From time to time, I'll use this blog to highlight an exhibition that I think will be particularly interesting to American Artist readers because of the show’s subject matter, the medium being used, the artists being presented, or a combination of all three. Today, I'd like to bring to your attention an exhibition that's currently running at The Dayton Art Institute. The show, which is on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will run through January 4, 2008, and explores how works of art from the 17th century to the 20th century document changing views of children in American society. Among the 50 portraits and genre scene paintings presented in the show are works by such artists as John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt, and John Singer Sargent. Below are some examples of the work that's on display. For more information visit www.daytonartinstitute.org, or call (937) 223-5277.
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Little Rose of Lyme Regis
by James Abbot McNeill Whistler, 1895, oil. Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Boys in a Pasture
by Winslow Homer, 1874, oil. Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Helen Sears
by John Singer Sargent, 1895, oil. Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts.
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