R.W. Norton Art Gallery | Shreveport Louisiana | Frederic Remington | Charles Marion Russell | Rosa Bonheur

The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century
(DECEMBER 16, 2008-FEBRUARY 15,2009)

This is the first traveling museum show of this century to not only look at the state of Realism painting around the world, but also compare those artworks with their historical predecessors. Fifty-six artists are represented with 65 paintings from the United States, Canada, The Netherlands, Korea, Russia, France, Iceland, Romania, Norway, and Finland in this juried exhibit organized by the International Guild of Realism. The exhibition looks at such media as oil, acrylic, egg tempera, graphite and colored pencil to give viewers a snapshot of how Realism artists are approaching their art form today.