Tweed Museum of Art : Power of Art

In conjunction with PBS 8 - WDSE-TV and its recent broadcast of Simon Schama’s The Power of Art series, the Tweed Museum of Art presents a group of artworks from its collection, created or influenced by the artists of the Power of Art series: Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, Jacques-Louis David, J.W.M. Turner, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Mark Rothko.

Selected by Tweed Museum curator Peter Spooner, these artworks are installed within the context of the museum’s current Portrait, Identity, Culture exhibition. A series of labels explain the why the curator chose these works, and their relationship to the artists of Simon Schama’s The Power of Art, while the series plays continuously on a video monitor.

For information about using The Power of Art in your school or other educational setting, or for tours based on this or other themes, contact Museum Educator Susan Hudec at shudec@d.umn.edu, phone 218.726.8527.

This activity is made possible in part by a grant from WNET/PBS 13, New York, through PBS 8/WDSE, Duluth.

Museum Hours:
Tuesday: 9:00am–8:00pm
Wednesday–Friday: 9:00am–4:30pm
Saturday and Sunday: 1:00pm–5:00pm
Closed Mondays and University Holidays

Carravaggio

(Italian, 1571–1610)

Bernini

(Italian, 1598–1680)

Rembrandt

(Dutch, 1606–1669)

Jacques-Louis David

(French, 1748–1825)

Joseph Mallord William Turner

(British, 1775–1851)*

Van Gogh

(Dutch, 1853–1890)

Picasso

(Spanish, 1881–1973)

Rothko

(American, 1903–1970)


Carravaggio (Italian, 1571–1610) Bernini (Italian, 1598–1680) Rembrandt (Dutch, 1606–1669) Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825) Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775–1851)* Van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890) Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) Rothko (American, 1903–1970) In conjunction with PBS 8 - WDSE-TV and its recent broadcast of Simon Schama’s The Power of Art series, the Tweed Museum of Art presents a group of artworks from its collection, created or influenced by the artists of the Power of Art series: Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, Jacques-Louis David, J.W.M. Turner, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Mark Rothko. Selected by Tweed Museum curator Peter Spooner, these artworks are installed within the context of the museum’s current Portrait, Identity, Culture exhibition. A series of labels explain the why the curator chose these works, and their relationship to the artists of Simon Schama’s The Power of Art, while the series plays continuously on a video monitor. For information about using The Power of Art in your school or other educational setting, or for tours based on this or other themes, contact Museum Educator Susan Hudec at shudec@d.umn.edu, phone 218.726.8527. This activity is made possible in part by a grant from WNET/PBS 13, New York, through PBS 8/WDSE, Duluth. Museum Hours: Tuesday: 9:00am–8:00pm Wednesday–Friday: 9:00am–4:30pm Saturday and Sunday: 1:00pm–5:00pm Closed Mondays and University Holidays