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October 31, 2009 through February 14, 2010
Fred Beans Gallery
Charles Ward
made history in 1935 when his painting,
Progress and Industry, was the first New Deal post office mural
installed in the country. That program was a natural fit for Ward who
once described his art, including modernist landscapes, insightful
figurative works, and scenes of laborers both in Bucks County and in
Mexico as "paintings for people." Despite the acclaim for his murals,
Ward spent his career on more personal subjects in his Carversville,
Pennsylvania studio. Organized by the Michener Art Museum and guest
curated by David Leopold, this retrospective and catalouge explored for
the first time the full range of Ward's work, art that resonates with
deep empathy for his fellow man and the land and people he loved.
This exhibition was sponsored by:
Lead Sponsors
- Susan & David Levine
- Owen Medd
Co-Sponsors
- Coryell Gallery
- Andrew J. Cosentino
Additional Support
Images, top left to bottom:
Charles Ward (1900-1962), Apple Tree in Spring, 1935, oil on canvas, Charles Ward Family collection...
Charles Ward (1900-1962), Spring (Goldie Peacock's House), 1935, oil on canvas,
H. 28 x W. 32 inches, James A. Michener Art Museum.
Museum purchase and partial gift from Kristina Ward Turechek and Mary Ellen Ward.
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