FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2005
CONTACT: MUSEUM STAFF/(802)656-0750
THE FLEMING MUSEUM PRESENTS
EXHIBITION LISTING AND OPENING RECEPTION:
Familiar Terrain: Landscapes from the Permanent Collection
June 14 - September 2, 2005
Fleming Museum, Wilbur Room
The splendors of nature have inspired Western artists since antiquity. It was not until the 16th century,
however, that landscape gained acceptance as an independent genre, rather than merely an ancillary element
in a larger composition. Since then, artists have focused their gazes on natural vistas, resulting in works
that range from bucolic arcadias promising pleasure or solace to spartan locales laden with darker undertones.
For many artists, the landscape offered an ideal field that could be freely infused with spiritual,
philosophical, political, historical, or personal meanings.
The Fleming Museum's holdings include a rich and diverse collection of landscapes, including notable
works by such artists as Charles François Daubigny, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Eliot Porter, and Claire Van Vliet.
Featuring prints, drawings, watercolors, and photographs, Familiar Terrain offers a panoramic perspective of
Western landscape traditions.
EXHIBITION LISTING:
Familiar Terrain: Landscapes from the Permanent Collection (June 14 - September 2, 2005)
OPENING RECEPTION:
For New Turf; The Four Corners Series of Francis R. Hewitt; and Familiar Terrain:
Landscapes from the Permanent Collection.
DATE:
Thursday, July 14
TIME:
6-8:30 PM
PLACE:
Fleming Museum, Wilbur Room
DETAILS:
Hosted by director Janie Cohen and the Fleming Museum Board of Advisors; opening remarks
Museum Director Janie Cohen 6:45 pm; tour with New Turf's curator Evelyn C. Hankins 7 PM; cash bar; refreshments.
MUSIC:
Frost (local musicians David Kammerer, Ryan Power, and Sam Coffey)
ADMISSION:
$5 adults. $10 family, $3 students and seniors. Free to: Museum members;
faculty, staff and students of UVM, Burlington College, Champlain College, Community College of Vermont,
and St. Michael's College; Children 6 and under.
