Dawn of the American Century: Defining Imagery 1900-1930

February 19 - May 21, 2016 - Pertaining to art history and socioeconomic development, the 20th century is often regarded as the “American Century.” From 1900 through the 1930s, American artists generally rejected the modern art styles evolving in France in favor of more representational imagery. Not to suggest a lack of creativity; to the contrary, this exhibition features the work of world-renowned artists such as Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Thomas Dewing, E. Irving Couse, William Glackens, Charles Demuth, Peggy Bacon, and Waldo Pierce, and presents them as important precursors to those that came later.