Ewan Gibbs: Arlington National Cemetery
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Ewan Gibbs, Arlington, 2011, pencil on paper. © Ewan Gibbs, courtesy Lora Reynolds Gallery © Todd-White Art Photography
Ewan Gibbs, Arlington, 2011, pencil on paper. © Ewan Gibbs, courtesy Lora Reynolds Gallery © Todd-White Art Photography
Walker Evans, Graveyard, Houses and Steel Mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1935, gelatin silver print, printed by the Library of Congress, 1976, the MFAH, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky. © Library of Congress
Frederick H. Evans, Bourges Cathedral, c. 1900, platinum print, the MFAH, gift of Mrs. Efrem Kurtz. © Estate of Frederick H. Evans
Ewan Gibbs, Arlington, 2011, pencil on paper. © Ewan Gibbs, courtesy Lora Reynolds Gallery © Todd-White Art Photography
Ewan Gibbs, Arlington, 2011, pencil on paper. © Ewan Gibbs, courtesy Lora Reynolds Gallery © Todd-White Art Photography
William Henry Fox Talbot, Nelson's Column under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London, 1844, salted paper print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Manfred Heiting Collection, Museum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund.
On View
November 11, 2012–February 10, 2013
Overview
This exhibition of drawings and photographs opens on Veterans Day and recognizes the impact of a visit to Arlington National Cemetery. British artist Ewan Gibbs (born 1973) trained his expert eye on the iconic site to create a series of 16 drawings based on photographs taken during previous visits. The exhibition also presents 36 photographs from the MFAH collection by artists who served as inspiration to Gibbs.
On display together, the drawings and photographs underscore Gibbs’s interest in visual perception, specifically the role the human eye plays in viewing and processing visual material.
Organization
This exhibition was conceptualized by the late MFAH curator Barry Walker. The exhibition is organized by Yasufumi Nakamori, MFAH associate curator for photography; and Rebecca Dunham, MFAH curatorial assistant for prints and drawings.
Generous funding for this exhibition and its accompanying catalogue is provided by the following donors in memory of Barry Walker: John Blackmon and John Roberson; Jeanne and Michael Klein; Lora Reynolds and Quincy Lee; the Scurlock Foundation; Lynn Goode and Harrison Williams; Lea Weingarten; and Kelty and Rogers Crain. Additional support is provided by Amanda and Glenn Fuhrman and Tassy and Mitch Beasley.
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