{"id":4281,"date":"2014-10-15T12:23:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T16:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/?p=4281"},"modified":"2014-12-02T13:38:53","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T18:38:53","slug":"coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum\/","title":{"rendered":"Coney Island at the Wadsworth Atheneum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wadsworth_Atheneum\">The Wadsworth Atheneum<\/a> is one of the oldest public art museums in the United States. Okay, they say the oldest but Wikipedia disagrees. I\u2019m not here to fight it out, but rather to praise. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0300102038\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0300102038&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=grenotgreblo-20&amp;linkId=EXSHKIIRDZH7UB65\">Wadsworth Atheneum has an impressive collection<\/a>, it was the first in America to acquire pieces by Salvador Dal\u00ed, Balthus, &amp; Piet Mondrian, and hosted the first American exhibition of surrealism in 1931. They also happen to have my personal favourite painting, Max Ernst\u2019s masterpiece, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/11\/max-ernst-europe-after-the-rain-ii\/\">Europe After the Rain II<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Early in 2015, a new exhibition will be on display in the newly expanded and renovated exhibition hall of the Wadsworth Atheneum, \u201cConey Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4294\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steeplechase-Funny-Face-undated-painted-metal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4294\" class=\"wp-image-4294 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steeplechase-Funny-Face-undated-painted-metal-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"Steeplechase Funny Face-undated-painted metal\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steeplechase-Funny-Face-undated-painted-metal-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steeplechase-Funny-Face-undated-painted-metal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steeplechase-Funny-Face-undated-painted-metal.jpg 645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steeplechase Funny Face, n.d., painted metal,<br \/> Collection of Ken Harck<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s\u00a0 based on a pretty interesting idea, which is using art to look at 150 years of Coney Island\u2019s history from undeveloped beachfront to its present incarnation, and all the stages inbetween.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-4281-1' class='gallery gallery-4281'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-row gallery-clear'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum\/william-merritt-chase-landscape-near-coney-island-c1886-oil-on-panel\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/William-Merritt-Chase-Landscape-near-Coney-Island-c1886-oil-on-panel-150x96.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"William Merritt Chase-Landscape near Coney Island-c1886-oil on panel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/William-Merritt-Chase-Landscape-near-Coney-Island-c1886-oil-on-panel-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/William-Merritt-Chase-Landscape-near-Coney-Island-c1886-oil-on-panel-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/William-Merritt-Chase-Landscape-near-Coney-Island-c1886-oil-on-panel.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>William Merritt Chase, Landscape, near Coney Island, \nc. 1886, oil on panel<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum\/samuel-s-carr-beach-scene-c1879-oil-on-canvas\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Samuel-S-Carr-Beach-Scene-c1879-oil-on-canvas-150x89.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Samuel S Carr-Beach Scene-c1879-oil on canvas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Samuel-S-Carr-Beach-Scene-c1879-oil-on-canvas-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Samuel-S-Carr-Beach-Scene-c1879-oil-on-canvas-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Samuel-S-Carr-Beach-Scene-c1879-oil-on-canvas.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>Samuel S. Carr, Beach Scene, c. 1879, oil on canvas<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<blockquote><p>The modern American mass-culture industry was born at Coney Island, and the constant novelty of the resort made it a seductively liberating subject for artists. What these artists saw from 1861 to 2008 at Coney Island and how they chose to portray it varied widely in style and mood over time, mirroring the aspirations and disappointments of the era and of the country. Taken together, these tableaux of wonder and menace, hope and despair, dreams and nightmares, become metaphors for the collective soul of a nation.<br \/>\n&#8211; from the exhibition\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewadsworth.org\/coneyisland\/\">website<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coney_Island\">Coney Island<\/a> has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/054426228X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=054426228X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=grenotgreblo-20&amp;linkId=WUTZ6GPO6PHEPNXT\">pretty fascinating history<\/a>. Originally an undeveloped beachfront, it was a popular resort destination around the end of the American Civil War, with 3 elegant hotels by the early 1800s. By 1897 the amusement parks had already begun to spring up. By the time of the famous <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dreamland_(amusement_park)\">Dreamland<\/a> fire in 1911, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steeplechase_Park\">Steeplechase Park<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luna_Park,_Coney_Island\">Luna Park<\/a> were well-ensconced. Coney Island became wildly popular with working-class New Yorkers looking for a way to beat the summer heat as the movement in the 1880s to have a \u201chalf-holiday\u201d on Saturdays (until then, people worked 6 days a week) coincided with the expansion of excursion railroads and the Brooklyn street car line. At the time, there were few places for working class people to socialize, particularly women. Even before the subway line was expanded in 1915, Coney Island\u2019s star was at its peak; when Dreamland, Steeplechase Park, and Luna Park were all open upwards of 100,000 people a day would visit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-4281-2' class='gallery gallery-4281'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-row gallery-clear'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum\/reginald-marsh-wooden-horses-1936-tempera-on-board\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Reginald-Marsh-Wooden-Horses-1936-tempera-on-board-150x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Reginald Marsh-Wooden Horses-1936-tempera on board\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Reginald-Marsh-Wooden-Horses-1936-tempera-on-board-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Reginald-Marsh-Wooden-Horses-1936-tempera-on-board-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Reginald-Marsh-Wooden-Horses-1936-tempera-on-board.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>Reginald Marsh, Wooden Horses, 1936, tempera on \nboard<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum\/reginald-marsh-pip-and-flip-1932-tempera-on-paper\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Reginald-Marsh-Pip-and-Flip-1932-tempera-on-paper-148x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Reginald Marsh-Pip and Flip-1932-tempera on paper\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Reginald-Marsh-Pip-and-Flip-1932-tempera-on-paper-148x150.jpg 148w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Reginald-Marsh-Pip-and-Flip-1932-tempera-on-paper-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Reginald-Marsh-Pip-and-Flip-1932-tempera-on-paper.jpg 571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>Reginald Marsh, Pip and Flip, 1932, tempera on paper<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum\/milton-avery-the-steeplechase-coney-island-1929-oil-on-canvas\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Milton-Avery-The-Steeplechase-Coney-Island-1929-oil-on-canvas-150x119.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Milton Avery-The Steeplechase Coney Island-1929-oil on canvas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Milton-Avery-The-Steeplechase-Coney-Island-1929-oil-on-canvas-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Milton-Avery-The-Steeplechase-Coney-Island-1929-oil-on-canvas-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Milton-Avery-The-Steeplechase-Coney-Island-1929-oil-on-canvas.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'> Milton Avery, The Steeplechase, Coney Island, 1929, \noil on canvas<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<blockquote><p>Coney was at its peak during the years that the three major amusement parks dominated the scene.\u00a0 It was the major tourist destination in America. Crowds routinely topped 100,000.\u00a0 In contrast, Disney World has never reached this figure.<br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ultimatehistoryproject.com\/coney-island.html\">the Ultimate History Project<\/a>: \u201cAmerica\u2019s Playground\u201d, John Parascandola<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After WWII, Coney Island became less popular for a variety of reasons, including the invention of home air conditioning. By the 50s it was notorious for gang problems and prostitution. Skip ahead a few years and Hurricane Sandy messed things up, but it\u2019s been repaired, spiffed back up, and still going strong.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-4281-3' class='gallery gallery-4281'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-row gallery-clear'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum\/morris-engel-coney-island-embrace-new-york-city-1938-gelatin-silver-print\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"146\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Morris-Engel-Coney-Island-Embrace-New-York-City-1938-gelatin-silver-print-146x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Morris Engel-Coney Island Embrace-New York City-1938-gelatin silver print\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Morris-Engel-Coney-Island-Embrace-New-York-City-1938-gelatin-silver-print-146x150.jpg 146w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Morris-Engel-Coney-Island-Embrace-New-York-City-1938-gelatin-silver-print-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Morris-Engel-Coney-Island-Embrace-New-York-City-1938-gelatin-silver-print.jpg 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'> Morris Engel, Coney Island Embrace, New York City, \n1938, gelatin silver print<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum\/homer-page-coney-island-couple-on-beach-c1949-gelatin-silver-print\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Homer-Page-Coney-Island-Couple-on-Beach-c1949-gelatin-silver-print-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Homer Page-Coney Island Couple on Beach- c1949-gelatin silver print\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Homer-Page-Coney-Island-Couple-on-Beach-c1949-gelatin-silver-print-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Homer-Page-Coney-Island-Couple-on-Beach-c1949-gelatin-silver-print-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Homer-Page-Coney-Island-Couple-on-Beach-c1949-gelatin-silver-print.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>Homer Page, Coney Island (Couple on Beach), c. \n1949, gelatin silver print<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum\/little-fugitive-production-still-1953-joseph-burstyn\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Little-Fugitive-production-still-1953-Joseph-Burstyn-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Little Fugitive-production still-1953-Joseph Burstyn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Little-Fugitive-production-still-1953-Joseph-Burstyn-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Little-Fugitive-production-still-1953-Joseph-Burstyn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Little-Fugitive-production-still-1953-Joseph-Burstyn.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>Little Fugitive, production still, 1953<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Coney Island&#8221; will feature more than 140 objects, comprised of both celebrated icons of American art and rarely-shown works from both public and private collections, including paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, posters, architectural artifacts and carousel animals. Ephemera, sound recordings and film clips will immerse visitors in the popular culture of Coney Island.<br \/>\n&#8211; from the exhibition\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/2gc0771gkd8m295j5p2hvgje72l.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/10_06_14_coney_island_release.pdf\">press release <\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-4281-4' class='gallery gallery-4281'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-row gallery-clear'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum\/red-grooms-weegee-1940-1998-99-acrylic-on-paper\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Red-Grooms-Weegee-1940-1998\u201399-acrylic-on-paper-150x134.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red Grooms-Weegee-1940-1998\u201399-acrylic on paper\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Red-Grooms-Weegee-1940-1998\u201399-acrylic-on-paper-150x134.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Red-Grooms-Weegee-1940-1998\u201399-acrylic-on-paper-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Red-Grooms-Weegee-1940-1998\u201399-acrylic-on-paper.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>Red Grooms, Weegee 1940, 1998\u201399, acrylic on paper<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum\/frederick-brosen-astroland-2008-13-watercolor\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Frederick-Brosen-Astroland-2008\u201313-watercolor-150x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Frederick Brosen-Astroland-2008\u201313-watercolor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Frederick-Brosen-Astroland-2008\u201313-watercolor-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Frederick-Brosen-Astroland-2008\u201313-watercolor-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Frederick-Brosen-Astroland-2008\u201313-watercolor.jpg 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'> Frederick Brosen, Astroland, 2008\u201313, watercolor \nover graphite on paper<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/coney-island-at-the-wadsworth-atheneum\/arnold-mesches-anomie-1991-winged-victory-1991-acrylic-on-canvas\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Arnold-Mesches-Anomie-1991-Winged-Victory-1991-acrylic-on-canvas-150x97.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Arnold Mesches-Anomie-1991-Winged-Victory-1991-acrylic on canvas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Arnold-Mesches-Anomie-1991-Winged-Victory-1991-acrylic-on-canvas-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Arnold-Mesches-Anomie-1991-Winged-Victory-1991-acrylic-on-canvas-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Arnold-Mesches-Anomie-1991-Winged-Victory-1991-acrylic-on-canvas.jpg 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>Arnold Mesches, Anomie 1991: Winged Victory, 1991, \nacrylic on canvas<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>One of the great things about me writing about this show 3 months in advance is that it gives you, dear reader, \u00a0plenty of time to make travel plans. The Wadsworth Atheneum is located at 600 Main Street\u00a0in Hartford, Connecticut, \u00a0and the show runs from January 31 to May 31, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Should travelling to Connecticut be an issue, fear not &#8211; the exhibition will also travel to 3 other venues in the US: \u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sdmart.org\/\">San Diego Museum of Art<\/a>, July 11, 2015 \u2013 Oct. 13, 2015;\u00a0 the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brooklynmuseum.org\/home.php\">Brooklyn Museum,<\/a> Nov. 20, 2015 \u2013 March 13, 2016, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcnayart.org\/\">McNay Art Museum<\/a> in San Antonio, Texas, May 11, 2016 \u2013 Sept. 11, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about \u201cConey Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008\u201d, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewadsworth.org\/coneyisland\/\">the Wadsworth Atheneum\u2019s website<\/a>. All images used in this article are courtesy the Wadsworth Atheneum and the works shown are\u00a0part of\u00a0\u201cConey Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008\u201d exhibition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wadsworth Atheneum is one of the oldest public art museums in the United States. Okay, they say the oldest but Wikipedia disagrees. I\u2019m not here to fight it out, but rather to praise. 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