Nevada Museum of Art
Reno, NV
775-329-3333
http://www.nevadaart.org/
Communicating America's Vision: The Nevada
Bell Collection
Take a closer look at the twentieth-century during "Communicating
America's Vision: The Nevada Bell Collection," presented al: the Nevada
Museum of Art (NMA) from July 1 through September 3, 2000. The NMA features
a selection of modern and contemporary works from the corporate collection
of SBC Communications, Inc., parent company to Nevada Hell. The exhibition,
organized by the Carey Ellis Company of Houston, Texas, features works by
artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Georgia O'Keeffe
and William Wegman. The collection includes works by artists who share an
American nationality but celebrate their individual cultural heritage through
their art. Additionally, the NMA will utilize Nevada Bell's current communications
technology to offer visitors the opportunity to learn more about the exhibit.
The exhibit is sponsored by Nevada Bell. (left: Georgia O'Keeffe,
Black Maple Tree - Yellow Leaves, 1928, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches)
The
Nevada Museum of Art will present "Communicating America's Vision:
The Nevada Bell Collection" as part of the fifth annual Artown Festival,
continuing through July 31, 2000, hosted by the City of Reno. The month-long
Summer Arts Festival features more than 200 events produced by 52 cultural
organizations and businesses in three dozen locations city wide. (left:
Sandy Skoglund, The Sound of Food, 1986, dye transfer photograph,
20 x 24 inches, ed. 3/25, © Sandy Skoglund, . 1986. Courtesy of SBC
Communications, Inc.)
The
collection was developed over the last fifteen years with the goal of being
presented to the communities served by SBC Communications as well as museum
visitors from throughout the world. "Communicating America's Vision"
represents important movements in American art, namely Realism, Modernist
abstraction, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, and contemporary
Postmodernism. (left: Charles Sheeler, Powerhouse with Trees,
1943, gouache on canvas, 14 5/8 x 21 3/4 inches)
Over the past ten years, major works by artists such as
Bruce Nauman, Charles Sheeler, Roy Lichtenstein, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Mark
Rothko have become identified with SBC Communications, Inc., along with
other works by successful cutting-edge artists such as Carrie Mae Weems,
Elizabeth Murray and Romare Bearden.
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Museum of Art in Resource Library Magazine
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to see enlargements.
For further biographical information on selected artists
cited above please see America's Distinguished
Artists, a national registry of historic artists.
This page was originally published in Resource
Library Magazine. Please see Resource Library's Overview section for
more information. rev. 3/18/11
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Take a closer look at the twentieth-century during "Communicating
America's Vision: The Nevada Bell Collection," presented al: the Nevada
Museum of Art (NMA) from July 1 through September 3, 2000. The NMA features
a selection of modern and contemporary works from the corporate collection
of SBC Communications, Inc., parent company to Nevada Hell. The exhibition,
organized by the Carey Ellis Company of Houston, Texas, features works by
artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Georgia O'Keeffe
and William Wegman. The collection includes works by artists who share an
American nationality but celebrate their individual cultural heritage through
their art. Additionally, the NMA will utilize Nevada Bell's current communications
technology to offer visitors the opportunity to learn more about the exhibit.
The exhibit is sponsored by Nevada Bell. (left: Georgia O'Keeffe,
Black Maple Tree - Yellow Leaves, 1928, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches)
