Jewel City: Art from San Francisco's Panama-Pacific International Exposition

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Timed with the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) of 1915 Jewel City presents a large and representative selection of artworks from the fair emphasizing the variety of paintings sculptures photographs and prints that greeted attendees. It is unique in its focus on the works of art that were scattered among the venues of the expositionthe most comprehensive art exhibition ever shown on the West Coast. Notably the PPIE included the first American presentations of Italian Futurism Austrian Expressionism and Hungarian avant-garde painting and there were also major displays of paintings by prominent Americans especially those working in the Impressionist style. This lavishly illustrated catalogue features works by masters such as Winslow Homer John Singer Sargent Claude Monet Paul Czanne Robert Henri Edward Weston Imogen Cunningham Edvard Munch Oskar Kokoschka Umberto Boccioni and many more. The volume also explores the PPIEs distinctive murals program developments in the art of printmaking and the legacy of the French Pavilion which hosted an abundance of works by Auguste Rodin and inspired the founding and architecture of the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco. A rich and fascinating study of a critical moment in American and European art history Jewel City is indispensable for understanding both the United States and Californias role in the reception of modernism as well as the regions historical place on the international art stage. Published in association with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Exhibition dates: de Young Museum San Francisco: October 17 2015January 10 2016