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Designing an ICON:
Creativity & The American Automobile
is made possible by
Garber Automotive Group
Morley Companies
Be Cool Radiators
The Wirt-Rivette Group
Apple Mountain
Opperman's Cork 'N' Ale
Tom McDonald Historic Automobile Foundation
Braun Kendrick Finkbeiner, P.L.C.
Mike's Wrecker Service
Glidden Paint
Crooked Creak & Swan Valley -
Banquet, Bowling, and Golf
Michael and Abby Day
James & Kelly Fabiano
Rick & Mary Goedert
George & Jane Gugino
Christine Hoffman
David and Jennifer Jaffe
Ron & Kay Lee
Tom & Trish Luplow
John & Rosalie McFall
Kristin McFall
Jack and Lynne Provenzano
Mitch Reno
Patricia Shek
Janeen and Philip Sheridan
Drs. Bala & Chandra Srinivasan
This exhbiition is organized by the
Louisville Visual Art Association.
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EXHIBITIONS
Current Exhibitions
August 13 – October 3, 2010
 Designing an ICON: Creativity and the American Automobile
ICON: A person or thing that is uncritically adored, revered or admired, or is regarded as a symbol of a particular culture or sphere.
The automobile is an important part of American Pop Culture, and few aspects generate as much public interest as the initial design process. This was particularly true in the mid-20th Century when car manufacturers depended on annual model changes to promote sales. Their in-house design studios worked in great secrecy to develop exciting new models. The designers produced thousands of sketches and formal renderings, most of which were destroyed when the studios no longer needed them. A few survived and are preserved in private collections.
Designing an ICON: Highlights the creativity of the American automobile designers of the 1960s and early 70s, a period that stressed exotic styling and high performance. The nearly 100 pieces that will be on view from 26 General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler designers are not only a record of Pop Culture during this period, but also fine art; a testament to the talent and skill of the designers who produced them.
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May 6, 2010 - September 30, 2010
 BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS: A Selection of Christian Art from the Permanent Collection
Historical paintings, striking sculptures and delicate etchings depicting the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, the Apostles, and saints are among the 20 objects on view in this intimate, yet arresting exhibition of Christian art. Biblical Proportions showcases significant loans to the Museum’s Permanent Collection from Great Lakes Bay Region donors. Visitors to the exhibition will get a rare view of Our Lady of Good Counsel by Celeste Silvestri, a 20th Century piece that had been housed in a former St. Louis, Missouri parish of the same name. This object, depicting the image of Madonna and Child, was meticulously crafted using brass and a composite of natural marble chippings called terazzo. This durable material, more commonly applied to countertops and floors, was first used by Venetians in the 15th Century.
CELESTE SILVESTRI (American, born Italian, 1908-1998), Our Lady of Good Counsel 1965, terrazzo and brass, On loan from Mr. Richard J. Silvestri, #EL2010.1
The artists represented in this exhibition, such as Anton Koberger, Albrecht Dürer, and Marc Chagall, lived from the 14th to the 20th Century. Each turned to the Bible for inspiration. While their artwork reveals only a small portion of this influential narrative source, these objects help to tell the grand story of Christian art.
Biblical Proportions also features two 17th Century Spanish polychrome sculptures from the Museum's Permanent Collection. A great resource to learn more about these painted sculptures is at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. where the exhibition, The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture, 1600–1700, is on view through May 31,2010.
May 6, 2010 - September 30, 2010
 IN BLOOM: Floral Paintings from the Permanent Collection
Flowers are welcome adjuncts to human daily life. Through their bountifulness and absolute beauty, flowers have been a favorite motif to artists. In Bloom reveals sixteen floral paintings by artists ranging from internationally renowned American realist painter Lowell Nesbitt to regionally acclaimed artist and art historian Jean Beach. Enhanced by the floral views of the Museum’s Italianate Garden, this exhibition celebrates the history of the cultivated plants on display, and the emotional and symbolic sentiments evoked by their blooms.
LOWELL NESBITT (American, 1933-1993)
Lavendar Iris 1972, oil on canvas
Museum purchase with funds contributed by Mrs. Charles Kretschmer
#1973.3.1
May 6, 2010 - September 30, 2010
 ROOM WITH A VIEW: Landscapes from the Permanent Collection
The majestic views of Museum’s Italianate Garden compliment the picturesque qualities of the European and American landscapes depicted in this modest exhibition. Room with a View opens with a romantic view of nature in Landscape with White Cottage, by American painter, Ralph Albert Blakelock. Visitors will be drawn into the gallery by the natural light passing through the French doors overlooking the gardens. This exhibition explores the history of this genre through lives and paintings of significant artists from the seventeenth to the twentieth century, including Blakelock, Richard Parkes Bonington, Jean-Bapiste-Camille Corot, Jules Dupré, George Inness, and Abraham van Beyeren.
RALPH ALBERT BLAKELOCK (American, 1847-1919), Landscape with White Cottage ca 1885, oil on canvas, Gift of Walter C. Hill #1950.24
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