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Gallery Talk by Spalding Nix June 4 at 7pm.   The Many Faces of Madison: A History of Portrait Painting in the Piedmont exhibit includes over 35 portraits dating from late 18th century to 1985. The exhibit focuses on people from Madison and Morgan County, but includes other fine works of portraiture. Personal histories detailing how the individuals helped shape the culturally-rich Piedmont region accompany each portrait. "The Magazine Antiques" has a profile of the exhibit on their website. Click here to view this exhibit's profile on "The Magazine Antiques" website.   Curated by Spalding Nix of Spalding Nix Fine Art & Antiques, the exhibit includes nationally recognized portraits that offer a unique glimpse at the history of portrait painting in the South.
	Gallery Talk by Spalding Nix Thursday, June 4 at 7:00 pm Please join Mr. Nix for a lecture on painting in Georgia during the 18th and 19th centuries.  Beginning with the earliest surviving works of art about Georgia by Philip Georg Friedrich von Reck from the 1730s and finishing with arguably America's premier African American artist at the turn of the century, Georgia based Henry Ossawa Tanner,  Mr. Nix will discuss the history of painting in and of Georgia.  An accomplished art consultant & fine art agent, Spalding Nix is also an Associate of the American Society of Appraisers.  www.spaldingnixfineart.com
Tallulah Falls  Shown above is George Cooke's Tallulah Falls (1841). The painting features elements typical of the Hudson River School of landscape painting, particularly in its depiction of the picturesque and sublime. Tallulah Falls, located in the northeast Georgia mountains, comprises four waterfalls, three of which Cooke captures in his painting. Oil on canvas (35 3/4" x 28 3/4").   Image courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia. GMOA 1959.646
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