"Mrs. Asher D. Cohen,"
Martha Simkins.
AUGUSTA, GA. - American painter Martha Simkins (1866-1969) was a
noteworthy, recognized artist in Dallas, Tex. in the first half
of the Twentieth Century. A traveling retrospective exhibition to
bring her work to the public's attention and to champion her
impressive accomplishments and influence during a career that
spanned more than 80 years is on view at Morris Museum of Art
through April 20.
The traveling exhibition consists of more than 50 works and
comprises portraits, figural images, still lifes and landscapes.
The exhibition titled "Martha Simkins Rediscovered" and its
national tour is organized and curated by Robert A. Horn of New
York City, in association with Martha Simkins, Inc., and will
trace the career of one of the Southwest's most overlooked
regional artists.
The exhibition opened at The Thompson Gallery, Furman University,
Greenville, S.C., and will be seen in several museums across the
country in 2003.
"Martha Simkins Rediscovered" is accompanied by a fully
illustrated color catalog and contains scholarly essays by Dr
Valerie Leeds and Dr Melina Kervandjian.
Morris Museum of Art is at 1 Tenth Street. For information,
706-724-7501 or www.themorris.org. The exhibition continues at
the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, Ga., May 17 through
August 3 and will conclude at the Irving Arts Center, MacArthur
Boulevard, Irving, Tex., September 24 through November 16.
