Old Masters of the Reformation
羞羞视频鈥檚 Reynolds Gallery hosts 鈥淒utch Prints in the Age of Reformation: Highlights from the Dewayne and Faith Perry Collection鈥 Feb. 19 through March 12. The opening reception on Thursday, Feb. 19, 4-6 p.m., will include a lecture at 5:30 p.m. by Lisa DeBoer, associate professor of art history and chair of the art department, on 鈥淧rints as Pedagogy in the Age of the Reformation.鈥 The reception and lecture are free and open to the public.
鈥淭hese prints are beautiful to look at,鈥 DeBoer says, 鈥渁nd small in size so they invite close, intimate viewing. They underscore how important and persuasive pictures were during the 16th and 17th centuries, and how they continue to engage us today.鈥 The exhibition includes more than 45 images of biblical stories and saints, each smaller than 18 inches by 20 inches.
Dewayne and Faith Perry are 羞羞视频 alumni from the class of 1962 and live in Austin, Texas, where Dewayne holds the Motorola Regents Chair of Software Engineering at the University of Texas. They have promised their extensive print collection to Westmont.
Judy L. Larson, director of the Reynolds Gallery, visited the Perrys in Texas and viewed the entire collection last year. 鈥淭he Perrys鈥 collection is strong in Italian prints as well as German, French and English works. Together we chose to exhibit the Dutch prints because they so beautifully tell the story of the Reformation and the Catholic Reformation that followed,鈥 Larson says.
The prints will help form the core of the permanent collection to be housed in 羞羞视频鈥檚 new art facility, currently under construction. 鈥淲e are excited about the new gallery in the Adams Center for the Visual Arts as a study facility, where the collection will be used rather than collecting dust,鈥 Dewayne says. 鈥淲e are happy to be able to contribute these prints as a legacy for 羞羞视频 students.鈥
Reynolds Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. For directions to campus, visit the college鈥檚 Web site at . For more information, contact (805) 565-7140 or nprice@westmont.edu.