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1955 In Art
Events from the year 1955 in art. Events *January 21 – O. Winston Link starts a 5-year personal project to document steam operations on the Norfolk and Western Railway in the United States using flash photography. *January 26 – A trial establishes that the recently "restored" "medieval" frescoes in St. Mary's Church, Lübeck, were in fact newly painted by Lothar Malskat and an associate. * March – A Photographer's Gallery is established in New York City by Roy DeCarava. *May 17 – The Clark Art Institute opens to the public in Williamstown, Massachusetts. *June 1 – Première of Billy Wilder's film of ''The Seven Year Itch'' featuring an iconic scene of Marilyn Monroe standing on a New York City Subway grating as her white dress (created by Travilla) is blown above her knees. *June 27 – Sir Jacob Epstein marries Kathleen Garman. *December – Iris Clert Gallery opens in the rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and its owner, Iris Clert, first meets Yves Klein. *''date unknown' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 In Art
Events from the year 1954 in art. Events *November 18 – Publication of ''Yves Peintures'' (in Madrid), the first public showing of Yves Klein's work. * December – Pablo Picasso begins painting his ''Les Femmes d'Alger'' ("The Women of Algiers") series in homage to Delacroix's 1834 painting of the same name and to the memory of Matisse. Awards * Archibald Prize: Ivor Hele – '' Rt Hon R G Menzies, PC, CH, QC, MP'' * New Year Honours – Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Jacob Epstein Exhibitions * Augustus John at the Royal Academy Works * Francis Bacon ** ''Figure with Meat'' (Art Institute of Chicago) ** ''Two Figures in the Grass'' * Thomas Hart Benton – '' The Kentuckian'' * John Brack – '' The Bar'' (National Gallery of Victoria) * Terence Cuneo ** The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Westminster Abbey, 2nd June 1953' ** The Coronation Luncheon for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in Guildhall, 12th June 1953'' * Salvador Dalí ** ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown is a town in the northern part of Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts, United States. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,513 at the 2020 census. A college town, it is home to Williams College, the Clark Art Institute and the Tony-awarded Williamstown Theatre Festival. History Originally called West Hoosac, the area was first settled in 1749. Prior to this time its position along the Mohawk Trail made it ideal Mohican hunting grounds. Its strategic location bordering Dutch colonies in New York led to its settlement, because it was needed as a buffer to stop the Dutch from encroaching on Massachusetts. Fort West Hoosac, the westernmost blockhouse and stockade in Massachusetts, was built in 1756. The town was incorporated in 1765 as Williamstown according to the will of Col. Ephraim Williams, who was killed in the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Clert Gallery
The Iris Clert Gallery (''Galerie Iris Clert'' in French) was an art gallery named after its Greek owner and curator, Iris Clert. The single-room gallery The Iris Clert Gallery (Galerie'' Iris Clert'' in French) was an art gallery named after its Greek owner and curator, Iris Clert. The single-room gallery was located on 3 rue des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. It was open from 1955 to 1976 and during that time housed artworks from many successful and influential artists of the time, including Yves Klein, Jean Tinguely, Arman, Takis and René Laubies.was located on 3 rue des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. It was open from 1955 to 1976 and during that time housed artworks from many successful and influential artists of the time, including Yves Klein, Jean Tinguely, Arman, Takis and René Laubies. Early years The Iris Clert Gallery opened in 1955, in the middle of Paris's fine-art district. Yves Klein and Iris Clert first met in December 1955, when the still unknown artist ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Garman
Kathleen Esther Garman, Lady Epstein (15 May 1901 – August 1979) was the third of the seven Garman sisters, who were high-profile members of artistic circles in mid-20th century London, renowned for their beauty and scandalous behaviour. She was the model and longtime mistress of British/American sculptor Jacob Epstein, and eventually his second wife. They met in 1921 and immediately began a relationship that lasted until Epstein's death and produced three of Epstein's five children. Their daughter, Kitty Garman, was the first wife of Lucian Freud; their son was the artist Theodore Garman. Early life Kathleen Garman was born on 15 May 1901 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, the daughter of Dr Walter Chancellor Garman (1860–1923), a general practitioner, and his wife, Margaret Frances Magill. She was one of nine children, seven sisters and two brothers: Mary (1898), Sylvia (1899), Kathleen (1901), Douglas (1903), Rosalind (1904), Helen (1906), Mavin (1907), Ruth (1909) and Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
