The State of the Arts: A Celebration of Ohio's Rich Artistic Heritage

March 3 – May 4, 2003

To commemorate the Ohio Bicentennial, the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery will exhibit masterpieces by prominent Ohio artists March 3 through May 4, 2003. An opening reception will be held on Monday, March 3, from 5-7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

The State of the Arts: A Celebration of Ohio’s Rich Artistic Heritage celebrates Ohio’s prominent role as a catalyst for the visual arts within America and abroad. The exhibition primarily showcases Ohio’s rich contribution to painting, but also includes a select number of sculptures, photographs, folk art and decorative objects. It highlights Ohio’s great artists from early itinerant portrait painters to well-known artists of the twentieth century

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Tour some of the works that will be on display!

There are 8 images contained within this archive which are intended for personal/educational use only. All dimensions are given in inches unless otherwise noted. These images are protected by a 2002 photographic copyright which belongs to the Ohio Arts Council. They, therefore, are not in the public domain.

Karl Anderson The Idlers, August, 1909 oil on canvas Collection of the Brauer Museum of Art	George Bellows Lucie, 1915 oil on canvas	David Gilmour Blythe Street Urchins, 1856-1858 oil on canvas Collection of The Butler Institute of American Art	Charles Burchfield Sultry Moon, 1959 watercolor

Henry Church, Jr. Tabletop Still Life with Fruit, 1888 c. oil on paper mounted on board	Raphael Gleitsmann The White Dam, 1939 oil on canvas Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art	Elizabeth Nourse La Petite Soeur, 1902 oil on canvas	Joseph Sharp Young Chief’s Mission, 1919 c. oil on canvas Collection of The Butler Institute of American Art

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