South Gallery
Feb. 13 - April 24, 2011
The Commercial Medium: Winslow Homer's America
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art will open two special exhibitions, The Commercial Medium: Winslow Homer's America and Art Posters of France, on Sunday, February 13, 2011. They will remain on view through Sunday, April 24, 2011.
Both exhibitions were selected from local collections. The selections demonstrate 19th century printmaking, created by fine artists and used for commercial distribution. Winslow Homer's America showcases 58 wood engravings that appeared in leading American magazines from the 1850s through the 1870s. Art Posters of France includes 23 color lithographs created by European, British and American artists as advertising posters in the late 19th century and published as the popular subscription, Les Maitres de l'Affiche (Masters of the Poster).
North Gallery
Sept. 12–Nov. 7
Florida Watercolor Society: 39th Annual Exhibition
The Florida Watercolor Society (FWS) is one of the largest and finest watercolor societies in the United States. The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art is honored to exhibit this statewide show, having hosted the 34th Annual Exhibition in 2005. The exhibition is part of an annual conference that will be held at Innisbrook Resort.
Rattner: Contemporaries Gallery
Through Nov. 21, 2010
The Visionary World of Vladimir Yoffe
In 2006, the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art received an extraordinary gift from the Pasco Art Center of the life's work of expressionist sculptor Vladimir Yoffe (1911-1997). Yoffe, a Russian émigré, spent most of his career in New York City before retiring to New Port Richey in 1977. As a young student, Yoffe studied art at schools in New York, Paris and Florence. In the 1930s, he worked for the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and then taught for many years at The Laboratory School of Industrial Design. Throughout his career, he continued as a practicing artist experimenting with new materials and techniques.
This long-term installation of 12 sculptures, two drawings and a studio reconstruction is part of an extensive collection given to the museum in 2006 by the Pasco Art Center.
