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January Issue
2010
Gibbes Museum
of Art in Charleston, SC, Offers Works by James McNeill Whistler
The
Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, SC, will present the work
of renowned American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
in the exhibition Whistler's Travels, on view in the Museum's
Rotunda Galleries from Jan. 22 through May 16, 2010.
The exhibition features 21 etchings and three lithographs from the Gibbes permanent collection and a local private collection. The etchings and lithographs in the exhibit were executed during Whistler's excursions to the English countryside, France, Holland, and Venice, Italy.
In the summer of 1858, just three years after James McNeill Whistler arrived in Paris to pursue a profession in the arts, he embarked upon a walking tour of France and Germany. Armed with sketch materials and copper plates, Whistler created detailed drawings of the architecture and inhabitants of the small towns he encountered. Many of the works Whistler produced during this journey were published later that year in his first set of etchings titled Twelve Etchings from Nature, often referred to as the "French Set." This successful foray into the graphic arts was the start of a life-long devotion to the print medium.
Throughout his career, Whistler turned to etching to interpret his surroundings and was renowned for his ability to find picturesque qualities in unlikely subjects. From 1859 and 1863, Whistler divided his time between France and England. During this same time period, Whistler made the first of many visits to the Netherlands, a destination, which over the course of his lifetime became one of his favorites. In 1879, Whistler traveled to Italy and created a series of twelve views of Venice that would eventually establish him in history as one of the world's finest etchers.
"Whistler's etchings and lithographs are key to telling the story of printmaking in America. We are delighted to showcase these wonderful objects," said Gibbes Executive Director Angela D. Mack.
For further info
check our SC Institutional Gallery listings, call the Museum at
843/722-2706 or visit (www.gibbesmuseum.org).
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