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from the issue of July 20, 2006
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Kruger to hang miniature paintings
The Kruger Gallery of miniature furnishings and decorative arts will host an exhibition of smaller artworks by Joseph Yetto Aug. 7 through Dec. 22.
"Paintings in Little: The Small Works of Joseph Yetto" features recent works by the artist and includes a brief history of miniature painting and its application in 1-to-12 scale interiors. Yetto, a native of Stillwater, N.Y., paints from life and works in a range of scales.
"The idea of juxtaposing different scales can determine the size of the work," he said. "If I am observing something of small scale, I generally prefer to greatly increase its scale in my work. There is the feeling of experiencing new worlds and yet they are of our own world. The small-scale works tend to be interior spaces, still life, portraits or landscapes."
Along with Yetto's contemporary paintings, a selection of miniature paintings collected by Eloise Kruger will be displayed.
"Ms. Kruger employed 18th- and 19th-century portrait miniatures in her 1-to-12 scale rooms, and collected original works produced specifically for miniaturists throughout the 20th century," said Amber Mohr, curator of the Kruger Gallery. "Her collection of two-dimensional artworks is a survey representation of the history of miniature painting."
For more information, go online to http://krugercollection.unl.edu or call 472-3560.
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