Earlier this summer, Penn Stateâs Palmer Museum of Art acquired a new exhibition of artwork accentuated with fine brush strokes, an emphasis on natural light and depictions of summertime â a display of American Impressionism.
âSummer Light: American Impressionist Paintings from the Thomas Clark Collectionâ opened at the end of May and is on display through Aug. 29.
Erin Coe, director of the museum and associate clinical professor of art history, said via email she is âexcitedâ to showcase the exhibition throughout the summer.
It features 24 paintings on loan from the art collector, Clark, who promised his collection of pre-1940 American Impressionist paintings to the Palmer Museum as a bequest, according to Coe.
As the days grow longer and the weather warmer, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State will open Summer Light: American Impressionist Paintings from the Thomas Clark Collection. On view through August 29, this special exhibition features twenty-four paintings from the major forthcoming gift of collector Thomas Clark, whose private holdings contain some of the finest in the American impressionist genre. “We are thrilled to present a selection of works from the expansive collection of .
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First-floor galleries and Museum Store will remain open to the public
Image of the Palmer plaza in May 2021 by Sarah Anne Wharton
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Palmer Museum to close second floor for repair work this summer
June 01, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – On June 7, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State will be closing the second floor of the museum on Curtin Road to complete much-needed repair work on the facility’s building envelope. The entire second floor, which houses special exhibition and permanent collection galleries, will remain closed through Aug. 26. The first-floor galleries and the Museum Store will be open to the public.
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is delighted to announce the opening of "Summer Light: American Impressionist Paintings from the Thomas Clark Collection." On view through Aug. 29, this special exhibition features paintings from the major forthcoming gift of collector Thomas Clark, whose private holdings contain some of the finest in the American impressionist genre.