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American Academy of Arts and Letters
NEWS RELEASE
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THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS ANNOUNCES
2010 INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION OF VISUAL ARTS
MARCH 11 – APRIL 11
February 10, 2010 – Over 120 paintings, photographs, sculptures, and works on paper by
37 contemporary artists will be exhibited at the galleries of the American Academy of
Arts and Letters on historic Audubon Terrace (Broadway between 155 and 156 Streets)
from Thursday, March 11 through Sunday, April 11, 2010. Exhibiting artists were
chosen from a pool of nearly 175 nominees submitted by the 250 members of the
Academy, America’s most prestigious honorary society of architects, artists, writers, and
composers.
The Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts will feature many works on view for the first time in
New York, including sculptures by Judy Fox, John Grade, Anna Hepler, Leonid Lerman,
Jane Rosen, and Jack Wax, and paintings by Gabrielle Bakker, Robert Barnes, Dan
Gustin, Suzanne Joelson, Michael Knutson, Mary Putman, Lisa Sanditz, Gwen Strahle,
and Mette Tommerup.
John Grade Fold, 2008. Wood/resin, 36” x 90” in diameter.
Courtesy of Cynthia-Reeves, NY.
EXHIBITION ARTISTS
Painters and graphic artists: Gabrielle Bakker, Laura Battle, Robert Barnes, Robert Bordo, Rebecca Campbell, Suzanne Caporael,
Beverly Fishman, Aaron Gilbert, Elliott Green, Mark Grotjahn, Dan Gustin, Suzanne Joelson, Michael Knutson, John Lees,
Sangram Majumdar, Andrew Masullo, Mary Putman, Lisa Sanditz, Joseph Santore, Gwen Strahle, Dorothea Tanning, Mette
Tommerup, Tom Uttech, John Wesley, Stanley Whitney, and Alexi Worth. Photographers: William Christenberry and Lothar
Osterburg. Sculptors: Ethan Breckenridge, Anne Chu, Judy Fox, John Grade, Anna Hepler, Leonid Lerman, Jane Rosen, Julianne
Swartz, and Jack Wax.
Robert Bordo The Point, 2009. Oil on canvas,
16” x 20”. Courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, NY.
Lisa Sanditz Tangerine Town and Mold City, 2009. Acrylic
on canvas, 30” x 40”. Courtesy of CRG Gallery, NY.
Mark Grotjahn Untitled (Black Grape and Peacock Blue Butterfly Blue
Violet Lake and Canary Yellow Butterfly Drawing in Two Parts Each
Drawing 20 x 16 DO NOT SEPARATE 767), 2008. Colored
pencil on paper, 20” x 16” each. Courtesy of Anton Kern
Gallery, NY.
Jack Wax Outset, 2006. Glass, 16” x 16”.
Courtesy of Reynolds Gallery, VA.
Rebecca Campbell Daddy
Daughter Date, 2008. Oil on
canvas, 90” x 67”. Courtesy of
Ameringer McEnery Yohe, NY.
Lothar Osterburg Trailerpark, 2009. Two
color photogravure, 11” x 11”. Courtesy of
Moeller Fine Art, NY.
Aaron Gilbert Teeth, 2009. Oil and mother of pearl on
panel, 12 ¾” x 16”. Courtesy of the artist.
Andrew Masullo 5154, 2009. Oil on canvas, 16” x
20”. Courtesy of Feature Inc., NY.
Images available upon request
ART AWARDS AND PURCHASE PROGRAM
The Academy’s art awards and purchase programs serve to acknowledge artists at various stages of their careers, from helping to
establish younger artists to rewarding older artists for their accumulated body of work. Paintings and works on paper are eligible for
purchase and placement in museum collections nationwide through the Hassam, Speicher, Betts and Symons Funds. Works by Jim
Nutt (The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY), Chris Martin (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL), Judy Linn
(Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX), and Charles Gaines (Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN) are among the twelve
works purchased last year. Reginald Marsh and Guy Pene du Bois were some of the program’s earliest beneficiaries. Since the
purchase program’s founding in 1946, through the legacy of Childe Hassam, more than one thousand works have been purchased
and donated to museums throughout the country.
For further information, please visit http://www.artsandletters.org/awards2_art.php.
THE ACADEMY
The American Academy of Arts and Letters, chartered by Congress, was established in 1898 to “foster, assist, and sustain an interest
in literature, music, and the fine arts.” Founding members include William Merritt Chase, Kenyon Cox, Daniel Chester French,
Childe Hassam, Henry James, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Vedder, and Woodrow Wilson. Each year, the Academy gives almost one
million dollars in awards to artists, architects, writers, and composers. It presents exhibitions of art, architecture, and manuscripts,
and subsidizes readings and performances of new musicals. The 112-year-old organization is located in three landmark buildings,
designed by McKim, Mead & White, Cass Gilbert, and Charles Pratt Huntington, on Audubon Terrace at 155 Street and Broadway.
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION OF VISUAL ARTS
ADMISSION FREE
Dates Thursday, March 11, through Sunday, April 11, 2010
(Closed for Easter, April 2-4, 2010)
Hours Thursdays through Sundays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location Audubon Terrace on Broadway between 155 and 156 Streets
Directions Subway: #1 to 157 Street; Bus: M4, M5 to 155 Street and Broadway
Contact (212) 368-5900 / www.artsandletters.org
Entrance to galleries
through terrace