HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (February 3, 2012) – Linda Hartough, world-renowned golf-landscape artist (www.hartough.com), will have a selection of her work displayed in a special golf-art exhibition to be held at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Ga., Feb. 4-April 15, 2012 – including the week of the Masters tournament. The exhibition, Fore! Images in Golf Art, includes more than 25 works of art, including photographs, paintings and drawings by various artists.
“This exhibition in Augusta could be the start of a new tradition,” said Hartough. “Visitors will enjoy having something new and different to do during this exciting tournament week – the opportunity to see golf art.”
Hartough’s painting style, a classic and elegant rendering of famous golf holes, reveals her attention to detail and realistic perspective, and captures the dramatic mood and natural beauty of each landscape.
Included in the exhibit will be the following works by Hartough:
• The 18th Hole, Harbour Town Golf Links (oil on canvas; in Morris Museum of Art’s permanent collection)
• The 8th Hole, The Olympic Club, Lake Course (oil on canvas; site of the 2012 U.S. Open)
• The 18th Hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links (oil on canvas)
• The 11th Hole, Amen Corner, Augusta National (watercolor on paper)
• The 13th Hole, ‘Azalea’, Augusta National Golf Club (watercolor on paper)
• The 18th Hole, ‘Holly’, Augusta National Golf Club (watercolor on paper)
• The 12th Hole, ‘Golden Bell’, Augusta National Golf Club (watercolor on paper)
• The 15th Hole, ‘Firethorn’, Augusta National Golf Club (graphite on paper)
“…(T)he exhibit explores and celebrates the history of golf, its inherent beauty and its place in our culture,” said Kevin Grogan, director of the Morris Museum of Art. “This is especially true here in Augusta, Georgia, home of the Masters tournament and mecca to serious fans of the sport.”
Related Events
• Fore the Love of Golf Exhibition Opening: March 22, 2012 – 6:00 p.m.: The traditional trappings of the Nineteenth Hole: azalea cocktails, “Arnold Palmers”, pimento cheese sandwiches – plus putting greens and special art projects during the Fore! The Love of Golf party celebrating the Morris’s exhibition of the art of golf. Museum members, $5.00; non-members, $10.00. RSVP by calling 706-724-7501.
• Art at Lunch with Linda Hartough: April 13, 2012, noon. Hartough discusses her breathtaking depictions of some of the world’s most famous golf courses. Members, $10.00; non-members, $14.00. Pre-registration required by calling 706-828-3867 by April 11.
About the Morris Museum of Art
The Morris Museum of Art, located on the Riverwalk in downtown Augusta, Ga., is the first museum dedicated to the art and artists of the American South. First incorporated as a nonprofit foundation in 1985, the Morris Museum of Art was established by William S. Morris III in memory of his parents, William Shivers Morris, Jr., and Florence Hill Morris. The collection includes holdings of nearly 5,000 paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculptures dating from the late-eighteenth century to the present. In addition to the permanent collection galleries, the museum hosts eight to ten temporary special exhibitions every year. The museum also houses the Center for the Study of Southern Art, a reference and research library that includes archives pertaining to artists working in the South.
For more information, visit www.themorris.org.
About Linda Hartough
A confirmed artist since childhood, early in her career Hartough painted landscapes, portraits and horses. In 1984, Augusta National Golf Club commissioned her to paint its famous 13th hole, an event which propelled Hartough toward specialization as a golf-landscape painter. Since then, her work has achieved a distinguished status, displayed in the permanent collections of such legendary clubs as Augusta National, Laurel Valley, Pinehurst and Pine Valley, as well as in the personal collections of such golf notables as Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd and Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Known for extraordinary attention to detail in her recreation of some of golf’s most beautiful holes, Hartough imbues her paintings with admiration for the scenery’s natural beauty and respect for the game’s history and tradition, elements which seem to emerge from the canvas.
Hartough’s paintings of various holes at Augusta National Golf Club are prized by collectors the world over. In addition, Hartough painted the first of her U.S. Open series in 1990, commissioned by the U.S. Golf Association – a series she continues to this day – as well as the official British Open Championship series from 1990-1999.
Hartough is a Founding Trustee of the Academy of Golf Art, a professional society of golf artists established in 2004 to create an awareness and appreciation of golf art as a valuable segment of fine art.
For more information, visit www.hartough.com.
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