Exhibitions: Etchings and Lithographs by Henri Matisse

October 18, 1935: An Exhibition of Etchings and Lithographs by Henri Matisse will open at the Brooklyn Museum in the print Gallery with a private view on November 1 and will be open to the public throughout the month of November. Matisse, born in Cateau-Cambresis, Northern France in 1869, is one of the greatest living artists of France and has been one of the greatest influences in the Modern School. The purpose of this exhibition is to acquaint the; public with the prints of this outstanding modern artist. Included will be a few pieces in other mediums in order to show the influence of his main lines of work on his graphic art; a great sculptor, some of the lines in his prints are purely sculptural; a great colorist, his prints are rich in tonal qualities.

The Brooklyn Museum opened an Exhibition of Facsimile Reproductions of Portrait Drawings from the XVth century to the XVIIIth century in the Library Gallery on October 10 to run through Novembcr 12. This exhibition is arranged chronologically within groups of Flemish, Dutch, German, Italian and French artists. Included among the eighty portraits exhibited are portraits by David, Van Dyck, Rubens, Ter Borch, Rembrandt, Holbein The Older, Holbein The Younger, Durer, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Carracci, and Watteau, done in medias of pencil, chalk, pen and ink, charcoal, crayon, etc. During the Middle Ages the whole tendency was towards symbolism, but with the XIVth Century, the Humanist period, there was a marked renewal of interest in naturalism in art which is clearly indicated in the realistic portraits exhibited in this show.

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November 1, 1935: The Exhibition of Czechoslovakian Art, assembled by the International school of Art with the cooperation of the Czechoslovakian Government, and the Exhibition of Etchings and Lithographs by Henri Matisse were opened at the Brooklyn Museum Friday evening, November l, with a reception and private view.  Among those present were:

Dr, Jindrich Starch, Czechoslovakian Consul General
Mrs. Jindrich Starch
Dr. Josef Hanc, Czechoslovakian Consul
Mrs. Josef Hanc
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Blum
Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Youtz
Mr. Abram Bastow
Miss Margaret Bastow
Konstantin Kostich
Mr. and Mrs. Gerhardt Bosch
Mr. Clifford L. Webster
Mr. Edward P. Helwig
Mr. John Moore
Mrs. Stefan Zarid
Mme. Irena Piatrowski
Miss Augusta Markowitz
Mrs. Roberta Fansler
Miss Marie Wright
Mr. Alfred Busselle
Mrs. A. P. Coleman
Mr. Thomas Capek
Dr. Kai Small
Dr. F. Svoboda
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard Hallenbeck
Mallard Hallenbeck, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Francis
Mr. John Heinz
Mrs. Edward Krehbiel
Miss Christine Krehbiel
Dr. Lou Kennedy
Mrs. J. G. O'Neil
Mr. William Teller
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Candella
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Shelley
Mrs. McDermott
Mrs. R. Edson Doolittle
Miss Gertrude Gates
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Harding
Miss I. M. Kickox
Mrs. Alfred Pinneo
Mrs. Minnie Seaton
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Code
Grant Code, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Sweet
Mrs. Christopher Montana
Miss Madelyn Meyer
Mrs. Julius Aderer
Mrs. Julius Culmann
Mrs. Elma Schniewind
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schniewind
Miss Evelyn Culmann
Mr. Herbert B. Tschudy
Mr. Laurance P. Roberts
Mr. John Cooney
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Keck
Edwin L. Taggart
Miss Mildred Osgood
Miss Aura Ostrander
Mr. and Mrs. C. Felton Pousland
Miss Virginia Montgomery
Mrs. Frank L. Holian
Miss Jean Thauburn
Miss Phyllis Williams
Mr. and Mrs. John I. H. Baur
Miss Isabel Spaulding
Mr. John Davis Skilton
Mrs. Joseph A. Seebeck
Miss Elizabeth Cameron
Miss Katherine Davidson
Mrs. G. Turner
Mrs. B. C. Block

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Date unknown, 1935: The Brooklyn Museum will open with a reception and private view on the evening of Friday, November 1, at 8:30

1. The Exhibition of Etchings and Lithographs by Henri Matisse in the Print Gallery and Balcony Gallery
2. The Exhibition of the Arts of Czechoslovakia in the New Exhibition Gallery

The Matisse Exhibition is largely comprised of etchings and lithographs, but also contains pencil, pens and charcoal drawings, oil paintings, a pastel, woodcuts, water color, and bronze statues by Matisse. It includes over 150 items of which a few prints are from the Brooklyn Museum's collection, the remainder are loans made through the courtesy of Dr. and Mrs. Henry Bakwin, Mr. Frank Crowninshield, Marie Harriman Gallery, Kennedy and Company, Frederick Keppel & Co., Inc., C.W. Kraushaar Galleries, Mr. George Macy, Mr. Pierre Matisse, Mr. J. B. Neuman, Mr. E. Warburg, and the Weyhe Gallery.

The Exhibition of the Art of Czechoslovakia has been assembled by the International School of Art. It falls into two groups, the first and probably most interesting, includes the best in contemporary work. Americans will have a chance to view the industrial art of a country which has but recently been industrialized. Remarkably fine work is to be shown in the fields of took binding, lace work, ceramic, and glass making. These collections will be exhibited in a setting of modern Czechoslovakian rugs and textiles.
The second group of the Arts of Czechoslovakia is the collection of peasant art and crafts including costumes, pottery, votive offerings and the other minor productions of the peasantry. Among the best works in this collection are the fine old peasantry bed spreads and hangings usually worked in brilliant red and deep pink against a linen background. The various sections of Czechoslovakia are well represented.

These exhibitions will be open to the public Saturday, November 2, and will run through the month of November.

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November 14, 1935: In his report to the Governing Committee of the Brooklyn Museums meeting November 13, the Director, Mr. Philip N. Youtz emphasized three aspects of current activity at the Brooklyn Central Museum; an unusual series of exhibitions; further progress in the reconditioning and remodeling of the building and grounds, and public interest in the new educational program.

An exhibition of mediaeval objects will open on December 6 inaugurating the Museum’s new Gallery of Mediaeval Art. One entire gallery will be devoted to Byzantine art. Approximately 100,000 persons visited the exhibition of Spanish paintings installed by the Department of Renaissance Art. The Department of Contemporary Art has installed an exhibition throughout November. In the some department the exhibition of oil paintings by living artists has been followed by a collection of paintings and drawings of natural history objects, demonstrating the artistic and exhibition value of scientific illustration. This in turn will be followed by an exhibition of humor in art. The Curator of Prints, Mr. Carl O. Schniewind, who recently succeeded Miss Susan A. Hutchinson, has arranged the first comprehensive; exhibition of the prints of Henri Matisse, now on view.

The Education Office of the Museum reports can attendance of 11,320, in eight classes and an attendance of 25,680 at showings of moving pictures. There has been an unusually heavy demand this year for loan of films. The educational work for adults including discussion groups, work with teachers, and talks on the Spanish exhibition. Total attendance during October 91,013.

The new entrance and entrance hall have proved a hospitable and practical improvement. Large crowds can be handled without congestion and the hall makes a first impression of dignity. It is well adapted for exhibition material. Trustees and members of the staff of other museums have commented on the wel1 diffused light and the simplicity and restraint of the entire treatment. The public has made heavy use of the new information and sales desk. The edition of the catalogue of Spanish paintings has been practically exhausted. The October Quarterly, designed as an informal handbook of the Galleries of Prehistoric and Primitive art, sold out in on edition larger than usual and has been reprinted. Orders for photographs of objects in the museum collection have been heavy.

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