoration by the Fine Arts Center in 1974, the work was on display in Bryan Hall and was eventually stored in Holland Library as part of the Holland Collection.
Inness distinguished himself in the late 19th century as a premiere painter of modern or expressive landscapes. What set Inness apart from some of his contemporaries was his personal representation of idyllic and often civilized or settled landscapes, museum officials said.
Funding for the museum exhibitions and programs for the fiscal year is provided by WSU, the Friends of the Museum of Art, the WSU Foundation and private donors. Additional support for educational programs has been provided by Pullman Kiwanis Club, Pullman Lions Club, Pullman Parks and Recreation and private donors.
