Exhibition
Adventures in Modern Art
The Charles K. Williams II Collection
Golden Fall, 1940 Joseph Stella, American (born Italy) Oil on canvas 26 x 20 inches (66 x 50.8 cm) The C.K. Williams, II Collection
When
Jul 12, 2009 – Sep 13, 2009
Where
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, first floor
Tickets
About
Drawn from the personal collection of Charles K. Williams II, a distinguished archaeologist and Director Emeritus of the Corinth Excavations of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, this exhibition includes approximately one hundred paintings, sculptures, watercolors, and drawings from the early decades of the twentieth century. Williams has amassed an important collection representing most of the major American artists and movements of the modern period, as well as several works by European masters. This collection is marked by the use of brilliant colors, strong compositional designs, and eccentric images, with an emphasis upon several artists, among them Joseph Stella (1877–1946), Oscar Bluemner (1867–1938), Charles Demuth (1883–1935), and Arthur Dove (1880–1946).
Curators
Innis Howe Shoemaker • The Audrey and William H. Helfand Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs
Sponsors
This exhibition is generously supported by The Kathleen C. and John J. F. Sherrerd Fund for Exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Pew Charitable Trusts. The catalogue is made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Fund for Scholarly Publications.