Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

Toledo Museum of Art’s Small Worlds exhibition offers new perspectives on size, scale

December 4, 2011 by  
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TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art challenges us to look at the world from new perspectives through its Small Worlds exhibition on view Nov. 18, 2011–March 25, 2012. Five contemporary artists in the exhibition offer engaging works that create an intimate space or environment or show scenes which are familiar but perhaps slightly askew. Intricate and intriguing, the drawings, relief paintings, photography and sculpture explore the realms of the home, the studio, the neighborhood, the city and the natural world, said Amy [...]

Frank Stella Appears in New Masters Series at Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle

April 10, 2011 by  
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TOLEDO, OH.- Frank Stella, a 2010 winner of the U.S. National Medal of Arts, inaugurated a new series of public programs featuring renowned artists and scholars at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle. “The Ambassadors have been the generators and supporters of big ideas around the Museum for many years,” Kennedy said. “They founded Collector‟s Corner, created a national award-winning cookbook and generally promote the Museum and its activities. We‟re pleased that they are willing to support this next big Museum [...]

Toledo Museum of Art Acquires Glass Sculptures by Two Leading Artists for Its Collection

February 6, 2011 by  
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TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art has added two new glass sculptures to its collection. Pyramid by German artist Josepha Gasch-Muche can be seen in Gallery 1 of the main Museum building. Blizzard Amulet Basket by Canadian artist Laura Donefer has been installed in Gallery 5 of the Glass Pavilion®. “Both of these sculptures are made in a clear or white palette, and both are composite sculptures, assembled of many smaller intricate elements,” said Museum Director Brian Kennedy. “These [...]

Rediscovered Painting by Dutch Artist Rembrandt on Loan at the Toledo Museum of Art

January 19, 2011 by  
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TOLEDO, OH.- A rediscovered painting by Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606–1669), on loan at the The Toledo Museum of Art, will be displayed for several months beginning January 28 in Gallery 24. The artist painted the small oil-on-copper self portrait, Rembrandt Laughing, in his native city of Leiden when he was just 21 or 22 years old. “This is one of the most exciting artistic rediscoveries in recent years,” said Museum Director Brian Kennedy. “Rembrandt Laughing is one of [...]

17th-Century Spanish Sculpture, by Juan Martínez Montañés, Acquired by the Toledo Museum of Art

December 8, 2010 by  
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TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art has added a major sculpture, The Infant Christ by foremost Spanish 17th-century sculptor Juan Martínez Montañés (1568–1649), to its collection. “The acquisition marks the first Spanish sculpture and the first polychromed wood sculpture from that period to enter the TMA collection,” said Museum Director Brian Kennedy. Montañés, who lived and worked in Seville his entire career, was esteemed in his day as “El Dios de la Madera,” the god of wood. He had [...]

Toledo Museum of Art Announces The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb

July 30, 2010 by  
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TOLEDO, OH.- Discover an ancient civilization’s fascinating approach to life and the afterlife at The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb, a new exhibition opening Oct. 29 at the Toledo Museum of Art. The installation of more than 150 objects spanning 3,000 years of history will be on temporary view in a specially designed Lower Level Egyptian Gallery in the Main Museum. TMA’s popular mummies return to public view for this exploration of ancient Egyptian beliefs about life and the [...]

Crystal Bridges to Loan Major Works by Parrish, Rockwell

July 29, 2010 by  
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BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will share important works of art by America’s most beloved artist-illustrators with the Toledo Museum of Art. Maxfield Parrish’s lyrical nocturne The Lantern Bearers (1908), originally created as a frontispiece for the December 10, 1910 issue of Collier’s magazine, and Norman Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter (1943), an iconic representation of the American work ethic that provided the May 29, 1943 cover of the Saturday Evening Post, will go on display in Toledo [...]

Toledo Museum of Art Names New Director Brian P. Kennedy to Lead Museum

July 1, 2010 by  
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TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art announced today that Brian P. Kennedy, director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, has accepted the position as the Museum’s ninth director with a start date of September 1. Board Chair Betsy Brady and George Chapman, head of the search committee, made the announcement this morning at the Museum. “The Museum conducted an international search for its next director. We were pleased to have an exemplary group of candidates presented [...]

Toledo Museum Presents The Psychedelic 60s: Posters from the Rock Era

June 14, 2010 by  
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TOLEDO, OH.- Of all the visual art produced in the late 1960s, the most influential may be San Francisco psychedelic concert posters. Many are instantly recognizable because of their innovative use of text, psychedelic colors and coded messages. Not only do the posters visually define the period, but they also have shaped graphic design ever since. This summer the Toledo Museum of Art is spotlighting these influential posters in a special exhibition. Some 150 posters from The Houston Freeburg Collection [...]

Canadian Glass Artist Laura Donefer Named Fourth GAPP Artist

March 3, 2010 by  
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TOLEDO, OH.- Canadian Laura Donefer, who has been using glass as a primary medium in her work for more than 27 years, is the fourth artist invited to participate in the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA)’s prestigious Guest Artist Pavilion Project (GAPP). She The American-born Donefer, who now lives in Harrowsmith, Ontario will be an artist in residence from May 14-22, 2010 and will return in the fall to continue her work. The GAPP program invites one glass or contemporary [...]

Whistler: Influences, Friends and the Not-So-Friendly at the Toledo Museum of Art

February 12, 2010 by  
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TOLEDO, OH.- A new exhibition of prints from the Toledo Museum of Art’s collection spotlights the work of iconic American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Although perhaps more popularly known today as a painter, Whistler was a master of the etched line. Whistler: Influences, Friends and the Not-So-Friendly, on view Feb. 26 through May 30, 2010 in the Museum’s Works on Paper Galleries, provides a comparison of the great American artist with his contemporaries as well as a look [...]

Toledo Museum Acquires First Italian Baroque Painting in 26 Years

January 9, 2010 by  
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TOLEDO, OH.-Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) has been trying to fill for more than 50 years. A work by Bolognese master Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, commonly known as Guercino (“the squinter”), has been a long-sought-after addition to the TMA collection. Guercino’s vibrant “Lot and His Daughters” (about 1651-1652) was acquired by the Museum in October of 2009. The large painting (176 x 231 cm / 69 ¼ x 90 7/8 inches) will be unveiled to Museum members and the general public [...]

Toledo Museum of Art Launches Redesigned Website

December 30, 2009 by  
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TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art has launched a redesigned and expanded website: www.toledomuseum.org The new, easier-to-use site provides immediate ways to explore TMA’s current and upcoming exhibitions, its programs and events, and detailed information about the Museum and its world-renowned collection. “More and more people are turning to the Internet as a primary source of news and information,” said Kelly Fritz Garrow, director of communications. “It’s essential for the Museum to have an active and vibrant online presence.” [...]