In Waterbury, Robert Carley s flags in new 9/11 exhibit
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Robert Carley s collection of flag photographs will be featured in a new show at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, opening July 8.Robert Carley / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Robert Carley s collection of flag photographs will be featured in a new show at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, opening July 8.Robert Carley / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Robert Carley s collection of flag photographs will be featured in a new show at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, opening July 8.Robert Carley / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Robert Carley s collection of flag photographs will be featured in a new show at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, opening July 8.Robert Carley / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
WATERBURY, CT â On Sunday, May 2, The Mattatuck Museum opened âA Face Like Mine,â a new exhibition that examines Black life by positioning African-American artists to depict their own lives and culture from the Harlem Renaissance to the present day.
A Face Like Mine includes over 75 works of paintings, sculpture, prints, textiles, and photographs by artists Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Lorna Simpson, James VanDerZee, and Kehinde Wiley and will explore themes such as identity, family, community, politics and performance. The exhibition is held in conjunction with the Grand Opening of the Mattatuckâs newly renovated and expanded facility.
Waterbury s Mattatuck Museum opens A Face Like Mine May 2
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Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955), Supermodel, 1994, Acrylic and collage on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The John Axelrod Collection Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and the Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection, 2011.1825,Image courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Jeanne Silverthorne (b. 1950), Purple Fluorescent, 2013 Platinum silicone rubber, fluorescent pigment, wire, 24 ¼ x 20 ½ x 5 in.Courtesy of the artist and Marc Straus Gallery / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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WATERBURY The Mattatuck Museum inviteS the public to preview “A Face Like Mine”, a major exhibition organized in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and a new installation of work by artist Jeanne Silverthorne, 1-3 p.m. May 2.