exhibit: Arshile Gorky, The Breakthrough Years

[Ared Misirliyan]

Excerpted for the benefit of the few who know of Arshile Gorky,
and the many who may yet discover him. Enjoy, --Ared

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The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC has mounted a superb
exhibition entitled "Arshile Gorky: The Breakthrough Years" through
September 17, 1995.

I attended the exhibit last week, and I urge all of you who plan to
travel to DC in the near future not to miss this truly spectacular show.

The Gallery has focused on Gorky's "breakthrough years," i.e.,
from the early 1940s through his death in 1948.  The result
is a unique exhibit of nearly all of his most famous works.

On display are the following paintings, many on loan from museums all
over the United States:

"Garden in Sochi," "Waterfall," "Water of the Flowery Mill," "One
Year the Milkwood," "The Liver is the Cock's Comb," the entire
"Betrothal" series, "Agony," "The Plow and the Song," and many, many more.

There is an accompanying catalog.  The exhibit is housed in the East
Building of the National Gallery.

This is the most complete exhibition of Gorky's best works so far.

For further information, contact
the National Gallery at (202) 842-6706, 842-6690.