Tampa Museum Of Art Announces Fall Exhibition.
The groundbreaking exhibition Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum will be on view at the Tampa Museum of Art [1] from October 1, 2016, through January 8, 2017. The exhibition highlights the roles of self-taught artists as central figures to the shared history of America whose contributions to the national life and conversation are paramount.
The exhibition presents an original premise that considers the changing implications of self-taught in the United States from a deeply entrenched and widespread culture of self-education in the early national period to its usage today to describe artists working outside the art historical canon and often in isolated circumstances.
Some 100 works by a diverse group of artists, dating from the mid-18th through the early 21st century, and representing more than 50 years of collecting by the American Folk Art Museum, will be on view.
Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum is organized by the American Folk Art Museum. The exhibition and the national tour are made possible by generous funding from the Henry Luce Foundation, as part of its 75th anniversary initiative. Locally, the exhibition is presented by Bank of America.
The Museum opens daily at 11 a.m. Hours of operation are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Fridays from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Museum’s phone number is 813.274.8130 and the website is www.tampamuseum.org [1]. The Museum’s address is 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza. Tampa, FL 33602.
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