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Bruce Presents: Slow Looking: The Visionary Botany of Andrew Wyeth

In conjunction with the Bruce exhibition Every Leaf & Twig: Andrew Wyeth’s Botanical Imagination, curator William L. Coleman will share an insider perspective on an underrecognized aspect of the work of a widely loved artist. Wyeth’s place-based practice in the immediate environs of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and Port Clyde, Maine included a fascinating array of watercolors and drawings devoted to individual specimens of plant life that he responded to freely across the seasons. In conjunction with the artist’s surviving painting…

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November 18, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm

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1 Museum Drive
Greenwich, CT 06830-7157 United States

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In conjunction with the Bruce exhibition Every Leaf & Twig: Andrew Wyeth’s Botanical Imagination, curator William L. Coleman will share an insider perspective on an underrecognized aspect of the work of a widely loved artist. Wyeth’s place-based practice in the immediate environs of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and Port Clyde, Maine included a fascinating array of watercolors and drawings devoted to individual specimens of plant life that he responded to freely across the seasons. In conjunction with the artist’s surviving painting materials and correspondence and in dialogue with the dramatic changes Wyeth’s country has faced in recent years, these remarkable creations speak to a model of sensitive engagement with the natural world that could not be timelier.

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Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror

“Here is where finally opposites come together, I see a surprising purity. Stone is the depth, metal the mirror. They do not conflict…” —Isamu Noguchi While the renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) is best known for his work in stone, he consistently explored new materials and methods during his wide-ranging career. He first experimented with aluminum in the 1950s and later with galvanized steel, creating a series of twenty-six sculptures in collaboration with Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles in 1982–83.…

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The Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark

One hundred and fifty years ago a group of French artists staged their first independent exhibition in Paris and a radical movement called Impressionism was born. In July of that year, Danish artist Michael Ancher (1849–1927) joined Karl Madsen (1855–1938) in Skagen, Denmark, a fishing village located on the country’s northernmost point. As with the exhibition in Paris, Ancher’s arrival there marked the beginning of an artistic revolution that would upend the academic realism and traditional modes, subjects, and locales…

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iCreate 2025: Annual Juried Exhibition of High School Talent

The Bruce Museum proudly presents iCreate 2025, our annual juried exhibition showcasing exceptional artistic talent from high school students across the region. Now in its 17th year, this celebrated exhibition transforms our gallery into a vibrant showcase of emerging creativity, featuring works selected from hundreds of submissions representing dozens of schools throughout Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. Major support for iCreate 2025 is generously provided by an anonymous donor, with additional support from the CT Department of Economic and…

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