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   from the issue of January 11, 2007

     
 
Sheldon to develop Blakelock exhibit

The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded a $75,000 grant to the Nebraska Art Association to support the development of an exhibition on the 19th-century American painter Ralph Albert Blakelock at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery.

"The Unknown Blakelock," will feature more than 35 paintings from public and private collections throughout the United States. Following its presentation in Lincoln in 2008 (Jan. 26 through March 30), it will travel to two additional museums, including the National Academy of Design in New York.

Blakelock (1847-1919) was a self-taught artist whose paintings range from early romantic vistas to dark, intimate, lonely scenes reflecting an experimental style broaching abstraction. While Blakelock is well known for canvases featuring moonlight scenes and Indian encampments, the proposed exhibition seeks to enlarge understanding of his achievements, specifically recognizing examples with a proto-modern vision.

"The receipt of funding from the Luce Foundation reflects its commitment to supporting American art and our exhibition's potential to offer new understandings of an artist whose importance has been increasingly recognized," said Janice Driesbach, director of the Sheldon. "The grant is important national recognition of the quality of the project and the resources the museum can contribute to American art scholarship."


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