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“From Hopper to Rothko” - a masterclass in US Art History
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An exhibition of American art has opened in Potsdam, near the German capital Berlin.
It takes visitors from the early works of American Impressionists, though inter-war Realism to the Abstract Expressionism of Jackson Pollock and Joan Mitchell.
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Visitors to a new exhibition in Potsdam can expect a masterclass in American Art History.
The exhibition From Hopper to Rothko: America's Road to Modern Art at the Barberini Museum showcases 68 works from the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C. It is the first time these paintings have been shown in Germany.
Some paintings and artists are iconic, like Jackson Pollock, the trailblazer of American Abstract Expressionism and Philip Guston with his softer Existentialist paintings.
But there are also works that are probably unknown to a European audience, such as early Impressionist works by American artists such as Theodore Robinson and Childe Hassam.
These works are clearly inspired by the French Impressionist movement.
Robinson's work Giverny was painted in 1889.
Theodore Robinson travelled to Giverny, the place where Claude Monet painted his famous water lilies, for inspiration.
While Hassam used American locations for his Impressionist paintings, such as people strolling under an arch in Washington D.C
Director of Museum Barberini Ortrud Westheider says there are only a few paintings from the early days of American art in museums in Europe.
People probably know Georgia O'Keeffe or Edward Hopper but probably not Helen Frankenthaler or Arthur Dove or other important icons in the development of American art, she says.
That means that there is so much to discover, aside from the big names, and that is why we really wanted to bring these treasures here to Potsdam.
Once the chronological exhibition moves into the inter-war years, the art and artists become more familiar to European audiences.
A painting called Sunday by Edward Hopper depicting a man smoking a cigar on a sidewalk, is an image many art lovers in Europe will recognize.
But it is really in the post-war period that the American artists become famous.
Faded Air by Joan Mitchell and First Sprouting by Hans Hofmann and works by Mark Rothko are images and artists known to many art lovers around the world.
Curator at the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C Susan Behrends Frank has travelled to Germany with the works.
She says there is a link between European and American art of this time.
That thread is definitely apparent in the exhibition. That those earliest galleries really speak to a tradition that builds upon a European Western aesthetic, Behrends Frank says.
And then there are American painters like Georgia O'Keeffe or Arthur Dove who are trying to find a new visual language that is uniquely American between the wars. But certainly, once you hit that post-war moment, American art has kind of found its voice on an international level, she says.
It is the first time works from the Phillips Collection are on show in Germany.
Behrends Frank says there was little international interest in the collection up until about 2005 but now there are constant requests for their artworks.
She says she is pleased by the attention.
Well, I'm surprised and I'm also gratified to know that there is this growing interest and that there is an appetite to learn more about American art, she says.
From Hopper to Rothko: America's Road to Modern Art at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam opens on June 17 and runs through October 3, 2017.
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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, first President of the United States and Founding Father. Washington is the principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which has a population of 6,131,977. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. Washington is one of the most visited cities in the world, with more than 20 million annual tourists.The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress, and the District is therefore not a part of any state. The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria. The City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District.
Washington had an estimated population of 693,972 as of July 2017, making it the 20th largest American city by population. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's daytime population to more than one million during the workweek. The Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is the principal city, has a population of over 6 million, the sixth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country.
All three branches of the U.S. federal government are centered in the District: U.S. Congress (legislative), President (executive), and the U.S. Supreme Court (judicial). Washington is home to many national monuments and museums, which are primarily situated on or around the National Mall. The city hosts 177 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profit, lobbying groups, and professional associations, including the Organization of American States, AARP, the National Geographic Society, the Human Rights Campaign, the International Finance Corporation, and the American Red Cross.
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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, first President of the United States and Founding Father. Washington is the principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which has a population of 6,131,977. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. Washington is one of the most visited cities in the world, with more than 20 million annual tourists.The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress, and the District is therefore not a part of any state. The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria. The City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District.
Washington had an estimated population of 693,972 as of July 2017, making it the 20th largest American city by population. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's daytime population to more than one million during the workweek. The Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is the principal city, has a population of over 6 million, the sixth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country.
All three branches of the U.S. federal government are centered in the District: U.S. Congress (legislative), President (executive), and the U.S. Supreme Court (judicial). Washington is home to many national monuments and museums, which are primarily situated on or around the National Mall. The city hosts 177 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profit, lobbying groups, and professional associations, including the Organization of American States, AARP, the National Geographic Society, the Human Rights Campaign, the International Finance Corporation, and the American Red Cross.
A locally elected mayor and a 13‑member council have governed the District since 1973. However, Congress maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. D.C. residents elect a non-voting, at-large congressional delegate to the House of Representatives, but the District has no representation in the Senate. The District receives three electoral votes in presidential elections as permitted by the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1961.
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What does diversity look like for the institutions that acquires, conserves, and researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity? My guest is Makeba Clay, who was recently hired by The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC as its first chief diversity officer.