The National Academy Museum joins two other distinguished New York art institutions—the Brooklyn Museum and the New York Historical Society—in honoring the accomplishments of pioneering American landscape painter Asher B. Durand.
Asher B. Durand (1796–1886): Dean of American Landscape
Through December 30
National Academy Museum
New York, New York
(212) 369-4880
The National Academy Museum joins two other distinguished New York art institutions—the Brooklyn Museum and the New York Historical Society—in honoring the accomplishments of pioneering American landscape painter Asher B. Durand. The exhibition explores Durand’s leadership as a founding member of the National Academy of Design and consists of 20 works—including paintings, prints, sculpture, and manuscripts—from the academy’s permanent collection. Other artists featured include Frederic Edwin Church and Ralph Albert Blakelock.
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The Morning of Life
by Asher B. Durand, 1840, oil, 49 5/8 x 84 1/8. Collection National Academy Museum, New York, New York. |
Valley of the Santa Ysabel
by Frederic Edwin Church, 1875, oil, 39 x 60. Collection Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. |
Rocky Mountains
by Ralph Albert Blakelock, ca. 1871, oil, 35 x 55. Collection Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. |