Davenport, Iowa (July 9, 2014) -Two Americans in Paris: Stuart Davis and Grant Wood will be the first exhibition to open in the newly named Katz Gallery on the second floor of the Figge Art Museum.
Opening Saturday, Two Americans in Paris will feature works by artists Grant Wood and Stuart Davis. Both studied in Paris during the1920s and depicted scenes of American life in their work. Wood emerged as a leading spokesman for Regionalism, while Davis was a strong proponent of American modernism.
The exhibition will include paintings and works on paper that demonstrate the influence of European art on their careers. Selections from the Figge's Grant Wood Archive as well as an assortment of Stuart Davis lithographs from a private collection will be on display.
Featured works include Wood's Return from Bohemia (1935) and History of Penmanship (1933) and a suite of prints by Davis that reflect the influence of Fernand Leger, Henri Matisse and other prominent Parisian painters.
Curated by Figge Curator Dr. Rima Girnius and sponsored by Don and Connie Decker and Robert W. Baird, this exhibition will be on view through November 2, 2014.
Companion Programming:
Exhibition Opening / Curator Talk
Thursday, July 17
5:30 p.m. Reception
7 p.m. Curator Talk
Members are invited to a special opening reception for Two Americans in Paris followed by a Curator Talk with Dr. Rima Girnius.
Art Lecture
7 p.m. Thursday, July 31
Dr. Tony Morris will give a historical art lecture that examines artists Stuart Davis and Grant Wood. Dr. Morris is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Two Americans in Paris Exhibition Tours
1:30 p.m. Saturdays
July 12, August 2, 16
1:30 p.m. Sundays
July 20, August 10, 14
About the Figge Art Museum
The Figge Art Museum is located on the riverfront in downtown Davenport at 225 West Second Street. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and Sundays 12-5 p.m. Thursdays the museum is open until 9 p.m. Admission to the museum and tour is $7. Admission is free to Figge members and institutional members and free to all on Thursday evenings from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. To contact the museum, please call 563.326.7804, or visit www.figgeartmuseum.org.
