Gary Erbe's 50-Year Retrospective at Reading Public Museum
The Reading Public Museum is celebrating American artist Gary Erbe with an exhibition titled 'Gary Erbe: Magical World'. Launched in 2023, this showcase features fifty artworks crafted over the past five decades, including paintings and distinctive assemblages. A significant aspect of the collection is the inclusion of more than a dozen pieces that emphasize the American flag, a recurring motif in Erbe's still lifes. Additionally, two prominent canvases commemorating the 1976 Bicentennial are on display. This exhibition aligns with the Semiquincentennial, marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, and is located in the museum's dedicated galleries.
Key facts
- Gary Erbe is an American painter born in 1944.
- The exhibition is a fifty-year retrospective titled 'Gary Erbe: Magical World'.
- It includes fifty works: paintings and finished assemblages.
- Over a dozen works feature the American flag.
- Two monumental canvases were created for the 1976 Bicentennial.
- The show coincides with the Semiquincentennial (250 years since Declaration of Independence).
- The exhibition is on view at the Reading Public Museum.
- It is located in the Jerome Marcus American Art Gallery and the Irvin and Lois Cohen Modern and Contemporary galleries.
Entities
Artists
- Gary Erbe
Institutions
- Reading Public Museum
- Jerome Marcus American Art Gallery
- Irvin and Lois Cohen Modern and Contemporary
Locations
- Reading
- United States