Selections from the Permanent Collection
More about Why Paint a Landscape?
In his book To See Is to Think: Looking at American Art, Joshua Taylor asks, “Why paint a landscape?” At first, the answer appears simple. However, throughout the long history of art, painting a landscape for its own sake—rather than just as a background for another subject—is relatively recent. Among the landscape paintings in the Museum’s permanent collection, several responses to Taylor’s question emerge, indicating motivations that go far beyond just pleasant wall decoration.
Featured Artists:
Pat Berger
Maurice Braun
Darlene Campbell
Michiel Daniel
Gail Factor
Clara G. Force
Robyn Horn
William Hunter
Jacqueline Kamin
Ann Lofquist
Agnes Pelton
Astrid Preston
Bret Price
Carol Shaw-Sutton