Category: Museum
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New Stuff
From now through May 2024 nine of my recent prints are part of a cool printmaker exhibit at The A.R. Mitchell Museum on Main Street in Trinidad, CO. ‘Uncommon Collective’ features the work of numerous printmakers from around the U.S, and had it’s soft opening on March 1. On May 4 the Grand Opening which…
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Beautiful Trinidad, CO
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Though I have been posting photos regularly on my Instagram and Facebook pages I know some of you are not using these platforms and thought I would update folks with a little photo essay of my current home and wanderings. On September 3 my residency at the Trinidad History Museum began and I moved in…
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Art @ Homestead
For a few weeks earlier this year I was awarded the opportunity to be Artist-in-Residence at Homestead National Monument of America. This wonderful National Park commemorates the Homestead Act of 1862, signed by President Abraham Lincoln. It is located in southeastern Nebraska (about an hour south of Lincoln) on the site of the first homestead awarded…
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Untamed Spirits… Cooperstown Bound
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On a recent rainy weekend we let our wanderlust direct us and headed to one of our favorite places to visit, Cooperstown, New York. Since it was just a quick trip we centered on the gem of the town (in our opinion) and wandered the Fenimore Art Museum. The next trip will have to include…
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Visuals to Inspire
Artists are always looking at other imagery to find inspiration. In fact, a few of my art teachers steered me towards other artists work – from photographs to drawings and paintings, to learn to draw what I saw. The internet is a wonderful source for inspiration since I can find multiple images of whatever strikes…
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Among The Faces – A Sculptress
Photographs and prints from the Library of Congress can often yield some interesting surprises. This time I explored the Brady-Handy Collection, purchased from Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans – the daughters of Levin C. Handy by the Library of Congress in 1954. The collection includes some 10,000 images, the majority being Civil War…
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Electra’s Things
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Across Lake Champlain from here lies an amazing collection started by Electra Havemeyer Webb (August 16, 1888 – November 19, 1960) and opened as a museum in 1947. Shelburne Museum is located on what once was Electra’s in-laws farm in Vermont. Electra married an heir to the Vanderbilt fortune and spent many happy days at their…
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The sky is the daily bread of the eyes…
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“We believe in puppet theater as a wholesome and powerful language that can touch men and women and children alike, and we hope that our plays are true and are saying what has to be said, and that they add to your enjoyment and enlightenment.” – Peter Schumann This post is the continuing…
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(Hu)mans Shall Not Live By Bread Alone…
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“We believe in puppet theater as a wholesome and powerful language that can touch men and women and children alike, and we hope that our plays are true and are saying what has to be said, and that they add to your enjoyment and enlightenment.” – Peter Schumann About 15 years ago I…
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American Indian Objects in The Alice Collection
As we finish renovation of a third floor room this month we are adjusting to the closure of the Lincoln Library and the four rooms adjacent to the library while paint dries. Because of the closure of these spaces I have placed some collections in other areas of the museum. One of these temporary exhibits is of…
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The Frontier Photographs of John C.H. Grabill
These days we have become so accustomed to photography – cell phone cameras, iPads, high tech SLR digital pro-cameras… everyone is trying his/her hand at photography including me. By delving into the early days of photography one is reminded of what a miracle it was then to finally be able to record scenes and people…
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Ansel Adams at Manzanar 1943
In wandering through the wonderful archives online of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division I came across some intriguing and beautiful shots created by Ansel Adams. Not surprising to see beautiful Adams photographs, you say? No, but these are different than the scenery images with which we are so familiar. In 1943 Adams…
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Manhattan, Brooklyn & Michael J. Fox
The country mice made a trip to the big city recently to attend the Team Fox MVP Awards Dinner. As a result of my fundraising efforts for Team Fox I and a guest were invited to the event, held in NYC, and treated to a lovely dinner and an inspiring evening. We chose to make…
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A Man Named Zebulon
Last December some intrepid souls braved frigid temperatures to mark the 200 year anniversary of Pike’s Cantonment in Plattsburgh, New York. Re-enactors held skirmishes and placed a wreath at the old post cemetery. Although the day was cold it was broken up by breaks inside warm buildings to listen to lectures and enjoy refreshments. Warmth…
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True Character
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There were many distinguished visitors who came to enjoy the tranquil setting Alice and William Miner created during the heyday of Heart’s Delight Farm in Chazy. Many of these visitors signed guest books with eloquent messages. One such visitor was James Buchanan Brady. Perhaps you will know him better by his nickname, Diamond Jim. Diamond…
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