T he Dane G. Hansen Museum is pleased to present Artists of the Boston Art Club, 1854-1950, a traveling exhibition of paintings from an extensive private collection in New England. The exhibit will run from June 14 to August 2, 1998. This is a truly unique opportunity to see works by American artists like John Joseph Enneking, C.E.L. Green, Gerrit Beneker, A.C. Goodwin and Harold Crocker Dunbar, who may be familiar to museum goers, as well as works by the truly undiscovered.
Many lovely surprises are in store.
The collector from whom these works are borrowed collects exclusively those works created by members of the Boston Art Club, researching each work and artist carefully. This is a fascinating collection lovingly created with genuine interest in the art and artists. The Boston Art Club was founded in 1854 to promote the exhibition and patronage of local artists. Boston art patrons were primarily interested in collecting European art, particularly French paintings by the fashionable Barbizon school. The Boston Art Club exhibition schedule was sporadic until the 1870's when the club began to play an active role in the Boston art scene.