Exterior entrance of the Museum with decorations, Georgian England exhibition, The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1941
Creator
Baltimore Museum of Art
Subject
The Baltimore Museum of Art; Art museums--Exhibitions; Architecture--United States--History--18th century; Furniture--United States--History--18th century; Art, English--18th century; Art and literature--England--History--18th century; Art, English; Art objects, English; Painting, British--18th century; Gardens, English; Furniture, Georgian; Architecture, Georgian; Art, Georgian; Gardens, Georgian;
Description
View from the bottom of the steps of the exterior museum entrance with decorations for Georgian England exhibition held at the Baltimore Museum of Art in October 1941. As contemporaneous America and England sought to preserve their cultures amidst the ongoing war, the exhibition was meant to be timely in celebrating the shared values of eighteenth century Georgian England and young America- a rich artistic period of colonial expansion. The installations included groupings of paintings. interior design, furnishings, architecture, sculpture, literature, costumes, and gardens, hoping to demonstrate the unity of visual arts during the Georgian period. Eighteenth century furniture groupings of English and American pieces were displayed side by side to illustrate the similarities, including works by Chippendale, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton. Also part of this unity were the musical arts, addressed in an eighteenth century harpsichord concert performed by Ralph Kirkpatrick on the exhibition's opening night.
Publisher (Electronic Version)
Archives and Manuscripts Collections, The Baltimore Museum of Art
Holding Institution
Baltimore Museum of Art
Date Original
1941
Date Digital
2012
Type
Image;
Format
1 black and white negative, 12.5 x 17.5 cm.
Source
Photograph Collection, Exhibitions Series
Coverage (Time Period)
1941-1950;
Rights
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