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The Art Galleries at TCU are proud to announce the first public exhibition composed of selected highlights from TCU’s permanent art collection. The fruit of a semester-long project assigned to the first-year Master of Arts students in Dr. Mark Thistlethwaite’s art history seminar, The Art Museum, this exhibition constitutes a landmark in the history of TCU. In the spirit of the United States President’s annual State of the Union address, this premier exhibition of TCU artworks seeks to engage the community in a visual exploration of historic issues our country has faced and continues to confront.

 

The works on display present American history and politics as interpreted by artists, some of whom were employees of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA), civil rights leaders, and military veterans.  The artists featured in the exhibition are Will Barnet, Alice Neel, Lee Krasner, Romare Bearden, Larry Rivers, McKie Trotter, Andy Warhol, Bill Mauldin, Luis Jiménez, Antonio Alvarez and Jane Stuart. Stuart’s iconic portraits of George and Martha Washington mark the entrance of the exhibition. In diverse ways and differing media, the works on display provoke intriguing questions regarding national identity, values, and conflicts. By referencing or being influenced by American history and politics, the artworks instigate a consideration of our relationship to our national past.

 

This display of selections from the permanent art collection will be the first in a series of exhibitions that contribute to TCU’s learning environment. 

 

 

Curated by:

Cathryn Bidal

Lola Clairmont

Alexa Ibarguen

Anna Kern

 

For a PDF download of our catalogue, please click here.

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