{"id":26364,"date":"2019-09-19T13:08:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T18:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=26364"},"modified":"2019-09-19T14:13:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T19:13:41","slug":"our-century-dayton-area-collects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/09\/19\/our-century-dayton-area-collects\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Century: Dayton Area Collects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

September 9, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The centennial special exhibition Our Century: Dayton Area Collects,<\/strong> organized by the Dayton Art Institute, is bringing together private art collections in Dayton, alongside the museum\u2019s centennial celebrations gifts and promised gifts. The exhibition looks at the important role collectors play in growing The DAI through the past century and into the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few of the featured artists in the exhibition include Frederic Remington, who specialized in depictions of the Old West. Norman Rockwell, who\u2019s most famous for his cover illustrations created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine. Edgar Degas, more than half of his works depicting dancers. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. Among many others like Dale Chihuly, Wayne Thiebaud, Jean-Baptiste Corot, Cindy Sherman and Roy Lichtenstein.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“LEO” by Anna Hyatt Huntington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Featuring a diverse set of more than 100 objects; works range from paintings to sculpture, Japanese woodblock prints, decorative arts and ndwango (\u201ccloth\u201d) beadwork by a community of South African women artists featured in the DAI\u2019s recent \u201cUbuhle Women\u201d exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt has been a real treat to visit so many collectors and see such wonderful works people surround themselves with,\u201d DAI Chief Curator Jerry Smith said on the DAI website. \u201cThe exhibition is fabulously eclectic because peoples\u2019 collections are as varied as the people themselves. This exhibition really demonstrates the important role art plays in our daily lives.\u201d
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Dayton Art Institute<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Address<\/strong>
456 N. Belmonte Park
Dayton, OH 45405
Call: 937-223-4278<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location<\/strong>
Special Exhibition Galleries<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dates<\/strong>
June 29 – September 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gallery Hours<\/strong>
Wednesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. 
Extended hours Thursday until 8 p.m.
Sunday, noon – 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays & major holidays <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fees<\/strong>
Adults: $15
Seniors (60+), Active Military & Groups: $10
College Students & Youth: $5
Children (6 & under): Free
Museum Members: Free<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LeAnne McPherson<\/strong>
Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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