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Blooms: Floral Art in the Stark Collections

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Photograph by Will France
Blooms: Floral Art in the Stark CollectionsSaturday, March 13, 2010 - Saturday, September 04, 2010

This exhibition focuses on the flower as an inspiration for the visual arts. Blooms: Floral Art in the Stark Collections explores flowering beauty as expressed in works of art from early botanical books to exuberant still-life paintings.

The exhibition includes hand-colored prints in rare books such as Robert Thornton’s The Temple of Flora Pierre and Pierre Joseph Redouté’s Les Roses. Decorative arts such as porcelain floral arrangements by the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company and engraved glass by H.P. Sinclaire reveal the domestication of the floral image. Still life paintings and floral studies by twentieth century artists such as Victor Higgins and Joseph Henry Sharp show the enduring interest in floral imagery. An educational area for children and families offers interactive learning elements such as a matching game, reading area and flower drawing station.

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Bowls with Vegetables
Joseph G. Bakos
Cactus
Nicolai Fechin
1925
California Mums
Joseph Henry Sharp
Creamer
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Daffodils
Nicolai Fechin
Dahlias
Joseph Henry Sharp
Dahlias
Joseph Henry Sharp
Dahlias, Asters and Various Flowers
Joseph Henry Sharp
c. 1927
Floral-Mixed Flowers
Joseph Henry Sharp
Indian Corn
Nicolai Fechin
Copyright Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Georgia O'Keeffe
1967
Peonies
Joseph Henry Sharp
Photograph by Will France
Victor Higgins
c. 1929-1930
Plantae Selectae
Christoph Jacob Trew
1750-1773
Pocket Watch
Elgin National Watch Company
Poppy
Steuben Glass
1947
Spring Flowers
Joseph Henry Sharp
Still Life - Apple Blossoms
Joseph Henry Sharp
Sugar Bowl
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Sugar Bowl Lid
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Sweet Williams
Joseph Henry Sharp