Esphyr Slobodkina: Abstractions
on exhibit at
C.W. Post’s Hillwood Art Museum

March 3 — April 12, 2003

Related Activities

Lecture: Gail Stavitsky, Curator, Montaclair Art Museum — Thursday, March 20, 7 p.m.

Family Day: Saturday, - March 29, 2 - 5 p.m.

March 5, 2003 — Hillwood Art Museum will present Esphyr Slobodkina: Abstractions from March 3 to April 12, 2003. The exhibition will explore the role this female artist played in the New York Abstract Art movement. From her time at the National Academy of Design to her influential role in the founding of the American Abstract Artists, a group that has had continuous meetings, publications and exhibitions from 1937 to the present, Slobodkina was influential in the development of an abstract style that was truly American. Esphyr Slobodkina donated work from her archives to the Hillwood Art Museum in 1997, prior to her recent death in 2002. The exhibition is curated from these holdings and includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, costumes and designs for children’s books.

The Museum, with generous support from the John P. McGrath Fund of Long Island University, will present a lecture by Dr. Gail Stavitsky, chief curator of the Montclair Art Museum and scholar on the artwork and life of Esphyr Slobodkina, on Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

The Museum will also host a Family Day on the topic of the exhibition including music and readings from Slobodkina’s famous children’s book Caps for Sale as well as a hands-on art project. The event will take place Saturday, March 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. There is a fee of $25 per family of four and additional singles are available at $9 each. Advance registration is required.

Hillwood Art Museum is located on the C.W. Post Campus of , 720 Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) in Brookville. For more information about Hillwood Art Museum or events, please visit the Museum’s web site at www.liu.edu/museum or phone (516) 299-4073. Hours of operation for the Spring of 2003 are Monday—Wednesday: 9:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m., Thursday 9:30 a.m.—7:30 p.m., Friday: 9:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.—3 p.m. Closed Sunday and major holidays.