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...many as possible, and indeed have turned the potential problem of overcrowding to advantage. The paintings are displayed so that they inform each other; like well-placed guests around a dinner table, they engage naturally in conversation. The juxtaposition of the 1783 Portrait of Benjamin Thompson, by Gainsborough, with Copley's 1788 portrait of two colonels, hung directly below, reveals the English master's direct influence on American painting. The contrast between the gentlemanly rendering of the English officer and the frank force of the American portrait highlights the differing achievements of the two artists. Seymour Slive and Sydney Freedberg...
Newbury Street boasts the "nation's first gallery" (Doll & Richards, at No. 172), the oldest art society in America (Copley Society, No. 158) and the oldest non-profit organization in the U.S. (The Society of Arts and Crafts, No. 175). The galleries display old masters and contemporary art, sculpture and arts and crafts, photography and ethnic art. So what's there now? Here's a sampling...
Turning to sculpture, a big show of work by the New England Sculpture Association will be at the Copley Society Gallery (no. 158) until May 5. The key word for this show is quantity--70 artists are represented here and seven more at the First Baptist Church on Commonwealth Avenue...
Musick for the Generall Peace at the Old South Church, Copley-Square...
Musick for the Generall Peace with Jean Lamon on baroque violin and Robert Hill on harpsichord and organ will present sonatas of Mozart and Bach; also Italian virtuoso violin music, at the Old South Church at Copley Square...