ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Art Museum’s exhibit: Art Along the Rivers will continue through January 9th.
The exhibition includes a surprising range of objects that vary widely in medium, function, and the prominence of their makers. For example, it brings together Mississippian sculpture, Osage textiles, architectural drawings for iconic landmarks, musical instruments, German and Creole furniture, African American decorative arts, prize-winning paintings from the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and contemporary artists’ responses to these historic objects.
While at first these works might appear to have few connections, the exhibition arranges them by theme rather than by culture or chronology to establish dialogues around the region’s geography, raw materials, and pressing social issues.
The exhibition is curated by Melissa Wolfe, curator of American art, and Amy Torbert, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Assistant Curator of American Art.
A fully illustrated, color catalogue authored by Melissa Wolfe, curator of American art, and Amy Torbert, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Assistant Curator of American Art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, is available for purchase at the Museum store, online, or by calling 314-655-5249.
Location: Main Exhibition Galleries
Cost: Adults: $12; seniors and students: $10; children (6–12): $6; children (5 and under): free; Members always free
Special Bicentennial Celebration Ticket Prices
As a thanks to our community supporters throughout the region and in celebration of the Missouri Bicentennial, exhibition tickets for adults will be 50 percent off on December 14, 15 and 16.
Visit the Information Desks or metrotix.com to purchase advance tickets.