A Panorama of Pittsburgh
at the Frick through 10/5
Learn about Pittsburgh's past by viewing more than 130 printed views of the city.
Meissonier masterpiece
now on view at the Frick
1806, Jena is on view at the Frick through May 31, 2009.
This Sunday is
RADical Day at the Frick
Visit the Frick on 10/5 for a full day of activities and fun!
Rob Rogers discusses
political cartooning on 10/12
The Post-Gazette's award-winning editorial cartoonist will discuss his experiences covering the 2008 presidential campaign and conventions.
Music for Exhibitions
begins new season 11/18
Join Katherine Soroka and Chatham Baroque for an evening of memorable music.
View photos from the 2008 H. C. Frick Horseless Carriage Tour
Twenty-six teams of drivers made it a day of fun.
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at the Frick through 10/5
Learn about Pittsburgh's past by viewing more than 130 printed views of the city.
Meissonier masterpiece
now on view at the Frick
1806, Jena is on view at the Frick through May 31, 2009.
This Sunday is
RADical Day at the Frick
Visit the Frick on 10/5 for a full day of activities and fun!
Rob Rogers discusses
political cartooning on 10/12
The Post-Gazette's award-winning editorial cartoonist will discuss his experiences covering the 2008 presidential campaign and conventions.
Music for Exhibitions
begins new season 11/18
Join Katherine Soroka and Chatham Baroque for an evening of memorable music.
View photos from the 2008 H. C. Frick Horseless Carriage Tour
Twenty-six teams of drivers made it a day of fun.
Sign up for the
Frick e-newsletter
Each month, receive the latest information about exhibitions; programs for adults, families, children, and teachers; events; specials at The Café and the Museum Shop; and more.
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Aaronel de Roy Gruber: The Frick Landscapes May 22, 2003 Pittsburgh, PA — On June 14, 2003, the Frick Art & Historical Center opens The Frick Landscapes, a new exhibition of work by Pittsburgh-based artist Aaronel de Roy Gruber. The suite of 30 photographs, made over the past decade, provides a compelling portrait of the rural and urban landscapes that shaped the life of industrialist Henry Clay Frick more than a century ago. Included in the exhibition are images of Frick’s boyhood home in West Overton; deteriorating coal mines and coke ovens; Clayton, the mansion and grounds where he raised his family in Pittsburgh; and Frick family graves in Homewood cemetery. The exhibition, organized by the Frick Art & Historical Center, remains on view at The Frick Art Museum through August 31, 2003. Aaronel de Roy Gruber has had a distinguished career as a sculptor, painter and photographer. As a photographer, Gruber has trained her lens on a wide variety of subjects and locales, resulting in an astonishingly diverse body of images. She has a continuing interest in exploring the limitations of a number of technical processes and media, and the possibilities of describing a poetry of place and objects. The Frick Landscapes reflects these artistic concerns, as well as Gruber’s longtime interest in Henry Clay Frick and the starkly different landscapes that shaped his life in western Pennsylvania. Frick was born and raised in West Overton, a small village in Westmoreland County. As a young man, he made his fortune by producing coke and managing steel-making enterprises in and around Pittsburgh, where he also bought and extensively remodeled the family home, Clayton. The two polarities of Frick’s world—rural and urban—fascinate Gruber for the inherent qualities of the built structures remaining in these places today: the remains of coke ovens lying in ruin in the countryside; the Frick family homestead at West Overton; Clayton; and the family’s graves in Homewood Cemetery. Her images of landscapes, buildings, and architectural and decorative elements—such as those portrayed in Beehives and Goats (January 2002); Mill Stone (at Overholt Brewery) (1995); and Clayton Guardians (2002)—describe Frick’s world as one of hardship, darkness, wonder, and privilege. As in earlier work, Gruber photographed many images with infrared film to both enhance the ethereal quality she seeks in her subject matter, and to create a melancholic mood. According to exhibition curator and Director of Museum Programs Thomas J. Smart, the results not only display the artist’s technical virtuosity, but also convey her affinity with Henry Clay Frick. “Through Gruber’s highly organized and dramatic interpretations of place,” he says, “we see the faint outlines of the face of an industrialist, art collector and benefactor that is as much a part of these landscapes as their grounds and structures are reflections of a determined and unique American individual.” Aaronel de Roy Gruber: The Frick Landscapes is the most recent example of the Frick Art & Historical Center’s support of contemporary artists whose work helps to crystallize the impact of Henry Clay Frick and his times on today’s world. Says Director William B. Bodine, Jr., “Vik Muniz, Christian Milovanoff, Linn Meyers, and others have created works that both span the last century and focus our contemporary perspective. Now, Aaronel de Roy Gruber has added her voice to this chorus.” Bodine also credits former Frick director DeCourcy McIntosh for his initial commitment to the exhibition, and Rod Sturtz, Executive Director of the West Overton Museums, for his contributions to the project. In conjunction with Aaronel de Roy Gruber: The Frick Landscapes, the Frick Art & Historical Center has published a fully illustrated catalogue, featuring an essay by exhibition curator Thomas Smart. The publication is available in hard cover for $29.95 and soft cover for $19.95 at the Frick’s Museum Shop. The Artist The work of Pittsburgh-based artist Aaronel de Roy Gruber has encompassed painting, sculpture and photography. She has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across the country for the past 40 years, including, most recently, The Photographs of Aaronel de Roy Gruber, The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, Pennsylvania (2002); Aaronel de Roy Gruber: Photographs, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio (2002); and Photo Forum: Pittsburgh’s Industrial Past, US Steel Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2001). Gruber’s work is included in numerous public and private collections, including Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Kawamura Memorial Museum of Modern Art, Chiba, Japan; Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC; and Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, among many others. The Frick Art Museum Part of the Frick Art & Historical Center in Pittsburgh, The Frick Art Museum contains the fine and decorative art collection of Helen Clay Frick, daughter of Henry Clay Frick. In addition to exhibiting its permanent collection, which concentrates on Italian Renaissance and French eighteenth-century works, the Museum has an active program of temporary exhibitions. For information, please call 412-371-0600, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday. Admission to The Frick Art Museum is free. Frick Art & Historical Center The Frick Art & Historical Center is located at 7227 Reynolds Street in Point Breeze. Free parking is available in the Frick’s off-street lot, or along adjacent neighborhood streets. Hours of operation: Tuesday -Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. For information and reservations, please call 412-371-0600, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday. For information and reservations for kids’ programs, please call 412-205-2022, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday. For further information or images, please contact Greg Langel at the Frick Art & Historical Center at 412-371-0600, ext. 524, or at glangel@frickart.org. Click here for more information about special events and programs offered in conjunction with the Summer 2003 photography exhibitions. |
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