Past Exhibition

The Flag Paintings of Childe Hassam

Details

  • Dates

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  • Locations

    East Building, Ground Floor, Northwest, Pod II (3,500 sq. ft.)

Overview: 25 paintings were selected from the series created by Childe Hassam showing the flag-decorated streets of New York City during World War I, between 1916 and 1919. They were assembled by Ilene Susan Fort of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Organization: Deborah Chotner was exhibition coordinator at the National Gallery. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition and Gordon Anson designed the lighting for the National Gallery.

Sponsor: This was the second in the series of American impressionist exhibitions supported by Bell Atlantic.

Other Venues:

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 08/21/1988–10/30/1988
  • Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 01/07/1989–03/12/1989
  • New-York Historical Society, 04/20/1989–06/25/1989