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English Silver in the Age of Matthew Boulton:  The James C. Codell, Jr. Collection - April 12 – August 2, 2009

City/Country: Photographs from the Henry V. Heuser, Jr. Collection – June 7, 2009 – Spetember 13, 2009

Ed Hamilton’s Lincoln – June 28- September 6, 2008

Beyond the Log Cabin Kentucky’s Abraham Lincoln – June 28 – September 6, 2009

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.

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
City/Country: Photographs from the Henry V. Heuser, Jr. Collection

June 7, 2009 – Spetember 13, 2009

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.
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.

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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