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A proposal to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Program

 

        The Frick Collection Museum requests $100,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Arts and Cultural Heritage program to support the exhibition Henry Frick: The Dialogue Between the Collector and the Art, with accompanying catalogue and educational program.

Project description

    The exhibition is dedicated to Henry Clay Frick, a prominent collector, philanthropist, and a founder of the Frick Collection Museum, and represents the paintings of the Old Masters such as Anthony Van Dyck, Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough whose highly acclaimed works of art had a great influence on the development of the eighteenth century culture and arts throughout the world.  

        Living in the period of American steel and coal industrial growth Henry Clay Frick played a major part in the formation of the U.S. Steel corporation and the development of the coke industry. Frick’s fortune allowed him to form an extraordinary art collection that nowadays is bequeathed to the public for the development of the study of the fine arts. The paintings that are chosen for the exhibition are of a great value and educational importance, as well as the part of the American cultural heritage. The exhibition will provide gallery talks, docent lectures, gallery tours, and special event for the museum members. Educational program consists of the art classes for art and design students, lectures and practical lessons with the art teachers. Each painting in the exhibition represents not only a specific period of art and the artist, but also tells the life stories of the painting’s owners, their love and appreciation of art and culture.

Goals

      The exhibition’s goals are:

  • To broaden the public's access to and understanding of the art;
  • To enhance diversity and the public inclusion in arts and art education;
  • To enhance the museum visitor experience through dialogue between visitors and the art;
  • To increase and awareness of the great American art collectors and philanthropists who brought the finest collections of art to the public.

Works on view

Anthony Van Dyck

  • Genoese Noblewoman , ca. 1625-27
  • Lady Anne Carey, Later Viscountess Claneboye and Countess of Clanbrassil, ca. 1636

Joshua Reynolds

  • Lady Cecil Rice, Later Baroness Dynevor, ca. 1762

  •  Elizabeth, Lady Taylor, ca. 1780

Thomas Gainsborough

  • The Hon. Frances Duncombe, ca. 1777

Exhibition’s Period  

September 1, 2017 – December 30, 2017

Target audience

      The exhibition will be interesting for various audience as offers activities for students, art lovers, members of the museum, and tourists.

Promotion

      The exhibition’s marketing includes the exhibition announcement on the museum’s website and printed media, advertising through the social media, such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and the distribution of exhibition and program releases.

Accessibility

    The exhibition will be accessible for all visitors including those with visual, hearing, and physical impairments in order to make the art more available to the different audience.

 

 

Sources:

 

“Mission.” The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, https://mellon.org/about/mission/.  Accessed 28 April 2017

 

Sterling and Clark Institute Symposium on Successful Grant Narratives

 

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