Beth Van Hoesen

Lyrical Line and The Magical Art of Print Making

Beth Van Hoesen had an affinity for both wild and domestic animals, along with the capacity to delve into their fundamental natures.

 She related a story about a conversation with a friend that took place after a two-week period in which the artist had chased her cat this way and that to get several good drawings. Her friend said of the renderings: “You’ve sentimentalized the cat,” to which Van Hoesen replied: “No, that’s the way she looked.” Then her friend commented: “You’ve anthropomorphized her,” to which the artist responded again, “No, that’s the way she looked.”

What Van Hoesen’s friend missed was the artist’s extraordinary capacity to recognize and visually record the attributes that endear animals to humans and the degree to which we see ourselves in them.

Van Hoesen’s animals are compelling, but a survey of her images reveals that they are physically accurate. Like humans, some of her animals appear cantankerous, some timid and still others, content. But each is presented as the artist observed it, an isolated individual living within its unique world.

Show Rental Availability

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RENTAL DETAILS

Rental Includes

  • Press Kit
  • Registrar’s Packet
  • Programming Guide
  • Gallery Guide
  • Text Panels
  • Narrative Labels
  • Detailed Installation Instructions
  • Custom-Designed and Built Crates; Renter Store Crates until the contract expires for packaging and return. 
 

Art Pieces

20 framed prints

Curated By

Anne Pagel

The Karen and Robert Duncan Collection, Lincoln, NE

Organized By

Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum

Out-of-Region Rental Fee

$5,000

In-Region Rental Fee

$2,500

Duration

3 Months

Linear Feet

100

Security

Moderate B

Insurance

The exhibition is fully insured by The Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum at no additional expense to you, both while installed and during transit.

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