Not exact matches
They were, says Richard Sabin,
curator at the Natural History Museum
of London, something
of a send - off status symbol, much like large
bouquets of flowers at funerals today.
Bouquets: French Still - Life Painting from Chardin to Matisse developed from strong partnerships fostered by the French Regional American Museum Exchange (FRAME) and is co-organized by Dr. Mitchell Merling, the Paul Mellon
Curator and Head
of the Department
of European Art, VMFA, and Dr. Heather MacDonald, the Lillian and James H. Clark Associate
Curator of European Art, DMA.
«Visitors to
Bouquets: French Still - Life Painting from Chardin to Matisse will appreciate not only the sheer visual splendor
of the works on display, but also the discovery
of a clear artistic dialogue among artists
of different generations working in the floral still - life tradition,» said Heather MacDonald, the DMA's Lillian and James H. Clark Associate
Curator of European Art, who is the exhibition co-
curator.
At the Dallas Museum
of Art
Bouquets: French Still - Life Painting from Chardin to Matisse Heather MacDonald Interview Episode 226 - November 14, 2014 This week, we visit the Dallas Museum
of Art and speak with
curator Heather MacDonald about the exhibition,
Bouquets: French Still - Life Painting from Chardin to Matisse.
A few days after Jean - Paul Riopelle met Joan Mitchell in Paris in 1954, Riopelle appeared at Mitchell's painting studio with «a huge
bouquet of rolled canvases from the Lefebvre - Foinet arts supplies store,» writes
curator Michel Martin.
For the exhibition, the
curators have assembled a
bouquet of paintings illustrating the appeal
of flowers in every season.