Courtesy The Hyde
The Hyde Collection has a variety of quality exhibitions in its lineup for 2019. Museum officials said the year began with an exhibition chronicling the evolution of photography and a nation, then moves on to include works by an up-and-coming regional artist with a pure vision; one of the original Ashcan painters; women modernists; and great 20th century modern masters.
Colorama from the George Eastman Museum is in the Wood Gallery through Sunday, April 14. For more than four decades, enormous advertisements displayed in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal affirmed a picturesque notion of everyday American life. The 18-foot-by-60-foot images depicted landscapes, holiday celebrations, historical events, family road trips, and patriotism.
The exhibition examines the captivating advertisements, offering insight into America and the histories of advertising, photography, and technology.
Through March 31, in the Whitney-Renz and Hoopes galleries, are staff selections. Museum staff members—education, administration, security, operations, visitor services, finance, and curatorial—selected pieces from the 4,000 works in the permanent collection.
With selections from prominent artists including Winslow Homer, Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas, and Elihu Vedder, and significantly more obscure artists such as Greg O’Halloran and the Master of Monte Oliveto, the exhibition provides a deep look into the collection and insight into the people who work here, officials said.
A Magical World: The Art of Jacob Houston will be in the Whitney-Renz Gallery from April 7 to June 23. Greenwich native Jacob Houston created land- and cityscapes and detailed glimpses into everyday life, using bright colors and enamel-like scenes. Houston’s artwork has been exhibited throughout the region, at LARAC’s Lapham Gallery, Saratoga Arts Center, Washington County Farm Museum, Green Bridge Gallery, Historic Salem Courthouse, and Southern Vermont Arts Center.
The annual High School Juried Show in the Wood Gallery will run May 4 to June 2.
For the twenty-eighth year, students from schools in Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Hamilton and Essex counties are invited to submit works, from which a jury of local art professionals will select 100 to be displayed.
From the Rooftops: John Sloane and the Art of a New Urban Space will be featured in the Wood Gallery June 16 to Sept. 15. Sloan (1871–1951) was a central figure of the Ashcan movement, depicting life in New York City’s rougher neighborhoods through his art. He was among the first to look at the rooftops of the Big Apple, giving viewers a glimpse into the small moments that defined life for the working class.
From the Rooftops is organized by the Palmer Museum of Art of Penn State University.
Picasso, Braque, and Léger is set for the Wood and Whitney-Renz galleries Oct. 6 to Jan. 5, 2020. It examines the careers and influence of three of modern art’s most influential figures.
The Hyde Collection presents Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region, an annual exhibition drawn from the works of artists living within a 100-mile radius of Glens Falls and the Capital Region, in the Hoopes, Whitney-Renz and Rotunda galleries Oct. 11 to Dec. 8.
Juried by prominent regional resident, artist, and educator Victoria Palermo, the exhibition provides a leading benchmark for contemporary art in the Upper Hudson Valley. Working in both two and three dimensions, Palermo explores light and color in works that live in environments ranging from small rooms in private homes to public spaces that include bus stations, airports, and the grounds of museums.
The Hyde hosts Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region triennially, partnering with the Albany Institute of History & Art and University at Albany’s University Art Museum.