Sir William Beechey, The Oddie Children, 1789, oil on canvas 72 x 71 7/8 in., Purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina
Exhibition of Old Master British Art in North Carolina North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) presents ‘History and Mystery: Discoveries in the NCMA British Collection’, which showcases the best of the NCMA’s collection of Old Master British paintings and sculpture, 1580 to 1850. August 6, 2016−March 19, 2017]]>
Source: North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA)
Anchoring the exhibition is an extraordinary group of nine Elizabethan and Jacobean aristocratic portraits from about 1580 to 1620. These works have been the focus of an ongoing research project involving the NCMA Conservation and Curatorial departments and students and faculty from University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill and Duke University. The portraits were given to the Museum in 1967 by North Carolinian Col. James MacLamroc, and, because of their condition, have rarely been exhibited since. Now, after six years of research on all of the paintings and conservation treatment to four of the nine, they go on view to the public.
Several teams are conducting the collaborative research: from the NCMA, the project is led by associate conservator Perry Hurt and curator of European art Dr. David Steel; from UNC–Chapel Hill, art history research is pursued by associate professor Dr. Tatiana String and her graduate students; from Duke University, analytic research is directed by adjunct associate professor Dr. Adele de Cruz and others. More than 30 scientists, art historians, and conservators from the US and UK have contributed to the research project.
About the North Carolina Museum of Art
The North Carolina Museum of Art’s permanent collection spans more than 5,000 years, from ancient Egypt to the present,making the institution one of the premier art museums in the South. The Museum’s collection provides educational, aesthetic,intellectual, and cultural experiences for the citizens of North Carolina and beyond. The 164-acre Museum Park showcases theconnection between art and nature through site-specific works of environmental art. The Museum offers changing national touringexhibitions, classes, lectures, family activities, films, and concerts.
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