Exhbit - Eaglemania: Collecting Japanese Art in Gilded Age America

Start
11 Feb 2019
End
02 Jun 2019
Location
McMullen Museum of Art, 2101 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02135

Eaglemania: Collecting Japanese Art in Gilded Age America

February 11, 2019 - June 2, 2019

McMullen Museum of Art, 2101 Commonwealth Avenue,
Boston, MA 02135

The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College will present Eaglemania: Collecting Japanese Art in Gilded Age America, which celebrates and contextualizes Boston College’s iconic “golden eagle”: a monumental bronze sculpture of the University’s mascot. During its recent restoration, the sculpture was revealed to be a Japanese masterpiece from the Meiji period (1868–1912), according to exhibition organizers. The restored piece will be unveiled as the centerpiece of the exhibition, which will explore Meiji bronze production, the depiction of birds of prey in Japanese art, and the fascination of late nineteenth-century Americans—and Boston Brahmins in particular—with Japanese art and culture.

To learn more, please visit the McMullen Museum of Art webpage.

THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF BOSTON