Lamont Gallery

Lamont Gallery
Location Frederick R. Mayer Art Center, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
Type Art gallery
Director Lauren K. O'Neal
Owner Phillips Exeter Academy
Website www.exeter.edu/arts-exeter/lamont-gallery

The Lamont Gallery is an art gallery located on the campus of Phillips Exeter Academy, in Exeter, New Hampshire. It primarily showcases visiting exhibitions of local, national and international acclaimed artists, along with art of Phillips Exeter students and faculty.[1][2] However, it also possesses a small collection. The gallery was gifted to the school by the Lamont family, which includes academy alumni including Thomas W. Lamont, Corliss Lamont, and Ned Lamont.[3]

Collection

Lamont Gallery's most famous painting in its possession is Portrait of Irene Estrella, by Diego Rivera, which was donated to the gallery by Exeter alumnus Corliss Lamont in 1954. It has been shown at museums such as the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Doge's Palace in Venice, and the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.[4] Its collection also includes several more paintings by Rivera, four metal sculptures by Gerald Laing, and various works by John James Audubon, George Inness, Maud Morgan, and Yousuf Karsh.[5]

Visiting exhibitions

Lamont Gallery frequently showcases the works of visiting artists and Exeter students and faculty. Recent exhibitions include "Neighboring",[2] which showed the work of residents of Rockingham County, "2016, A State of Mind Boston Printmakers Members Show", which featured the works of members of the Boston Printmakers,[6][7] and "Self Made", which displayed works exploring identity.[8] Visiting speakers include Matt Black.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Jakebsone, Anete. "The Contemporary Art Galleries You Should Visit In New Hampshire". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  2. 1 2 "Neighboring". www.nhmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  3. ↑ Kershaw, Sarah; Cowan, Alison Leigh (2006-11-01). "A Son of Privilege Takes His Baby Steps on the Political Proving Ground". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  4. ↑ "A "Top Notch" Story: How Irene Estrella Found Her Way to PEA" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Lamont Gallery Collection | Phillips Exeter Academy". www.exeter.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  6. ↑ "2016, A State of Mind – The Boston Printmakers". www.bostonprintmakers.org. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  7. ↑ Loft, Elaine. "Unexpected Installations: N.H.'s Private Schools Have Public Art". Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  8. ↑ ""Self Made" at the Lamont Gallery - Visit Exeter NH". Visit Exeter NH. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  9. ↑ "'Geography of Poverty' Photographer Matt Black at Lamont Gallery". Pulitzer Center. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  10. ↑ "Lamont Gallery presents 'Change Agents: Personal Art as Political Tactic'". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 2017-08-07.

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