July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

Join us at the Peoria Riverfront Museum for a day celebrating all things Midwestern agriculture. With a miniature exhibition on agriculture, featuring iconic pieces of the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s permanent collection, such as “Woody” the horse, and demonstrators from all across Central Illinois, this is a day you don’t want to miss!

Contributors:

Wildlife Prairie Park will be attending 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. with animals and animal keepers.
Peoria Farm Bureau will bring coloring books, farm bureau information, as well as make and take activities.
U of I Extension of SNAP Education will bring nutrition education for all ages.
Tazewell County 4-H will bring educational materials on embryology and newly hatched chicks.
Hazy Day Cultivation will bring living soils and compost tea.
Budded Mattah will share information on urban gardening and achievement.
Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum will have STEAM-based maker activities related to farming.
Peoria Park District will bring activities from the 1855 Koerner Family Farm.
Sponsored by the Midwest Agricultural Museum

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

On the last Tuesday of every month, the Peoria Riverfront Museum invites you to join us for “Cocktails with a Curator.”

Sip on a signature cocktail based on an exhibition or work of art as our curators present a discussion on the history an significance of the object(s) in question.

Cocktail hour will be accompanied by light refreshments in the Peoria Riverfront Museum lobby.

There will be a cash bar available after the first signature cocktail or drink of choice.

On March 28, 2023, please join us for a discussion on the exhibition “Marks by Modern Masters: Selections from the Heintzman Collection.”

Guest curator of music, DeMarcus Hamilton, (Marc Supreme), and donors Jeff Heintzman and John Heintzman will lead a brief discussion about their newest show, “Marks by Modern Masters,” as well as the music chosen to accompany the visual art. Cocktail hour with light food in the lobby. Signature drink includes the iconic and timeless Manhattan inspired by the New York artists featured in the exhibition

Discussion will begin at 6 p.m. followed by a cocktail hour in the museum lobby.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

NATHAN GUNN: LIVE AT THE MUSEUM
Saturday, April 1, 2023 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

The Peoria Riverfront Museum is thrilled to welcome Grammy Award-winning baritone Nathan Gunn back to the museum for a magical performance celebrating The Art of Opera.

Nathan will be accompanied by his wife and artistic partner, Julie Jordan Gunn, and a select group of students from the Lyric Theater at the University of Illinois.

Pre-reception begins at 5:30 p.m.
Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served in the “Nathan Gunn: The Art of Opera” exhibition.

Performance begins at 6:30 p.m.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.

July 2, 2022 – Spring 2023

SHOW DATES: July 2 — May 31, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Sundays NOON-5 PM
Tuesday through Saturday – 10 AM – 5 PM

Peoria Riverfront Museum

In partnership with Art Bridges.

Disruption is the firebrand nature of great American artists who seek to advance truth by rattling the status quo with new modes of expression and new windows into understanding the American condition.

In the largest-scale collaboration to date with philanthropist Alice Walton’s Art Bridges, “American Revolutionaries” represents the first loan of a curated art grouping from her foundation’s collection. Known as “Grouping J,” the foundation’s dozen major works are integrated into the exhibition with works from the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s Permanent Collection and other private loans.

Never before has central Illinois had first-hand access to such an extensive variety of important American artworks in one gallery.

Grouping J represents a disparate yet compelling assembly of American artworks spanning 166 years from 1854 to 2020. These works, examples of some of the most significant artists in the nation’s history, examine an extraordinary range of aesthetic and socio-political content.

Beginning with the nostalgic work of painter and Currier and Ives illustrator GEORGE HENRY DURRIE, who was instrumental in creating the most indelible images of early American life, the subject of America as a new land of prosperity is created. From famed Abstract Expressionist expatriate PHILIP GUSTON to groundbreaking Feminist artist JUDY CHICAGO to painter ALFRED CONTEH, who rediscovers the identities of his African American subjects, the works in this grouping illuminate the story of America’s relentless drive toward the betterment of art and society.

Ultimately, this exhibition provides myriad opportunities to teach our community about the topics, both broad and specific, which carved the identity of American art and America itself.

ARTISTS

Featuring the works of Judy Chicago, Alfred Conteh, Stuart Davis, George Henry Durrie, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, David Hammon, Childe Hassam, Luis Alfonso Jimenez, Alex Katz, John Frederick Kensett, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Henrietta Mary Shore & Jack Whitten.

SPONSORS

The Peoria presentation is made possible by Art Bridges Foundation.

Sponsored locally by Visionary Society & Illinois Arts Council Agency.