Long Time No See: Hidden Treasures from the Cincinnati Art Museum: International Art Treasures Web Magazine August 2008

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Sargent & Gauguin:
On View in Cincinnati

John Singer Sargent's A Falucho from the Long Time No See exhibit at Cincinnati Art Museum
Title: A Falucho, 1908
Artist: John Singer Sargent (American 1856-1925)
Medium: Watercolor
Bequest of Mary Hanna 1956.100
Image Courtesy: Cincinnati Art Museum

Long Time No See
Cincinnati Art Museum
through August 31, 2008

Paul Gauguin's Mahana Ma'a from the Long Time No See exhibit at Cincinnati Art Museum
Title: Mahana Ma’a, 1892
Artist: Paul Gauguin (French 1848-1903)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Bequest of John W. Warrington 1996.466
Image Courtesy: Cincinnati Art Museum

Transition times for a museum undergoing renovations can be difficult; or like the Cincinnati Art Museum, an opportunity to showcase some hidden and never before seen works in their impressive collection.

Donald Sultan's April Factory Painting from the Long Time No See exhibit at Cincinnati Art Museum
Title: April Factory Painting, 1978
Artist: Donald Sultaon (American b. 1951)
Medium: Linoleum and ar on masonite/wood panel (ramp)
Gift of Douglas S. Cramer 2006.118
Image Courtesy: Cincinnati Art Museum

Highlights on display include:

  • Paul Gauguin's Mahana Ma’a
  • A 17th century Duhme & Co. silver tea set
  • Fashion Designer Issey Miayke's sheer metallic jacket
  • John Singer Sargent's A Falucho of 1908
  • A five-hundred-year-old silk scroll from the Ming Dynasty
  • Donald Sultan’s April Factory Painting

Issey Miyake's design of a Jacket, 1992 from the Long Time No See exhibit at Cincinnati Art Museum
Title: Jacket, 1992
Artist: Issey Miyake (Japanese b. 1938)
Gift of June Blaker 1997.19
Image Courtesy: Cincinnati Art Museum

They have over 61,000 pieces to choose from which span well over 6,000 years of art history.

Working with Neutelings Riedijk Architects, the Cincinnati Art Museum has began its work on a multi-phase renewal and expansion projects. Like many museums the available gallery space shrinks as the collection grows.

“The Cincinnati Art Museum is a tremendous cultural and educational resource for the region, and its collection needs to be made even more accessible to the community,” said museum director Aaron Betsky. “By displaying great objects, we help inspire a deeper connection with the shared cultural heritage that unites all people of all backgrounds and all times.”

Long Time No See: Hidden Treasures from the Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati Art Museum:
through August 31, 2008

Cincinnati Art Museum

www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org

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