Category: Art
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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 Magic of Lanterns
A recent trip to Jardin Botanique in Montreal to photograph the lantern festival netted some fun shots. We arrived in the Chinese garden just at dusk and began trying to record these wonderful, whimsical designs. The lantern exhibit happens every year from early September to early November and is always a treat for the eyes…
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Jardin Before & After
Here is a further installment of before and after photos from the mosaïcultures internationales exhibits at the Botanical Gardens in Montreal… I love seeing the change three months has made in the plantings!
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The Grill Garden
On June 10 I photographed many of the mosaïcultures internationales exhibits at the Botanical Gardens in Montreal… this truck was one of my favorite motifs (I love old cars and trucks). The above photo shows the exhibit just after it was created, literally planted in the truck! The surrounding flora in the exhibit were either not…
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WanderNotes
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WanderNotes 28 September 2013 Northbound 35 morning – point au roche to chazy 44 degrees, 92% humidity cold on the bike… the canada geese leading me north, talking, talking, talking as they fly and land and take off and land and eat corn… fog clinging to the corn, and still being made over the…
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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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A Feast for the Eyes & Imagination
At the end of this month (June 22 to be exact) the “mosaïcultures internationales” exhibit will open at the Botanical Gardens in Montreal. Also called “the Giants of the Horticultural Arts” it features large-scale horticultural sculpture in a lovely setting. On a recent trip we were able to get a sneak peak at some of the…
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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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Journeying to Asgaard… aka feeding the kids
In Norse mythology Asgaard was the dwelling place of the gods and of slain war heroes, ruled by Odin. But here in the Adirondacks it was the home of an amazing and inspiring artist… In the 1920s Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) chose a glorious spot in the Ausable River Valley for his home, farm and artist’s…
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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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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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Engineer as Artist in 1588
When it comes to books we all have our preferences… I appreciate a story that draws me in so fully that I forget to eat dinner. And, as a visual artist, I am naturally enticed by drawings and prints. Since my first summer on the job, one of my favorite books here at The Alice…
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Lena’s Crazy Quilt
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Over the 87 years The Alice has operated as a museum there have been times when interesting objects and letters came into the collection as donations or bequests. The museum has become a repository for genealogy and local history information as well as for some objects and textiles donated by local families. It is a…
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Perks of the Job
One of my roles as a museum director is to oversee the process of conservation of the Alice’s collection. This requires looking at priorities designated by a conservator who surveyed our objects years ago as well as heeding the recommendations of our collections committee in light of the inherent value of the objects to the…
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