The Early Twentieth-Century Art Gallery at Crystal Bridges juxtaposes the realism of the Ashcan School artists with Modernist works. This gallery also includes examples of of early twentieth-century’s illustrators. Join Crystal Bridges staff members and guests as they discuss some of the works in th…
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Chris Crossman, Curator Emeritus and Aaron Jones, Interpretation Manager discuss Marsden Hartley's Madawaska Acadian Light-Heavy.
School Programs Manager Anne Kraybill and Senior Museum Educator Joie Johnson examine Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings Small Purple Hills and Feather and Brown Leaf.
Don Bacigalupi, President of Crystal Bridges Museum, and Board Member, Rick Chapman, discuss Stanton MacDonald-Wright's Au Cafe (Synchromy).
George Wesley Bellows Return of the Useless, 1918 Oli on canvas 59 x 66 in. (149.9 x 167.6 cm)
Director of Education, Niki Ciccotelli Stewart and Development Officer, Jamey McGaugh share their thoughts about Robert Henri’s painting.
David Houston, Director of Curatorial and Dee Neal, Facilities Manager explore Thomas Hart Benton’s Ploughing it Under.
Artist Arthur Dove developed his own style of formal abstraction in painting based on his ideas about nature, emotion, and pure form. David Houston, Director of Curatorial, and Niki Ciccotelli Stewart Director of Education, discuss what they experience when encountering Two Forms.
Influenced by Cubism and a forerunner to Abstract Expressionism, Arshile Gorky developed his own style of abstraction. David Houston, Director of Curatorial, and Sandy Edwards, Deputy Director of Museum Relations, discuss Gorky’s painting Composition (Still Life) as a transitional an innovative work of art.
Director of Education, Niki Ciccotelli Stewart and Director of Curatorial, David Houston, analyze Stuart Davis’ painting Still Life with Flowers.
Don Bacigalupi, Executive Director of Crystal Bridges Museum, and Board Chair, Alice Walton, discuss Norman Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter.