In this canvas Jacquette, known for her dizzying aerial depictions of cities and landscapes, depicted a farm in Belfast, Maine (near her summer home), as seen from the window of a single-engine plane. Flying over the site on several excursions, she made preliminary sketches in charcoal and pastel that blocked out the shapes, patterns, and color masses seen below. Then, relying partially on memory and invention, she painted a large "jetscape" on canvas that eliminated the use of traditional vanishing-point perspective and engaged the viewer the way a map might.
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Inscription: Signed, dated, and inscribed (verso): Y Jacquette 1979 / Little River Farm
the artist, New York (1979–81; sold in 1981 through Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York to Carroll); Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Carroll, New York (1981–82; their gift to MMA)
New York. Brooke Alexander, Inc. "Yvonne Jacquette: Paintings and Pastels," February 3–28, 1981, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "30 Painters: Recent Acquisitions (formerly titled ‘Given and Promised’)," January 26–March 14, 1982, brochure no. 15 (lent by Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Carroll).
New York. Queens Museum of Art. "Twentieth-Century Art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Selected Recent Acquisitions," July 16–October 16, 1983, brochure no. 13.
Yonkers, N.Y. Hudson River Museum. "New Vistas: Contemporary American Landscapes," January 15–March 11, 1984, unnumbered cat. (p. 42).
Tucson Museum of Art. "New Vistas: Contemporary American Landscapes," April 14–June 8, 1984, unnumbered cat.
Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art. "Landscape Painting in the East and West," April 19–June 1, 1986, no. 45.
Kobe City Museum. "Landscape Painting in the East and West," June 7–July 13, 1986, no. 45.
Tulsa, Okla. Philbrook Museum of Art. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 14–June 9, 1991, no. 25.
Miami. Center for the Fine Arts. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 29–August 24, 1991, no. 25.
Omaha. Joslyn Art Museum. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 14–November 10, 1991, no.25.
Tampa Museum of Art. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," December 14, 1991–February 8, 1992, no. 25.
Greenville, S. C. Greenville County Museum of Art. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 17–May 10, 1992, no. 25.
Madison, Wisc. Madison Art Center. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 6–August 2, 1992, no. 25.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids Art Museum. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 11–November 8, 1992, no. 25.
Stanford. Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University. "Aerial Muse: The Art of Yvonne Jacquette," January 30–April 21, 2002, unnumbered cat. (pl. 5).
Waterville, Maine. Colby College Museum of Art. "Aerial Muse: The Art of Yvonne Jacquette," July 17–October 12, 2002, unnumbered cat.
Salt Lake City. Utah Museum of Fine Arts. "Aerial Muse: The Art of Yvonne Jacquette," November 11, 2002–January 12, 2003, unnumbered cat.
Yonkers. Hudson River Museum. "Aerial Muse: The Art of Yvonne Jacquette," February 7–May 4, 2003, unnumbered cat.
Ruth Bass. "New York Reviews." Art News 80 (June 1981), ill. p. 252.
William S. Lieberman. "Lieberman's Acquisitions." Art/World 6 (February 22/March 22, 1982), p. 10.
Janice C. Oresman. New Vistas: Contemporary American Landscapes. Exh. cat., Hudson River Museum. Yonkers, 1984, p. 42, ill.
Michael Brenson. "Today's Landscapes Grapple with America." New York Times (February 5, 1984), p. H29.
Lisa Messinger inLandscape Painting in the East and West. Exh. cat., Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art. [Shizuoka–ken], 1986, p. 107, no. 45, ill. (color).
Lisa M. Messinger inThe Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., American Federation of Arts. New York, 1991, pp. 81, 100, no. 25, ill. p. 80 (color).
Robert Rosenblum inThe Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., American Federation of Arts. New York, 1991, p. 16.
Eliot Nusbaum. "Joslyn Hosts a Vivid Landscape Show." Des Moines Sunday Register (September 22, 1991), p. 7F.
Mary Ann Marger. "An Artistic Tribute to America." Tampa Bay Times (January 17, 1992), p. 32.
Hilarie Faberman. Aerial Muse: The Art of Yvonne Jacquette. Exh. cat., Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University. New York, 2002, pp. 52–53, colorpl. 5.
Ann Landi. "'Aerial Muse: The Art of Yvonne Jacquette,' Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York." Art News 102 (June 2003), p. 125.
Yvonne Jacquette (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1934–2023 New York)
mid 20th century
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