Power, Politics & War: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Start Date: December 3, 2014
End Date: February 11, 2015
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: The Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Avenue Huntington, New York 11743-7702
Description
Alonzo Chappel
Drafting the Declaration of Independence. n.d.
Oil on canvas. 20 x 24 in.
August Heckscher Collection 1959.184
Ongoing…
To highlight the significance of George Grosz’s Eclipse of the Sun as a critique of the corrupt Weimar government in 1920s Berlin, this exhibition places the painting in the context of other works from the Permanent Collection that depict themes of power, politics, and military aggression. Featured works include paintings about the American Revolution and the birth of America by Alonzo Chappel, the Franco-Prussian War by Etienne Berne-Bellecour, and photographs from World War II by the Russian photographer Mark Markov-Grinberg. This close look at Eclipse of the Sun is occasioned by its inclusion in the upcoming exhibition New Realities and Neue Sachlichkeit: Modern German Art during the Weimar Republic, to be held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in late 2015.
Museum Hours
Wednesday – Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
First Friday FREE Museum Admission
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Extended Viewing Hours
7:00 pm Performance
Additional Events -
Poetry for the HART Teen Poetry Project
The Heckscher Museum, in partnership with the Town of Huntington, invites students ages 14 through 18 years residing in and/or attending school in the Town of Huntington to visit the Museum (admission free) and compose poetry inspired by a work of art on view in the Power, Politics & War: Selections from the Permanent Collection exhibition. Poems must be received by February 1, 2015. Visit for general inquires and for details on the Poetry and Art category, call 631.351.3214.
Organizers
Organized by : Heckscher Museum of Art Organizer's Address : 2 Prime Avenue Huntington, NY 11743-7702 Mobile : (631) 351-3250 Email : [email protected] Website :
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Event categories: Exhibitions.Event tags: Art, History, Museum, and Suffolk.
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