Metropolis: The Image of New York in American Art, 1893–1945

de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California.
8 March - 24 August, 2008.

Om udstillingen:
Metropolis: The Image of New York in American Art, 1893–1945
de Young, San Francisco, June-September 2008
In the period between the Colombian Exposition of 1893 and the end of World War II in 1945, New York became a dominant locus and subject for American artists such as John Sloan, Alfred Stieglitz, John Marin, Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Sheeler, and Edward Hopper. This travelling exhibition explores the evolution of some of the major New York City-related themes and iconography, depicted in paintings, drawings, photographs, film, and objects of popular culture. The exhibition is curated by Timothy Anglin Burgard, the Ednah Root Curator of American Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Om museet:
The M.H. de Young Memorial Museum is located at 75 Tea Garden Drive in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is located in San Francisco's Lincoln Park (34th Avenue and Clement Street). For fees and hours please see The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco web site.

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