George Tooker at the National Academy Museum

20 Oct 2008

American Artist exhibition

0810tookexhib1_600x479 The first museum retrospective of work by George Tooker in three decades will be on display at the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, in New York City, through January 4, 2009.

George Tooker: A Retrospective
Through January 4, 2009
National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts
New York, New York
(212) 369-4880
An illustrated catalogue is available.

The first museum retrospective of work by George Tooker in three decades will be on display at the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, in New York City, through January 4, 2009. Jointly organized by the National Academy Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Columbus Museum of Art, this exhibition aims to reveal the full scope of Tooker’s achievements by bringing together 66 paintings and drawings made by the artist since 1945.

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Waiting Room
1957, egg tempera on wood, 24 x 30. Collection Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC.
Woman With Oranges
1977, egg tempera on gesso panel, 23 1/2 x 17 1/2. Courtesy D.C. Moore Gallery, New York, New York.

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