The Heckscher Museum of Art is pleased to present Off the Wall: Sculpture from the Permanent Collection. Opening on December 7, 2013 and on view through March 16, 2014, this exhibition is a visual feast of three-dimensional work in a variety of sculptural mediums.

Off the Wall: Sculpture from the Permanent Collection features representational works focusing on the human figure to include pieces as diverse as François Girardon’s baroque masterpiece The Rape of Proserpine, Hiram Powers’ 19th century bust of George Washington and Daniel Chester French’s Seated Lincoln, Red Grooms’ lively construction Picasso, and John Rogers’ charming genre group Checkers up at the Farm. Abstract work by Dorothy Dehner, Ibram Lassaw, Tony Rosenthal, and Long Island artists Dick Shanley and Esphyr Slobodkina, among many others, will also be featured. A wide range of sculptural mediums will be represented, including works executed in marble, bronze, plaster, wood, stainless steel, ceramic, and stone. Sculptors’ drawings from the Permanent Collection will also be on display.

Also opening on December 7 and on view through March 16, 2014, is Rabble-Rousers: Art, Dissent, and Social Commentary. Drawn exclusively from the Museum’s Permanent Collection, this exhibition features artists who challenge traditional aesthetics, politics, and social norms.

The Heckscher Museum of Art, founded in 1920 by August Heckscher, serves the people of the Town of Huntington and surrounding communities. Through exhibitions of its permanent and loan collections of art and related programs, it seeks to provide inspiring and transformative educational experiences to encourage a broader understanding of our past and present and enrich the quality of life of the individuals it serves. The Museum Permanent Collection contains more than 2,200 works from the early 16th century to present.

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Related images

  1. Slobodkina, Esphyr (American, b. Russia, 1908-2002) The Typewriter Bird, 1960-61 Mixed media construction, 17-1/2 x 15-1/2 x 17-1/2 in. Gift of the Artist 1997.12.61
  2. Stebbins, Emma (American, 1815-1882) Commerce, 1860 Marble, 23-7/8 x 10-1/2 x 10-1/4 in. Signed, inscribed and dated on reverse at bottom: Emma Stebbins, Rome 1860. Gift of Phillip M. Lydig III 1959.355
  3. Callery, Mary (American, 1903-1977) Tree, n.d. Brass, 37-1/4 x 19 x 22-7/8 in. Gift of the Estate of Mary Callery 1981.12
  4. French, Daniel Chester (American, 1850-1931) Seated Lincoln, 1916 (cast 1924-25) Bronze, cast, 32-1/8 x 25 x 27-1/4 in. Signed and dated on right side of base: D.C. French / March 1916. Inscribed on back: Roman Bronze Works N.Y. Copyright mark inscribed on front. August Heckscher Collection 1959.350
  5. Bell, Enid (American, b. England, 1904-1994) Untitled sculptural frieze, c. 1930-40 Plaster, mounted on board, 7 x 10 x 3-1/2 in. Incised, lower right side: Enid Bell. Gift of the Baker/Pisano Collection 1989.8
  6. Rogers, John (American, 1829-1904) Checkers up at the Farm, 1875 Painted plaster, 20-1/2 x 17-1/2 x 13 in. Gift of Hersh and Fern Cohen 2000.2.1