Exhibitions Available for Loan
Arthur Bowen Davies, Nixie (detail), 1893, oil on canvas. Collection of the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College.
MODERN MOVEMENT: ARTHUR BOWEN DAVIES FIGURATIVE WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE RANDOLPH COLLEGE AND MAC COSGROVE-DAVIES COLLECTIONS and ARTHUR B. DAVIES PAINTINGS FROM THE RANDOLPH COLLEGE COLLECTION
We are pleased to present this interdisciplinary exhibition, Modern Movement: Arthur Bowen Davies Figurative Works on Paper from the Randolph College and Mac Cosgrove-Davies Collections, original works on paper. Artist Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928) was the primary curator of the groundbreaking Armory Show of 1913, credited with bringing modern art to American audiences. Modern Movement focuses on Davies’ images of dancers and explores the relationships between early modernism in visual art and dance.
An accompanying exhibition of paintings, Arthur B. Davies Paintings from the Randolph College Collection, is also available.
Exhibition Information and Guidelines >>
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- Arthur B. Davies, 1862-1928, Nude Female Figures, n.d., chalk on paper, 22 x 42 in. each image Gift of Mrs. Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr., 1949.
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- Arthur B. Davies, ca. 1908. Gertrude Käsebier, photographer.
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- In the Maier’s archives on November 9, 2012, Randolph College arts faculty and BFA colloquium students gather around Arthur B. Davies drawings for a discussion with Mac Cosgrove-Davies, great-grandson of Arthur B. Davies, and Lori Belilove, Artistic Director of The Isadora Duncan Dance Company & Foundation. Belilove is recognized worldwide as the premier interpreter and ambassador of Duncan’s style.
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- Belilove identifies and demonstrates for Randolph College students signature Duncan poses found in Davies’ drawing, Mars and Venus.
For more information about loan exhibitions, please contact:
Martha Kjeseth Johnson
Director of the Maier Museum of Art
(434) 947-8136, ext. 3
mjohnson@randolphcollege.edu