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Newsletter Masthead 9, detail from Chinese female ancestral portrait, unknown artist, 19th Century Qing Dynasty, 36
Now on View

Three Major Art Loans

Egon Schiele, Herbstsonne (Autumn Sun), 1914, oil on canvas, 39 3/8

Egon Schiele (1890-1918), Herbstsonne (Autumn Sun), 1914, oil on canvas, 39 3/8" x 47 1/2"

 

Anselm Kiefer, Descent of the Soul, 1996, Mixed media on canvas, 74 3/4

Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945), Descent of the Soul, 1996, mixed media on canvas, 74 3/4" x 110 1/4"

Now on view in the
President's Office Lobby, University Hall
The University of Montana
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm (closed holidays)

Egon Schiele, Herbstsonne, 1914
August 14 - November 8, 2006

Herbstsonne (Autumn Sun) is one of Schiele's most important paintings and among the finest of his landscapes. Last seen by the public in 1942 at a Nazi auction, the painting was thought to be destroyed. In 2005, Herbstsonne was restored to its heirs.

Anselm Kiefer, Descent of the Soul, 1996
August 14 - November 28, 2006

Known for his highly textural landscapes, Kiefer, a neo-expressionist artist, addresses themes of German history and identity, mysticism, theology, occult knowledge, and architecture associated with Nazi imperialism. Descent of the Soul is one of Kiefer's most important works has not been seen in public since 1996.

Also on view until September 25, 2006, Egon Schiele, Young Girl Seated, Half Nude (Valerie Neuzil), 1913

These loans to Montana Museum of Art & Culture were made possible by two generous anonymous collectors.

NOW ON VIEW............ Changing Currents:
Watershed Stories

Christine Milodragovich, Freezing Rain On Lichen, Feb. 2006, Digital Photograph, 10

Christine Milodragovich, Freezing Rain on Lichen, February 2006, digital photograph, 10" x 8"

August 29 - October 28, 2006
Meloy Gallery
Opening Reception, Thursday, September 7, 5-7pm

This regional non-juried photography exhibition features a broad cross-section of images of the Clark Fork, Blackfoot, and Silverbow watersheds. A response to the upcoming removal of the Milltown Dam, the public of all ages and abilities was invited to document life within these affected watersheds.

Artwork from Boys & Girls Club third graders who attended the MMAC cyanotype workshop, historic photographs of Milltown and Bonner from the Demmons Collection, and illustrations by Také Uda, from the Great Falls Tribune, explaining the Milltown Dam removal, will also be on view.


NOW ON VIEW............. Rephotographing Atget:
Christopher Rauschenberg

Christopher Rauschenberg, Naturaliste, rue de l'Ecole-de-Medecine, 1997, photograph, 10

Christopher Rauschenberg, Naturaliste, rue de l' École-de-Médecine, 1997, b&w photograph, 10" x 8"

August 29 - October 28, 2006
Paxson Gallery
Opening Reception, Thursday, September 7,
5-7pm

Christopher Rauschenberg Lecture , Thursday, October 19, 7pm, Meloy Gallery

In this exhibition, photographer Christopher Rauschenberg revisits 500 locations in Paris originally photographed nearly 100 years earlier by Eugéne Atget. The resulting work pays homage to Atget and serves as a commentary on photography as history and art.

Special thanks to Dr. Janet G. House, Dr. Edwin W. House and the Alliance Francaise for their generous support.


HIDDEN TREASURE................... From the Permanent Collection

Unknown Artist, Chinese female ancestral portrait, 19th Century Quing Dynasty, painted on paper, mounted on silk, 36

Unknown artist, Female ancestral portrait , painted on paper, mounted on silk, 19th Century Qing Dynasty, 36" x 24"

Unknown artist, Female ancestral portrait, painted on paper, mounted on silk, 36" x 24" 19th Century Qing Dynasty

Portraits such as this Chinese female ancestral portrait were typically commissioned for the purpose of ancestral worship. Some portraits also served to raise the social status of an entire household. The emperor's commendation, in the form of a stamp, was placed on the ancestor's image. Multiple artists were often involved in the painting of a single piece. Specialists in fur, facial features and court dress details would combine their talents to produce such intricate work.


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