Huntsville Museum of Art Winter/SPRING 2018

ARTVIEWS

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Duty. Honor. Country.Highlights from the West Point Museum Collection

Voices of Our Times: Carolyne Roehm

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Duty. Honor. Country. Highlights from the West Point Museum Collection

March 25-July 8, 2018

The West Point Museum in West Point, NY, holds the oldest and largest

diversified public collection of miltaria in the Western Hemisphere. This impressive holding of over 60,000 objects and artifacts chronicles our nation’s founding and history, and additionally encompasses the history of the United States Military Academy at West Point, the military history of the United States Army, and the history of warfare. The scenic location of the Museum in the Hudson River Highlands is well represented through its magnificent collection of artwork from the Hudson River School.

Based upon captured British materials brought to West Point after the British defeat at Saratoga in 1777, the collections of the West Point Museum actually predate the founding of the United States Military Academy. When the Academy opened in 1802, many Revolutionary War trophies remained to be used for cadet instruction. By the 1820s, a teaching collection of artifacts existed at the Military Academy and after the Mexican War (1846-1848) West Point was designated by Executive Order as the permanent depository of war trophies. In 1854, the first public museum

was opened and today it represents the culmination of more than two centuries of preserving our military heritage.

Duty. Honor. Country. Highlights from the West Point Museum Collection presents nearly 100 objects, hand-selected by the Huntsville Museum of Art’s curators, including works of art, military uniforms, weapons, and historical artifacts that tell the compelling story of this fabled military academy and its important contributions to our nation’s history.

Highlights include stunning 19th century landscape panoramas of the West Point area and portraits of prominent West Point graduates; various cadet rifles and swords representing different eras in the Academy’s history; war trophies including a British howitzer captured during the Revolutionary War and a Confederate torpedo from the Civil War; along with historical artifacts associated with West Point, including a commission letter signed

by Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee’s sketch of a cadet cap, Ulysses S. Grant’s Academy diploma, and General Patton’s cadet dress coat.

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903), On Post in Camp–First Half Hour, pen and ink on paper, 91/2 x 8 in.

Frederic Remington (American, 1861-1909), Sunset on the Plains (detail), 1905-06, oil on canvas, 291/2 x 351/2 in.

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David Reel is a nationally recognized expert in the Museum field with a particular emphasis on the Fine Arts and a specialty in American nineteenth century landscape painting and military portraiture. In his twenty-five years of museum experience, he has worked with private collectors, auction houses, corporate curators and numerous museums to assemble outstanding exhibitions and collections. Brigadier General (Ret.) John Zierdt graduated from West Point in 1966 and his family lineage reflects a long history of successful West Point graduates. The Zierdt family has made a significant impact on Huntsville and at Redstone Arsenal.

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Duty. Honor. Country.Highlights from the West Point Museum

Members’ Lecture and ReceptionThursday, March 22

Lecture: 6-6:45 p.m. David M. Reel, Executive Director of the West Point Museum

Brigadier General (Ret.) John ZierdtReception: 7-8:30 p.m.

Enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres catered by Chef Narvell.$75 Museum members/$100 non-members

Seating is limited for the lecture. Purchase tickets online at hsvmuseum.org or RSVP by March 19 to 256-535-4350, ext. 208.

Robert Walter Weir (American, 1803-1889), View From West Point (detail), 1865, oil on canvas, 32 x 48 in.

Gilbert Gaul (American, 1855-1919), The Skirmish Line (detail), oil on canvas, 131/2 x 281/2 in.

Alumni and Friends of West Point Wall:

Contributors to the ArtsAs part of this extraordinary exhibition, on view March 25 through July 8, 2018, the Huntsville Museum of Art is offering the unique opportunity to participate in our West Point Alumni Wall: Contributors to the Arts. This wall will be prominently featured during the duration of the exhibition. We are eager to acknowledge the impressive number of U.S.M.A. Alumni residing in North Alabama and the Southeast, and hope that you give serious consideration to being a part of this historic exhibition.

Donation Amounts$500 per name* $250 per name

*includes a one-year Family Membership to HMA

Deadline: February 15, 2018Donate online at hsvmuseum.org

Thank you for your tax-deductible gift! Questions? 256-535-4350 x214

David Reel