Credit Suisse to sponsor Ferdinand Hodler: Views and Visions exhibit at the National Academy of Design.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 1994--Credit Suisse, in keeping with the bank's corporate philosophy, is the proud sponsor of Ferdinand Hodler: Views and Visions. The broad selection of paintings is on exhibit at the National Academy of Design from Nov. 18, 1994 through Jan. 15, 1995. Although Hodler is well known in art circles, there is not a sufficient number of his paintings shown in museums in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. for his work to be adequately appreciated. The goal of the exhibition is to give viewers an accurate reflection of Hodler's range, showing him at work in several styles including realism, symbolism and expressionism expressionism, term used to describe works of art and literature in which the representation of reality is distorted to communicate an inner vision. The expressionist transforms nature rather than imitates it. . By highlighting this range and the quality of his technique, Hodler's importance as an European avant garde symbolist sym·bol·ist n. 1. One who uses symbols or symbolism. 2. a. One who interprets or represents conditions or truths by the use of symbols or symbolism. b. receives special attention. Other participating museums include, Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1877 by the Women's Art Museum Association, the museum opened in 1886. Its collections contain examples spanning 3,000 years of artistic production. Works from Mesopotamia and medieval Europe are featured. , Art Gallery of Ontario The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is an art museum on the eastern edge of Toronto's downtown Chinatown district, on Dundas Street West between McCaul Street and Beverley Street. (Canada), and Wadsworth Atheneum The Wadsworth Atheneum is the oldest public art museum in the United States and largest in the state of Connecticut. It is located in historic downtown Hartford, Connecticut, the state's capital. (Hartford, Conn.). The exhibition was organized by the Swiss Institute for Art Research, in cooperation with the Swiss Cultural foundation Pro Helvetia, and the Trust for Museum Exhibitions, Washington, D.C. Credit Suisse, founded in 1856, is the oldest of Switzerland's three major banks and maintains its corporate headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Internationally, Credit Suisse maintains a presence through its 85 foreign branches, representative offices and subsidiaries around the world. Banking operations of Credit Suisse in the United States began in 1940, and currently includes branches in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Los Angeles, an agency in Miami, and representative offices in San Francisco, Atlanta, Chicago and Houston. Credit Suisse has embodied is commitment to the promotion of culture in its Guiding Principles. The bank supports artistic endeavor throughout Switzerland and in other countries, concentrating primarily on classical music, modern literature, traditional jazz and fine art. CONTACT: Credit Suisse, New York Edgar K. Mitchell or Gail S. Quinn, 212/238-5016 |
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