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After a design by James Wyatt (English, 1746-1813),
Covered Jug, 1775-76, silver, made by Boulton and
Fothergill, Soho, Birmingham, England, Gift from
James C. Codell, Jr. Collection, 1993.9.156 |
English
Silver in the Age of Matthew Boulton: The James C.
Codell, Jr. Collection
April 12 – August 2, 2009
Over the span
of 30 years James C. Codell, Jr. of Winchester, Kentucky,
collected the work of innovative English industrialist
Matthew Boulton. Mr. Codell’s
foresight created one of the world’s great collections of silver, silver-plate,
and other metalwork produced by Bolton’s firm between the 1760’s
and the 1820’s. From richly guided candelabra to sparkling silver
tureens, this exhibition captures the elegance of the English table during the
late 18th and 18th centuries. This collection was generously given to The Speed
Art Museum so that others might enjoy the artistry of Boulton’s creations. |
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Garry Winogrand (American, 1928-1984)
Histrionics on Bench from the series Women
are Beautiful, 1975
Gelatin Silver Print
Gift of Henry V. Heuser, Jr.
1991.23.168 |
Since his youth,
Louisville businessman and philanthropist Henry V. Heuser,
Jr. has loved art and has evolved into an ardent collector.
Beginning in the 1970’s, Heuser became
especially interested in the work of contemporary American
photographers and through the years has built a collection
containing hundreds of photographic works. This celebration
of Heuser’s achievement as a collector and museum supporter,
will feature work by some of the country’s most important
photographers, including Harry Callahan, Ralph Eugene Meatyard,
Ray Metzker, Aaron Siskind, and Garry Winogrand. |
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Ed
Hamilton (American, born 1947)
Model, Abraham Lincoln |
Ed
Hamilton’s Lincoln
June
28- September 6, 2009
 In
conjunction with the nation-wide celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s
Bicentennial, this exhibition will take you on Louisville
artist Ed Hamilton’s artistic journey to create the
Louisville Waterfront Park Lincoln Memorial. The memorial
features a young Abraham Lincoln seated on a large rock reading
a book. The exhibition will feature early clay sculptures
of the piece, a 15-inch plaster model of the memorial, drawings
and the 12-foot foam model of the Lincoln sculpture as well
as early sketches of the panels of bas-relief sculptures
depicting scenes from Lincoln’s extraordinary life.
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Nicola
Marschall (American, 1829-1917)
After: Matthew Henry Wilson (American, 1814-1892)
Abraham Lincoln, 19th century
Oil on canvas
Gift of Mrs. Hattie Bishop Speed
1942.23
Conservation funded by The Alliance of The Speed Art
Museum, 1999 |
Beyond
the Log Cabin
Kentucky’s Abraham Lincoln
June
28 – September 6, 2009
Through
engaging imagery, artifacts, portraits, hands-on activities
and Lincoln’s own words, this exhibition presents
the untold story of Lincoln’s lifelong engagement
with Kentucky and Kentuckians – an engagement that
shaped his life, helped pave the way for his political
rise, and during the Civil War, kept Kentucky in the
Union.
This
exhibition has been organized by the Kentucky Historical
Society. Exhibition support has been provided by the
James Graham Brown Foundation. |
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