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8055
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In 2003, the North Carolina Museum of Art, in recognition of the importance of photography in contemporary art and of the medium's strength among North Carolina's photographers, created a new collection. The collection now has 105 works by ten photographers who live and work in the state. The works cover a variety of subject matter, including landscapes, portraits, architectural vignettes, and folk life. Among the photographers are Elizabeth Matheson, Caroline Vaughan, and Bill Bamberger.
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8060
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The North Carolina Museum of Art is one of only two art museums in the country to have a permanent display of Jewish ceremonial art. The Judaic Art Gallery was founded by the late Dr. Abram Kanof. Among the items in the collection are ornaments that decorate the Torah and a rare late 18th-century silver Torah shield.
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8061
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John Singleton Copley's portrait of Wilmington merchant and planter John Burgwin, which was painted in 1783, is one of only a few portraits of North Carolinians by America's first great artist. The painting remained in the family for 222 years, and in 2005, it was donated to the North Carolina Museum of Art.
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29187
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A pair of paintings by the Italian artist Ubaldo Gandolfi (1728-1781) was recently given to the museum with funds from the Robert F. Phifer Bequest. The paintings Mercury Lulling Argus to Sleep and Mercury About to Decapitate Argus were probably part of a set of four paintings which told a story and likely hung on the walls of a private residence. The subject matter, the quality, the artist, and the benefits of the gift are all described.
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29191
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More than 20,000 people attended the opening of the North Carolina Museum of Art during the opening weekend in April. The various events put on by the museum and the reaction of the attendees is described.
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29198
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A speech delivered by North Carolina Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. about the opening of the North Carolina Museum of Art is transcribed. The speech was given by the governor to legislators and other state officials at the Governor’s Legislative Reception.
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29199
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The exhibition Paris in the Great Age of Exhibitions: French Salon Paintings from Southern Collections is described. The Paris Salon was a government sponsored exhibition of contemporary art in Paris, France in the second half of the nineteenth century. The Paris exhibition was extremely popular and a collection of works displayed at the Salons is collected and on display at the museum.
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29200
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Hungarian-born photographer Andre Kertesz’s photography will be on display in the Contemporary Gallery this summer. A biography of Kertesz is provided, along with a description of his photography and its impact.
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29202
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The North Carolina Gallery will feature the paintings of Maud Gatewood this summer. The Yancyeville, NC artist is known for her landscapes or panoramas. Gatewood’s landscapes present the long-range picture, usually in crisp sunlight and from a straight forward point of view with few human figures.
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29205
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Ten paintings from the Weatherspoon Art Gallery at the University of North Carolina Greensboro are on display in the Contemporary Gallery from August 13-October 23. The paintings were all made within the within the last twenty years and use the vocabulary of geometry for their visual language. Works by David Novros, Robert Mangold, Al Held, Alfred Jensen, William Bailey, Roger Brown, William Copley, and Alex Katz.
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29216
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The North Carolina Museum of Arts’ collection of European paintings is one of the finest and most important in the United States. The history of the collections’ acquisition and rationale for collection is detailed from the 1940s through the 1960s. Until the opening of the new museum, the collection was primarily viewed outside of North Carolina due to a lack of space at the old museum. Beginning September 10, the European paintings will be on view in a series of sequential galleries in the new museum after restoration work in the museum's new conservation laboratory.
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29217
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North Carolina artist Jim Starrett’s paintings and drawings will be on display in the North Carolina Gallery this fall. Dating from 1976 to 1983, Starrett’s work focuses on the failure of organized religion to actively oppose the Nazis during World War II. Of particular focus is the Catholic Church and Pope Pius XII’s lack of action. His works are full of symbolism and are marked by a hard-edged, linear geometry and loose brushwork.
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29219
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A new gallery with the work of Nicholas Africano will be on display in the Contemporary Gallery this winter. Africano’s work focuses on human beings, their pleasures, suffering, dismay, and fulfillment. His subjects are painted in high relief on blank fields of color to draw attention to the persons. Africano’s style, impact, and works are discussed to preview the exhibition.
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29222
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A painting by Carolus-Duran (Charles-Emile-Auguste Durand) (1838-1917) titled Portrait of a Woman, 1885 was recently acquired by the museum. Carolus-Duran was one of the most successful and accomplished portraitists of the late nineteenth century in France. The artist’s life, style, and the acquired painting are all described. The painting was purchased with funds from the state and the North Carolina Art Society in honor of Zoe Webster.
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29224
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Henry Moore’s Large Spindle Piece sculpture was recently installed outside the North Carolina Museum of Art. The piece was first restored by the museum’s staff before being placed atop a grassy knoll in the center of the entrance drive as the first work visitors to the museum will see. The history of the creation of the sculpture by Moore and the process of its acquisition and donation are also detailed.
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