Martin Lewis, Break In The Thunderstorm, 1930, Drypoint, 12 x 10 inches, ©The Estate of Martin Lewis
Shadow and Light: The Etchings of Martin Lewis
February 3— May 13, 2018
Celebrating the work of Martin Lewis, arguably America’s most important printmaker of the first half of the twentieth century, this exhibition includes over fifty intaglios and lithographs of urban and rural American life. His atmospheric scenes of harbors and bridges, city skylines, sidewalk scenes lit by street lamps, and misty landscapes have been compared with the etchings of Whistler and even Rembrandt. Lewis’s urban views, whose moody tones have been compared with those of “film noir,” have special appeal to those who love Ashcan School and American Scene paintings. Interestingly, this maker of archetypal American art was an immigrant, born and educated in Australia, who came to this country in 1900. By 1915, he had become a skilled printmaker who shared his knowledge of etching with his friend, Edward Hopper. After the artist’s death in 1962, print collectors continued to appreciate his sensuous works of art, which have remained relatively unknown to the general public.
A Tangled Plot: Works by Annie Blazejack and Geddes Levenson
July 12–October 5, 2025
The Summer 2025 exhibition at the VBMA will showcase 42 paintings and mixed media works by the collaborative duo Annie Blazejack and Geddes Levenson. Blazejack earned her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston at Tufts University, while Levenson received her MFA from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Their work spans various media and reflects their shared focus on the environment and their upbringing in Miami, Florida.
Timeless: Robert Farber’s Fashion Photography
February 10–August 31, 2025
The works featured in Timeless are drawn from two major bodies of work: Robert Farber’s Vintage Fashion series, captured during commercial shoots, and the Deterioration series, which consists of prints from his earlier fashion photography.