University Art Gallery Western Illinois University
Department of Art
 


Selections from the Permanent Collection: Portraits
Tuesday, January 17 - Thursday, February 9, 2012
Public Reception: Tuesday, January 24, 6-8 p.m. in the Gallery.

L R Jacobs
L. R. (Rowley) Jacobs, (American, 19th Century), Portrait of Edwin Forrest (American Actor, 1806-1872), oil on canvas, 1855, 30" x 25", Gift of Jim Szymanski (Alumnus 1966), Permanent Collection - Western Illinois University Art Gallery

Sharon Lynch
Sharon Wybrants Lynch, (American) Revolutionary Woman, mixed media on paper, 1974, 44" x 26", Gift of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, Permanent Collection - Western Illinois University Art Gallery

Guest-curated by students in the Museum Studies Program at Western Illinois University, this exhibition features portraits selected from the Western Illinois University Art Gallery Permanent Collection.

The exhibition is held in conjunction with and in support of Western Illinois University’s 2011-2012 Campus Theme: “Science & Technology: Discover, Innovate, Create.”