主題分類
勇氣 Courage
美國總是回饋那些勇於冒險、開創新天地的人。勇敢的美國人竭盡所能超越自身利益，追求共同福利。美國呼籲不論公民和士兵皆要捍衛國家，並且鍥而不捨的通過試煉。美國人民吃苦耐勞、大膽尋求解決方法，雖然獲得成功與晉升的機會絕非易事，但他們知道機會是眾人平等。本次「描繪美國展」中，許多圖像皆呈現領導人和美國公民如何以其勇氣塑造美國精神。
America always has rewarded those with the courage to risk all for prospect of building something new. At their very best, courageous Americans have transcended self-interest and pursued the common good.
In America both citizens and soldiers have been called upon to defend their country and persevere through its trials. Our people have endured hardship and boldly sought to solve problems, knowing that success and advancement, though never easy, were available to all. Many images in Picturing America reflect how the courage of both leaders and citizens has shaped the American spirit.
[相關展品]
-
3a. 羅列維爾著名夜奔（MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL REVERE）by Grant Wood, 1931
油彩‧纖維板，高：76.2公分，寬101.6公分（76.2 x 101.6公分）。© 大都會博物館。
Oil on Masonite; H. 30, W. 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm). © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.這幅鳥瞰列維爾著名夜奔圖，以鄉野奇譚式的童趣筆法重新詮釋朗法羅名詩。畫家為保存珍貴歷史、塑造美國風格、培養國家認同而畫。
The bird’s-eye-view of Revere’s legendary ride offers a whimsical, child-like interpretation of Longfellow’s well-known poem. The artist’s desire to preserve American folklore was part of his greater scheme to forge a national identity through art and history.
-
4a. 華盛頓橫越德拉瓦河（WT CROSSING THE DELAWARE）by Emanuel Leutze, 1851
油彩‧畫布，378.5 x 647.7公分，© 大都會博物館。
Oil on canvas; 149 x 255 in. (378.5 x 647.7 cm). © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.紐約戰敗，英軍窮追不捨，華盛頓取道紐澤西退至賓州。撤退途經德拉瓦河，他靈機一動包下所有渡船，讓河面無船可渡。英軍將領自認勝利在望，遂計畫河水結冰後再行追討，便胸有成竹回紐約過聖誕，僅留傭兵駐守河岸。華盛頓心想機不可失，隨即掉頭重回德拉瓦，在冰天雪地中到達對岸，一舉殲滅正在歡度聖誕的英軍。此役雖非大勝，然士氣從此為之一振，最終改寫歷史。
-
5b. 最後的摩希根人（THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS）by N. C. WYETH, 1919
油彩‧畫布。布蘭地河博物館收藏。
Oil on canvas. Collection of the Brandywine River Museum.此畫以英勇戰士造型呈現，稍嫌偏離庫柏原著之「高貴野蠻人」形象，不過仍看得出當時人們對於美洲原住民傳統一心神往。
Though his depiction of Uncas as a formidable warrior departed from the author’s character description, it remained true to the fascination with the Native American heritage.
-
9a. 新田中的老兵（THE VETERAN IN A NEW FIELD）by WINSLOW HOMER, 1865
油彩‧畫布，61.3 x 96.8公分。© 大都會博物館。
Oil on canvas; 24 1/8 x 38 1/8 in. (61.3 x 96.8 cm). © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.美國內戰很多戰爭就發生在麥田裡。這裡有「農場」與「戰場」重疊的對比象徵及情感張力。
The veteran appears to have set aside his Army training along with what remained of his military uniform to harvest a field that once again yields the gift of golden wheat, which in Christianity is a symbol of salvation. Even in the aftermath of the worst disasters, the artist seems to say, life has the capacity to restore itself.
-
9b. 美國總統亞伯罕林肯（ABRAHAM LINCOLN）by ALEX GARDNER, 1865
攝於1865年4月10日，照片。印刷與照片部門，國會圖書館，華盛頓特區。
Photographic print. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.詩人惠特曼形容林肯總是懷著「隱隱的憂傷」。
What draws/holds our attention is Lincoln ’s expression, “a deep latent sadness” in Walt Whitman’s words.
-
18b. 移民母親與子女（MIGRANT MOTHER）by DOROTHEA LANGE, 1936
照片中的母親為加州貧困的撿豆工，育有七名子女，攝於西元1936年2月，黑白照片。農業安全管理局，戰爭報導辦公室照片收藏。國會圖書館印刷與照片部門，華盛頓特區。
Destitute pea pickers in California, a 32 year old mother of seven children, February 1936. Black-and-white photograph. Farm Security Administration, Office of War Information Photograph Collection. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.流浪的母親，三角構圖，反映美國三○年代大蕭條的經典之作。
Featured in newspapers nationwide, this iconic photo shocked Americans in the Great Depression.
-
19a. 言論自由，1943年週六晚報插畫（FREEDOM OF SPEECH）by NORMAN ROCKWELL, 1943
刊載於1943年2月20日。油彩‧畫布，116.205 x 90.170公分。諾曼洛克威爾藝術收藏信託，諾曼洛克威爾博物館，史塔克布里吉，麻州。
The Saturday Evening Post, February 20, 1943. Oil on canvas, 45 3/4 x 35 1/2 in. (116.205 x 90.170 cm.). The Norman Rockwell Art Collection Trust, from the permanent collection of the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Mass.小羅斯福總統的「四大自由」在諾曼洛克威爾畫筆下更具號召力。
Roosevelt’s four essential human freedoms failed to gain traction until Rockwell put them into portraits.
-
19b. 1965年塞爾馬到蒙哥馬利投票權遊行（MARCH FOR VOTING RIGHTS）by JAMES KARALES, 1965
照片，收藏於詹姆斯卡拉列斯收藏系列，杜克大學稀有書籍、手抄本和特別收藏圖書館。
Photographic print. Located in the James Karales Collection, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.兩萬多名群眾展開連續四天爭取投票權大遊行。此照傳達對自由的渴望，成為民權運動的時代見證，歷經半世紀依舊迴盪人心。
On March 25, 1965, 25,000 participants concluded a four-day, 54-mile march for voting rights in Alabama. Karales’s photograph illustrates how the desire for freedom is the shared heritage of all Americans. It also captures a timeless image from a fleeting moment - one that still haunts the American conscience.
