Like the nation’s economy, American art and literature flourished during the Gilded Age. It was an exuberant age of excess with its own secret flaws, including widespread fraud. This exhibition examines the appearances and the realities of an era that mirrors our own in many ways. The art of John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Louis Comfort Tiffany and others adorned palatial residences designed by Stanford White and Ogden Codman Jr., architect of our own quintessential Gilded Age mansion. Drawing heavily upon the local literary history of Long Island, including William Cullen Bryant, Mark Twain (who named the Gilded Age), Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton and others, this exhibition includes paintings, fashion, decorative arts including period silver and china, photographs, manuscripts, first editions and other historic memorabilia.
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By aaq|2023-11-18T18:22:00+00:00November 18th, 2023|Bulletins, ELSEWHERE, Exhibits, Of Note|Comments Off on Nassau County Museum of Art: ‘Our Gilded Age’ Exhibit, November 18 – March 10th / Art & Literature Flourished
