CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM: Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gainsborough and the Modern Woman Cincinnati Art Museum, 2010
Thomas Gainsborough and the Modern Woman
Edited by Benedict Leca, Cincinnati Art Museum
Edited by Benedict Leca, Cincinnati Art Museum
D Giles Limited, London, 2010
“Thomas Gainsborough and the Modern Woman” was a small, but intensely realized exhibition organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum under the brilliant scholarship of curator Benedict Leca. Although the show itself consisted of only eleven paintings, these works were reproduced in uncommon detail within the catalog. The design allows the reader to closely and slowly examine the canvases, looking for the subtle details that are explored in the three accompanying essays. Horizontal and vertical sections of the paintings are reproduced across sequences of spreads adding visual renewal to paintings that many have come to dismiss with modern eyes.
For his essay, “A Favourite among the Demireps,” Leca was awarded first place in the Outstanding Article, Essay or Extended Catalogue Entry category from the Association of Art Museum Curators Awards for Excellence.
For his essay, “A Favourite among the Demireps,” Leca was awarded first place in the Outstanding Article, Essay or Extended Catalogue Entry category from the Association of Art Museum Curators Awards for Excellence.
