THE ETROPOLITAN N EWS pM Saturday, March 10, 1951 FOR AM Sunday, March 11, 1951 M USEUM OF ART RELEASE FIFTH AYE.at 82 STREET • NEW YORK PRESS VIEW: Friday, Mar. £, 1951 - 2 to 4:30 PM
ART STUDENTS LEAGUE 75TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION OPENS MARCH 16 AT METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
Constituting "an extraordinary record of achievement by an extraordinary school,"
an exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculpture by seventy-five artists asso
ciated with the Art Students League of New York from its early days to the present
opens this Friday (March 16) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition Is
presented by the Art Students League through the courtesy of the Trustees of The
Metropolitan Museum of Art. The pictures were selected and hung by a Committee of
the League.
Leading museums throughout the country have lent works to the League for this
Diamond Jubilee exhibition. Included will be The Concert S,inger by Thomas Eakins
from the Philadelphia Museum of Art; The_ Young Woman in White by Rbbert Henri from
the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DkC»} Emma and her Children by George
Bellows from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake by John
Steuart Curry from the Art Institute of Chicago; Otis Skinner by George Luks from the
Phillips Gallery, Washington, D.C.; and Trio by Walt Kuhn from the Colorado Springs
Fine Arts Center.
Other museums, organizations, galleries and private collectors have lent work
by George Inness, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, John Sloan, Jacob Epstein, Yasuo Kuniyoshi,
Reginald Marsh, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alexander Calder and many other.
Noting that the Metropolitan Museum was founded just five years before the League
and that there had always been a close relationship between the two institutions,
Robert Beverly Hale, Associate Curator of American Art, said that it seemed particu
larly appropriate that the exhibition should be held at the Museum.
"From the earliest days every student of the League has supplemented his studies
by visits to the Metropolitan," said Mr. Hale. "Many have since contributed works of
art to the permanent collections.
"This exhibition constitutes an extraordinary record of achievement by an extra
ordinary school. Much of the credit must go to the great teachers the League de
veloped or supported through the years; such men as Eakins, Henri, Luks, Kenneth Hayes
Miller, George Bridgman and Frank Vincent DuMond. But the real strength of the League
lies in its tradition and its spirit. It is still, as it was seventy-five years ago,
youthful, dynamic and democratic; it Is still fiercely free and independent." The Art Students League has published an illustrated catalogue containing a biography of each artist and an appreciation of his work. It will be on sale during the exhibition, which will continue through Sunday, April 29.
-0- (ATTACHED IS A COMPLETE LIST OF ARTISTS AND THEIR WORKS IN THE EXHIBITION) For Release, Saturday P.M., March 10, and Sunday A.M., March 11, 1951
ART STUDENTS LEAGUE 75th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
March 16 through April 29, 1951, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
75 Works of Art by 75 Artists Associated with the League
Paintings, Drawings, Prints
GLFFORD BEAL (1879- ) - Circus Ponies. Lent by the Phillips Gallery,Washington,D.C,
GEORGE W. BELLOWS (1882-1925) - Emma and Her Children. Lent by the Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston, Mass.
THOMAS HART BENTON (I889- ) - Persephone. Lent by the Artist
ISABEL BISHOP (1902- ) - Homeward. Lent by the Artist, Courtesy of Midtown Galleries
PETER BLUME (1906- ) - The Rock. Lent by Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
LOUIS BOUCHE (1896- ) - Shooting Gallery. Lent by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ROBERT BRACKMAN (1898- ) - Still Life with Fowl. Lent by the Artist, Courtesy of
Grand Central Art Gallery
GEORGE B. BRIDGMAN (1864-19^3) - Study (pencil). Lent by Stuart KLonis
ALEXANDER BROOK (I898- ) - Peggy Bacon and Metaphysics. Lent by the University of Nebraska GEORGE DeFOBEST BRUSH (1855-1941) - Mother and Child. Lent by Phillips Academy, Addi son Gallery of American Art, Andover, Mass. BRYSON BURROUGHS (1869-1934) - Island of Naxos. Lent by Whitney Museum of American Art
JOHN CARROLL (I892- ) - Portrait of Mrs. Fairfield Osborn. Lent by Mrs. Fairfield Osborn
WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE (1849-1916) - Portrait of Miss Dora Wheeler. Lent by The Cleve land Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Boudinot Keithj' in Memory of Mrs. J.H. Wade, 1921
JON CORBINO (1905- ) - Crucifixion. Lent by the Art Students League of New York
KENYON COX (I856-I919) - Tradition. Lent by The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. D. Cox, 1917
JOHN STEUART CURRY (1897-1946) - Hogs Killing a Rattlesnake. Lent by The Art Institute
of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Glore
ANDREW DASBURG (1887- ) - Road to Lamy. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
ARTHUR B. DAVIES (1862-1923) - The Flood. Lent by The Phillips Gallery, Washing ton, D.C.
STUART DAVIS (1894- ) - Little Giant Still Life. Lent by the Virginia Muesum of Fine Artp, Richmond, Va. THOMAS W. DEWING (I85I-I938) - The Lady with a Mask. Lent by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D .C .
PRESTON DICKINSON (1891-1930) - Still life with Demijohn (pastel). Lent by the Down town Gallery
GUY PENE DuBOIS (1884- ) - Approaching Storm, Race Track. Lent by the Kraushaar Galleries
FRANK VINCENT DuMOND (I865-I95I) - May Willows. Lent by Mrs. Frank Vincent DuMond
(mOre) Checklist, Art Students League Exhibition—2
Paintings, Drawings, Prints (Continued)
FRANK DUVENECK (1848-1919) - Whistling Boy. Lent by the Cincinnati Art Museum
THOMAS EAKINS (1844-1916) - The Concert Singer.Lent by the Philadelphia Museum of Art
CHARLES DANA GIBSON (1867-1944) - The Salons of New York - At Mrs. Chumleigh-Chromo's
(pen and ink drawing). Lent by The Garden City Hotel
WILLIAM SLACKENS (1870-1938) - Chez Mouquin. Lent by The Art Institute of Chicago
GEORGE GROSZ (1893- ) - Piece of My World. Lent by the Artist, Courtesy of
Associated American Artists
MARSDEN HARTLEY (1877-1943) - Smelt Brook Falls. Lent by City Art Museum of St.Louis
CH3XDE HASSAM (I859-I935) - Capri. Lent by Phillips Academy, Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Mass. CHARLES W. HAWTHORNE (1872-1930) - Selectmen of Provincetown.Lent by The Art Institute of Chicago ROBERT HENRI (1865-1929) - Young Woman In White. Lent by the National Gallery of Art,
Gift of Miss Violet Organ
GEORGE INNESS (1825-1894) - Peace and Plenty. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
MORRIS KANTOR (I896- ) - Parade. Lent by the Artist, Courtesy of Rehn Galleries
WALT KUHN (1880-1949) - Trio. Lent by the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
YASUO KUNIYOSHI (1893- ) - Mother and Daughter. Lent by the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. JOHN LaFARGE (I835-I9IO) -Maua, Our Boatman. Lent by Phillips Academy, Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Mass. ERNEST LAWSON (1873-1939) - Spring Night - Harlem River.Lent by The Phillips Gallery, Washington, D. C.
GEORGE LUKS (1867-1933) - Otis Skinner in "The Honor of the Family."Lent by the
Phillips Gallery, Washington, D. C.
HENRY LEE McFEE (1886- ) - The Skull. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
JOHN MARIN (1872- ) - Two-master, Becalmed. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Alfred Stieglitz Collection REGINALD MARSH (I898- ) - Coney Island Beach No. 1 - 1951. (drawing). Lent by the Artist, Courtesy of Rehn Galleries
WILLARD METCALF (I858-I925) - The Twin Birches. Lent by the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts
KENNETH HAYES MILLER (I876- ) - Seated Nude. Lent by the Artist JEROME MYERS (1867-1940) - The End of the Street. Lent by The Art Institute of Chicagc GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (1887- ) - Black Abstraction. Permanent loan from the Artist. The Alfred Stieglitz Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Checklist, Art Students League Exhibition—3 "
Paintings, Drawings, Trints (Continued)
NOBWN ROCKWELL (1894- ) - The Soldier's Return. Lent by Ben Hibbs, Courtesy of The Saturday Evening Post HENRY E. SCKSAKMB3SBG (%&$2~ ) - Coming Next Monday. Lent by the Artist, Courtesy of Krauehaar Galleries BEN SHAEN (1898- ) - Sound in the Mulberry Tree. Lent by Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Mass. EVERETT SRSTS (I876- ) - London Hippodrome. Lent by The Art Institute of Chicago.
JOHN SLOAN (1871- ) - Nude at Foot of Stairs. Lent by the Artist EUGENE SPE1CHER (1883- ) - Torso of Hilda. Lent by the Detroit Institute of Arts MAURICE STERNE (1878- ) - Misty Afternoon. Lent by the Artist AUGUSTUS VINCENT TACK (1870-1949) - Storm. Lent by The Phillips Gallery,Washington,D.C,
JOHN H. TWACHTMAN (1855-1902) -Summer. Lent by The Phillips Gallery, Washington,D.C. VACLAV VYTLACIL (I892- ) - Figure Composition. Lent by the Artist, Courtesy of Feigl Gallery MAX WEBER (1881- ) - Refreshments. Lent by the Artist, Courtesy of Paul Rosenberg Gallery J. ALDEN WEIR (I852-I919) - Union Square. 4ent by The Brooklyn Museum
Sculpture
GEORGE GREY BARNARD (1865-1958) - Abraham Lincoln. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
GUTZON BORGLUM (1867-1941) - John Ruskin. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
ALEXANDER CALDER (1898- ) - Watusi (metal construction). Lent by the Artist
JO DAVIDSON (1883- ) - Dr. Albert Einstein. Lent by The Whitney Museum of American
JOSE DE CREEFT (1884- ) - Maternity. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
JACOB EPSTEIN (1880- ) - Morna. Lent by\ Dr. Irving E. Epstein
JAMES EARL FRASER (I876- ) - Senator Ellhu Root. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH (1850-1931) - Memory. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
PAUL MANSI'IP (I885- ) - Pauline Frances. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS (1848-1907) - Diana. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
GERTRUDE V. WHITNEY (1876-1942) - Woman and Child. Lent by Mrs. G. Macculloch Miller
HARRY WICKEY (I892- ) - Army Fullback, (plaster cast). Lent by the Artist
MAHONRI YOUNG (1877- ) - The Knockdown,. Lent by the Artist, Courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries WILLIAM ZORACH (1887- ) - Artist's Daughter. Lent by the Whitney Museum of American Art
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