'Making it New, Murphy' AT YALE
âMaking it New, Murphyâ AT YALE
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NEW HAVEN, CONN. â The Yale University Art Gallery will present âMaking It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphyâ February 26âMay 4.
Sara and Gerald Murphy are best remembered as the American expatriates who inspired F. Scott Fitzgeraldâs Tender Is the Night. This exhibition is the first to explore the coupleâs pivotal contribution to the modernist movement of the 1920s. Their legendary style â modern in its apparent simplicity and freedom from stifling social regimentation â was a kind of manifesto, and touchstone, for the artists, writers and musicians of the Lost Generation.
Gerald Murphy himself was a brilliant and inventive painter. Regrettably, only seven of his canvases survive. They are brought together here for the first time, along with paintings, watercolors, drawings and photographs by artists within his circle, such as Georges Braque, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger and Pablo Picasso. Photographs and home movie footage of the Murphys and their friends, as well as personal correspondence and artifacts, also help bring the era to life.
The gallery is at 1111 Chapel Street (at York), fourth floor. For information, www.artgallery.yale.edu or 203-432-0600.