ART HISTORY ASSOCIATION AT UCR

The purpose of the Art History Association is to enhance involvement in the field of Art History among interested University of California, Riverside students and community through meetings, lectures, field trips, films, and other events with an art historical focus.

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Jean-Antoine Watteau was born this day in 1684. He invented a new type of painting, the fête galante; through these he would convey aspects of nature and rural festivals (getty.edu). If this work seems familiar, it's probably because you've seen it at the Getty Museum! #watteau #birthday (The Italian Comedians)

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Interesting Factoids in Apostles of Nature 

Organized by the museum’s Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, Apostles of Nature: Jugendstil and Art Nouveau is an exhibition that brings together more than 50 objects that illustrate the popular late 19th and early 20th century style known as Art Nouveau in France and Jugendstil in Germany.

1. Alphonse Mucha’s Career was launched when he created a poster for a play starring Sarah Bernhardt. She fell in love with his work, and the rest, as they say, is history.

2. The bicycle was a recurring theme in prints, drawings, and posters of the time, as it represented modernity, movement, speed and transportation. It often appears as a prop for Art Nouveau’s seductive female leads and became a popular symbol of women’s emancipation in the 1890s.

3. A case in the gallery has select pieces of the Ellen Palevsky Cup Collection on view, showcasing objects that embody Art Nouveau and Jugendstil.

4. Carl Otto Czeschka’s Waldidyll (forest Idyll) is a textile. Gustav Klimt used it to make caftan, and wore it to a party in Vienna.

Below, curatorial assistant Andrea Gyorody speaks about the exhibition and the works of art on view. Learn more about Art Nouveau and Jugendstil, and come see the beautiful artworks for yourself! Apostles of Nature is on view through March 12, 2017 http://bit.ly/2c7wp5R

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Before and After the Invention of Photography:  Notice the difference?

Left: Vase of Flowers, 1722, Jan van Huysum. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

Right: Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, 1869, Claude Monet. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

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Xanti Schawinsky at Karma International

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Thomas Cooper Gotch, ‘The Lantern Parade’ / 'Study for the Birthday Party’

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Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) “Larkspur” (1888) “Asters in a Vase” (1875) “Lilacs” (1872) “Dahlias” (1872) “Fairy Roses” (1874) “Geraniums” (1888) “Nasturtiums” “Daises” (1872) “Roses and Lilies” (1888)

Latour was a French artist best known for his flower paintings. In England, his flower still-lifes sold so well that they were “practically unknown in France during his lifetime.”

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M. Durante, Portrait of an Italian Girl, 1924 (source).

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Congratulations to the 2016 UCR Art History UnderGRADUATES!

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Submarinos Hechos en Casa (Homemade Submarines) - Esterio Segura

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An exhibition by Cuban artist Esterio Segura coming to MOLAA in November! More information here.

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On this day in history, the cornerstone of the United States Capitol was laid by George Washington in 1793.

Since then, the Capitol has been rebuilt and expanded dramatically (by no less than four different architects).

This daguerreotype is from a trio of images by John Plumbe, Jr. that form the first photographic record of the site.

The United States Capitol, 1846, John Plumbe, Jr. J. Paul Getty Museum. 

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Barbara Kruger at Kunsthaus Bregenz

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Salvador Dali in ‘Dali Atomicus’ by Philippe Halsman. It took 28 attempts to get this perfectly-timed shot, 1948.

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University of California Riverside to Launch Ph.D. in Art History in Fall 2014

http://arthistory.ucr.edu/

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Opens Tomorrow, Feb 9, 6-8p: ”Happenings: New York, 1958–1963” Pace Gallery, 534 W25th St., NYC The first exhibition to document the origins and historical development of the transient, yet pivotal “Happenings” movement from its inception in 1958 through 1963. The experimental performances forever changed the definition of art and the possibilities for what it could be. The show captures more than thirty of the original Happenings and the contributions of the main participants—Jim Dine, Simone Forti, Red Grooms, Allan Kaprow, Claes Oldenburg, Lucas Samaras, Carolee Schneemann, and Robert Whitman. It brings together for the first time more than 300 photographs by five photographers who witnessed and documented the performances, as well as artworks, rare film footage, and original ephemera. - thur Mar 17