YONKERS, N.Y. - "American Impressions: An Arcadian Vision,
Paintings from the Akron Art Museum" brings beautiful art and an
aura of serene times to the Hudson River Museum from June 4
through September 5. The exhibition's 35 paintings include works
by George Inness, Ralph Blakelock and Thomas Wilmer Dewing, as
well as William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, John Twachtman,
Frederick Frieseke, William Morris Hunt, Willard Metcalf, Elihu
Vedder and Julian Weir.
The exhibition's paintings, all from the end of the Nineteenth
Century, show tranquil landscapes, ethereal portraits and
delicate still lifes. Retreating from the realities of the early
modern era - with its burgeoning industry and crowded cities -
these artists envisioned instead an American Eden.
The Hudson River Museum is the only New York museum to show this
collection from the Akron Art Museum, originally donated by Edwin
C. Shaw, a turn-of-the-century Akron industrialist who amassed
more than 200 works. Shaw, like other industrialist executives,
embraced cutting-edge technology and urban living, but also
sought to uphold America's cultural history through collections
of paintings that are lyrical expressions of beauty and
refinement.
The exhibition is organized by The Trust for Museum Exhibitions,
Washington, D.C.
The Hudson River Museum is at 511 Warburton Avenue. For
information, 914-963-4550.
