September 12-October 10, 2008
Lexington Gallery Hop: Friday, September 19
Curated by Estill Curtis Pennington, considered by some to be Kentucky’s resident expert on the fine arts
of Kentucky, this premier exhibition features early historic portraits, as well
as academic, pastoral, and early modern artwork. According to Mr. Pennington,
"The collection of Transylvania University is distinctive as a repository for
many early Kentucky portraits which might otherwise have been lost. But the
University also owns later work, like those of Sudduth Goff and Robert Burns
Wilson that are clear indicators of the climate of taste at various times in the
Bluegrass. All of the works in the collection help illuminate the role
Transylvania has played in shaping the intellectual history of the
Commonwealth."
Don't miss Making A Kentucky Master: Gilbert Stuart and Matthew H. Jouett Symposium, Walking Tour, and Reception
scheduled for Saturday, October 4, 2008, 3-5
p.m.
Guest lecturers are Dr. Ellen G. Miles, Head Curator of
Painting and Sculpture for the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution and
Estill Curtis Pennington, curator, author, and fine arts consultant.
This event is free and open to the public,
although reservations are suggested. Click on Andrea Fisher's email below, in
red, to make a reservation. Making a Kentucky Master begins in
Transylvania's Cowgill Building (room 102), tours through near-by historic Gratz
Park, and concludes with a reception in the Morlan Gallery.
