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Boca Museum of Art Exhibit of “Selfies” from page 3

not have foreseen,” said had recently seen Douglas he leans on his cane. His
Irvin Lippman, the executive Fairbanks in the 1924 film, eyes are covered by tinted
director of the Boca Raton The Thief of Baghdad). glasses, and the tubes from
Museum of Art. “These In 1975, Alice Neel began his oxygen tank are visibly
artists steered self-portraiture her shocking, endearing, running from his nose to the
away from the traditional and utterly unconventional ambiguously shadowy floor,
poses of the past into new self-portrait that took her which has been described as
realms of self-reflection. five years to complete. She a reference to the “shadow
Their self-depictions cut foreshadowed by decades of death.”
across time through multiple the use of “this is the real James A. Porter founded
pathways of creating art that me” selfies to challenge the field of African American
ring true today.” gender and body-image art history. He chaired
Se l f-port ra i t s by stereotypes. Neel took on Howard University’s Art Lee Simonson Self-Portrait.
prominent figures in the the history of male artists Department and directed Oil on canvas (c. 1912).
history of portraiture include Dr. Brandon Brame Fortune depicting nude women and the university’s art gallery National Portrait Gallery,
Robert Arneson, Thomas flipped it around completely, from 1953 until his death Smithsonian Institution. Gift
Hart Benton, Deborah Kass, Elaine de Kooning, Alexander with absolute control of in 1970. He studied in of Karl and Jody Simonson;
Calder, Jasper Johns, Allan Kaprow, Jacob Lawrence, her image. An unflinching Mirror, Mirror; Mulatta France, Cuba, and Haiti Frame conserved with
Louise Nevelson, Irving Penn, Robert Rauschenberg, Fritz challenge to the centuries- Seeking Inner Negress II and traveled in West Africa, funds from the Smithsonian
Scholder, and Roger Shimomura. Early works include old convention of idealized by Alison Saar. Woodcut on Egypt, and Brazil. These Women’s Committee.
Edward Steichen, Edward Hopper, and composer George femininity, Neel’s self- chine-collé (2015). National trips abroad impacted his
Gershwin, who was also a painter. More recent works portrait is openly accepting Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian work, including his self-
include Ana Mendieta, Chuck Close, Lois Dodd, Maria of her aging body. Institution portrait which conveys the
Magdalena Campos-Pons and Alison Saar. When the exhibit actually influence of Parisian artists.
The show was organized by the Chief Curator of the opens in the museum, the first thing visitors will see is Roger “These individuals have
National Portrait Gallery, Dr. Brandon Brame Fortune. Shimomura’s monumental work, Shimomura Crossing the approached self-portraiture
She has been invited to South Florida by the Boca Raton Delaware, which takes up the entire entry wall. During at various points in history
Museum of Art to present a special preview lecture on World War II, Shimomura and his family were imprisoned and using different tools,
March 24th, at 5:30 p.m. Space is limited - RSVP required. at an internment camp, where they became familiar with but their representations
Tickets for non-members are $35; free for members. the widespread xenophobia taking place at that time. In the ─ especially when seen
“Eye to I” showcases 60 works in a variety of styles painting, Shimomura cast himself as George Washington together ─ all raise
and media ranging from caricatures to photographs, from and replaced the Revolutionary soldiers with Samurai important questions about
colorful watercolors to dramatic paintings and time-based warriors, while a silhouette of the original painting by self-perception and self- Lois Dodd Self-Portrait.
media. The exhibition traces the process, from gazing into Emanuel Leutze haunts the background. reflection,” said Brandon Oil on Masonite (1989).
the mirror to looking into the camera; from painted and The exhibition aims for balanced representation of Brame Fortune, chief curator, National Portrait Gallery,
drawn surfaces to mechanical reproductions such as prints people at different points in their life journey. Self Portrait Smithsonian’s National Smithsonian Institution. Gift
and photographs; from static forms to video. with Grey Cat was the last self-portrait by Fritz Scholder Portrait Gallery. “Some of Rebecca Mitchell and Ben
Chosen as the cover for the exhibition catalogue, Maria before his passing, made in 2003 when he was battling artists reveal intimate details Harris.
Magdalena Campos-Pons used her own body to map out complications brought on by diabetes. The dark, moody of their inner lives through
feelings of translocation from place to place. The bilingual canvas features the artist boldly facing the viewer as self-portraiture, while others use the genre to obfuscate
title is in half-Spanish and means When I am not Here, their private selves or invent alter egos.”
I am There. She stands with her eyes closed, as though “Eye to I: Self-Portraits from the National Portrait
transported between territories while holding on to her Gallery” features a richly illustrated companion volume
Afro-Caribbean talismans. In his sinewy Self Portrait with with an introduction by Brandon Brame Fortune and nearly
Rita, Thomas Hart Benton evokes the type of posturing 150 insightful entries on key self-portraits in the museum’s
so prevalent on Instagram today. He was fascinated with collection. The book was published by the National Portrait
Hollywood and channeled his inner movie star (the artist Gallery in association with Hirmer Publishers, and is
distributed by the University of Chicago Press.
Tennis 70th anniversary in 2020, the Boca Raton Museum of Art
About the Boca Raton Museum of Art: Celebrating its
encompasses a creative campus that includes the Museum
Double Couples Shimomura Crossing the Delaware, by Roger Shimomura. in Mizner Park, Art School, and an Artists Guild. As the
Acrylic on canvas (2010). National Portrait Gallery, “Official Art Museum of the City of Boca Raton,” the
Smithsonian Institution. Acquired through the generosity of Museum has provided seven decades of cultural and artistic
Raymond L. Ocampo Jr., Sandra Oleksy Ocampo, and Robert service to the community, and to many visitors from around
P. Ocampo. 2010, Roger Shimomura the world. Visit bocamuseum.org for more information.
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Tennis fans, Broken Sound Club members Jay Meinbach and
wife, Anita, had an opportunity to congratulate the Bryan
Brothers for winning the Doubles Championship at the
Delray Beach Open on February 23rd.

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