Upcoming American Moderns Exhibit at the Delaware Art Museum

New homes in Delaware – close to cultural attractions

Living in one of Darley Green's new homes in Delaware affords residents a convenient homebase from which to explore the region's many cultural and recreational delights. Situated just five minutes from downtown Wilmington, the Darley Green community has easy access to a multitude of attractions, including the Delaware Art Museum, which boasts a collection of permanent and touring exhibits to rival the world's best.

The museum is featuring an upcoming exhibition of some the most important works by 20th Century modernists. Titled American Moderns, the exhibition contains 57 paintings and sculptures drawn from the Brooklyn Museum's renowned collection.

The exhibition opens on October 12, and runs until January of next year. It tracks the changes in American art and culture during the first half of the 20th Century, featuring works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Milton Avery, Marsden Hartley, Stuart Davis, Arthur Dove, Rockwell Kent, Joseph Stella, Grandma Moses, and Norman Rockwell. The works – which date from 1910 to 1960 – are a perfect fit for Delaware’s own collection.

Saturday Symposium

As an accompaniment to the exhibition, the University of Delaware Friends of Art History is teaming up with the Delaware Art Museum to present aSaturday Symposium on October 19. The event will ask the question “what does Modern mean?” and is open to UD alumni and friends. Starting at 10:30 a.m., the symposium will kick off with a presentation from Heather Campbell Coyle, curator for American art at the museum and a doctoral alumna of UD's Department of Art History.

The afternoon session features a tour of the exhibition, a lunch, and a talk by curator Terry Carbone in which she explores the changing face of modernism. The symposium concludes with paintings conservator Mark F. Bockrath exploring modernism from a technical standpoint, discussing the use of unorthodox materials and techniques to create new types of work..

Delaware Art Museum upcoming events

American Moderns:1910-1960 is just one of the many upcoming events at the Delaware Art Museum. Renowned muralist Violet Oakley was the first American woman to make a name as a stained-glass designer and public mural painter. Opening in February 2014, a new exhibit called Blessed are the Peacemakerstakes a look at her 60-year career. The following month sees the launch of Fashion, Circus, Spectacle, a retrospective of Scott Heiser's innovative photography of public entertainment from dance competitions to dog shows.

Learn more about our new condos in Delaware

A 10-minute drive from the Delaware Art Museum and other cultural highlights, the Darley Green community provides its homeowners with the perfect locale from which to explore the culture and history of Delaware, and neighboring states.

The community has plenty of onsite coveniences too, including a state-of-the-art library, restaurants and shops. And one of the added benefits of Delaware living is taking advantage of some of the lowest property taxes anywhere and ZERO sales tax!

Darley Green's model homes can be viewed anytime between 11am-6pm, seven days a week. For more information about our luxurious new condos in Delaware, contact Amy Muluski at 302-655-2600.