BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART OPENS
ELVIS AT 21 AND REMEMBERING STANLEY BOXER EXHIBITIONS
Photos
by:
Gwen Garrett
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Heidi
Wohlfeld,
George Bolge
and Renee
Wertheimer
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Paul Carmen
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Karen Maskin,
M.D., Joan
Feinsod,
Marty
Schuster
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The Boca Raton Museum of Art recently held its Patrons Preview Reception and the Members Opening Reception for Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer and Rememberingstanleyboxer: A Retrospective 1946-2000. The Elvis and Boxer exhibitions run through June 13, 2010. Guests mingled with artist Joyce Weinstein, widow of Stanley Boxer, and Heidi Wohlfeld, studio assistant and niece of Alfred Wertheimer, each of whom provided personal insight and intimate knowledge of the works. Joyce Weinstein is currently working on restoration of one of Boxer’s works in the Museum’s Permanent Collection and has an incredible wealth of technical and firsthand knowledge of Boxer’s work. For more on the Boxer restoration, see www.bocamuseum.org/blog
Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer
The exhibition presents large-format photographs that chronicle a remarkable time when Elvis Presley was 21 years old and presents an intimate narrative by the photographer, Alfred Wertheimer. These Wertheimer classic images represent the only candid photos taken of Elvis.
Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer was developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Govinda Gallery, and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, and is made possible through the generous support of HISTORY™.
Rememberingstanleyboxer: A Retrospective 1946-2000
Stanley Boxer is revered as one of the most influential American artists of his time. He was best known for his large scale abstract paintings which have a rich sculptural quality produced by thick, impasto brushwork. This exhibition affords an opportunity to see 50 paintings and 13 sculptures dating from 1946 through 2000.
Rememberingstanleyboxer: A Retrospective 1946-2000 is curated by Elizabeth Stevens, former Director of Exhibitions, Salander O'Reilly Galleries, New York City. Organized by the University of Richmond Museums in collaboration with the Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, Connecticut and the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Rememberingstanleyboxer will travel to The University of Richmond Museums, Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, Richmond, Virginia, and the Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Available at the Museum Store is an accompanying illustrated catalogue written by Carl Belz, Director Emeritus, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, and Contributing Editor of Art New England magazine and published by the University of Richmond Museums.
The Boca Raton Museum of Art has evolved into one of the leading cultural institutions in South Florida. The Museum’s multi-cultural Permanent Collection of more than 4,000 works of modern and contemporary American and European art, 20th-century African Tribal and Pre-Columbian Indian art and artifacts, along with changing exhibitions of national and international importance serve as an out-of-the-ordinary backdrop for any occasion.
The Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, is open Tuesday - Friday 10 AM – 5 PM and Saturday and Sunday noon – 5 PM. Open 10 AM – 9 PM the first Wednesday of May and June. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens (65 and older), $4 per person for group tours and $4 for students. For more information call 561.392.2500 or visit www.bocamuseum.org <http://www.bocamuseum.org> .
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