\n Rare European and American Art Nouveau postcards printed during 1890 to 1914 are the focus of Art Nouveau Postcards\, on v iew at the Pence Gallery from January 2 through February 1\, 2013. \;
\n\n Local collector Robert Nevraumont shares highlights from his a mazing collection that span the history of postcards from 1869 to World Wa r I\, providing visitors an overview of the early development\, use and so cial importance of postcards. The exhibit includes examples of popular sub jects such as women\, travel and holiday themes\, but emphasizes the colle ctor&rsquo\;s cards of the Art Nouveau\, a period that marks a high point in both design and new printing technologies.
\n\n On exhibit is a p ostcard by Alphonse Mucha\, often referred to as the father of Art Nouveau \, who produced the first Art Nouveau postcard in the late 1890s. \; A lso on view is a postcard reproduction of Utagawa Hiroshige&rsquo\;s origi nal Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido. \; A master of the J apanese landscape woodblock print\, Hiroshige was a major influence on Eur opean and American artists of this era. \; \;
\n\n In the hi story of 20th century graphic art\, and particularly during the Art Nouvea u period\, postcards became a form of expression in which some artists spe cialized exclusively. \;Although the earliest produced postcards are of little artistic value\, artists soon saw the value of reproducing their art in a postcard format. \; By the early 1900s the graphic work of a rtists\, especially Art Nouveau artists\, were reproduced on postcards.
\n\n 2nd Friday ArtAbout Reception: \; Please vis it us on Friday\, January 11th from 6-9 PM for an opening reception to mee t the collector and view the exhibit. \; FREE.
\n\n Coll ector Talk: Friday\, January 18\, 7-8:30 PM. \; FREE. \; Join collector Robert Nevraumont\, as he talks about the development of hi s collection\, his research into their common usage\, and of course\, thei r lovely sense of design. \;He will share special postcards not on vi ew\, and their history.
\n\n\nPhone: 530-758-3370\n\n212 D Street\nDavi s\, CA\n95616\n\n DTSTART:20130102T113000 DTEND:20130102T170000 LOCATION:Pence Gallery PRIORITY: RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;UNTIL=20130201;INTERVAL=1 SUMMARY:Art Nouveau Postcards URL:http://pencegallery.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR