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Mentoring Courtney Love:
David LaChapelle and Courtney Love
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Don’t You Know Who I Am “2012” |
NEW LONDON, CT – The Lyman Allyn
Art Museum in New London, Connecticut announces the exhibition,
Mentoring Courtney Love: David LaChapelle and Courtney Love,
on view Saturday, April 13 - August 10, 2013. There will an opening reception on
April 12, 6-8 pm. This is Courtney Love’s first museum exhibition.
The concept of mentoring is one not often associated with the contemporary art
world. Yet artist Courtney Love, best known as a musician, credits artist and
photographer David LaChapelle with mentoring her as a visual artist. Love's
work, featured in this exhibition, are all works on paper. They are executed in
a combination of pastel, watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, charcoal,
acrylic, and marker. The works on view are all portraits, including some
self-portraits, and this is where we see the relationship between her work and
that of her mentor David LaChapelle. While LaChapelle's photographic portraits
are slick and hyper-real, Love's portraits are sketch-like and spontaneous. Her
images are raw and full of emotion, and they bear a resemblance to her music.
There is a consistency in vision between her music and her visual art that
suggests an authenticity of expression.
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum, located adjacent to three schools: Connecticut
College, a four year private college; the United States Coast Guard Academy; and
the Williams School, a private secondary school, is perfectly situated to
contemplate the idea of mentoring.
A virtual version of the exhibition, powered by
Dot Dash 3 technology,
will be available on the Lyman Allyn website – www.lymanallyn.org. Dot Dash 3 is
a new, innovative platform with patent-pending visualization technology for
viewing art online.
About Courtney Love
Courtney Love (b. 1964) is a singer-songwriter who gained notoriety in the Los
Angeles indie rock scene as vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative
rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989. Rolling Stone magazine once calling
her "the most controversial woman in the history of rock." Love was married to
Kurt Cobain, of the band Nirvana, with whom she has a daughter, Frances Bean
Cobain. Love debuted as a visual artist in 2012 with the exhibition And She's
Not Even Pretty at Fred Torres Collaborations in Chelsea.
About David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle (b.1963) is an artist and photographer known for combining a
hyper-realistic aesthetic with social messages. Pop artist Andy Warhol gave him
his first job as a photographer at Interview magazine and since that time
LaChapelle's photographs of celebrities have been featured on the covers of
Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, and Rolling Stone. His work also includes music videos
and documentary films. In 2006, LaChapelle began to focus once again on fine art
photography. His work has been featured in exhibitions in galleries and museums
including the Barbican Museum, London (2002), Palazzo Reale, Milan (2007), Musée
de La Monnaie, Paris (2009), the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei, Taiwan,
and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel. LaChapelle photographed Courtney Love in
2007 for his work Pieta.
Exhibition Event:
• Opening Reception: Friday, April 12, 2013, 6-8pm. The artist will be present
at the opening.
• Members free; Non-members $10. Reservations 860.443.2545 x129 to purchase a
ticket or become a member.
Tours of the exhibition will be available for groups. To schedule tours, call
Director of Education Mollie Clarke at 860-443-2545, x 110 or e-mail at
clarke@lymanallyn.org.
Exhibitions and programs are funded in part by the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund,
Bank of America, Trustee; People’s United Bank for sponsoring the Free First
Saturdays.
About the Lyman Allyn Museum
Lyman Allyn Art Museum is a community-based museum located in New London,
Connecticut. Founded in 1932 by Harriet Upson Allyn in memory of her father,
Lyman Allyn, the museum serves the people of Southeastern Connecticut and is
free to New London families. The museum is accredited by the American
Association of Museums and is a non-profit organization with 501(c) 3 status.
Housed in a handsome Neo-Classical building designed by Charles A. Platt, the
permanent collection includes over 10,000 paintings, drawings, prints,
sculptures, furniture and decorative arts, with an emphasis on American and
European art from the 17th through 20th centuries.
The museum is located at 625 Williams Street, New London, Connecticut, exit 83
off I-95. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and
Sunday 1:00 – 5:00 pm, closed Mondays and major holidays. For more information
call 860.443.2545, ext. 129.
Press Contact:
Nancy Stula
Executive Director
860.443.2545 ext. 113
stula@lymanallyn.org
June 12, 2012
Contact: Susan Hendricks
Public Relations
860.443.2545 ext. 130
Lyman Allyn Art Museum opens War of 1812 Bicentennial Exhibition
The Rockets' Red Glare: The War of 1812 in Connecticut
Artist unknown
1840
Canvas cloth with ropework and embroidered decoration
Collection of Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT
Photo: Dennis Murphy
(c. 1800) 11' x 18' Sixteen Star-Sixteen Stripe American Flag
which flew above the battery of the Connecticut
Militia defenders of Stonington during a four-day
bombardment by five British warships,
August 1814 (Stonington Historical Society)
Artist unknown
1813
Reverse oil painting on glass
Collection of Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT
Photo: Dennis Murphy
The Rockets' Red Glare: The War of 1812 in Connecticut focuses on important local events including Commodore Stephen Decatur's naval squadron taking refuge in the Thames River to avoid the British, the bombardment of Stonington, the raid on Essex, and the effects of the British blockade on New London and the region. The 16-star American flag that flew over the defenders of Stonington will be a stand-out component of the exhibition.
Edward Baker, Executive Director of the New London County Historical Society, is the Project Manager for this collaboration which has been more than two years in the making. Fred Calabretta, Curator at Mystic Seaport, is the guest curator, with exhibit design by Jeff Crewe of Mystic. The exhibition features paintings, ship models, clothing and other textiles, maps, armaments, music and audio programs, as well as a diversity of objects and documents that will educate the viewer and share the story of this turning point in the nation's, and the state's, history. Fred Calabretta is excited about this show and states, "We don't often have opportunities to address naval history at Mystic Seaport, so the chance to partner with these other organizations and share naval and militia stories allows me to focus on these special interests."
The New London Historical Society has published a companion history and exhibit catalog, "The Rockets' Red Glare: The War of 1812 and Connecticut." The 112-page book is full of local history tied directly to national and international events and will be available for sale at both the museum and the New London County Historical Society for $18.
Glenn Gordinier, the Robert G. Albion Historian at Mystic Seaport, is the primary author of the book. Gordinier was thrilled to contribute to the project. "It is almost unheard of to have five separate organizations cooperating on a project of this scope. By combining our stories and collections, we have created a major exhibition that will have a huge impact."
Other contributing authors to the book include James Boylan, Meredith Brown, Fred Calabretta, James Tertius de Kay, Jerry Roberts, Nancy Steenburg, and Matt Warshauer. One of the chapters in the book was written in 1828 by Frances Caulkins who traveled to Stonington in that year to interview defenders and view the scenes of the battle. Her manuscript essay was unearthed from a file in the Shaw Mansion's vault by historian Nancy Steenburg.
OPSAIL 2012 has taken the commemoration of the War of 1812 as its theme, with ships visiting ports from New Orleans to Boston. New London is the final stop on the OPSAIL event schedule and will celebrate a homecoming for the USCG Bark EAGLE which is leading the Parade of Sail at each port visit. During the New London event, a shuttle bus will transport visitors from the Fort Trumbull site, where the Parade of Sail will culminate and participating ships will dock, to the museum for viewing of The Rockets' Red Glare: The War of 1812 in Connecticut.
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum will present the following special children's program to coincide with The Rockets' Red Glare: The War of 1812 in Connecticut:
Free First Saturday: Free admission from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Free art projects 1:00 – 3:00pm; projects designed for ages 5-12:
July 7: Flag-making workshop for OPSAIL weekend
Sponsored by People's United Bank.
The Rockets' Red Glare: The War of 1812 in Connecticut is generously supported by grants from the Connecticut Humanities Council, the Feder Foundation, and the Coby Foundation of New York which focuses its grants solely on the exhibition of important textiles such as the rare 16-star American flag on display.
Check the museum website at www.lymanallyn.org for updates and additional programming.
Tours of the exhibition are available for groups. To schedule tours, call Director of Education Mollie Clarke at 860-443-2545, x 110 or e-mail at clarke@lymanallyn.org.
For more information or to request images, please contact Susan Hendricks at 860.443.2545, ext 130 or at hendricks@lymanallyn.org.
Contact: Susan Hendricks
Public Relations
860.443.2545 ext. 130
Lyman Allyn Art Museum opens new exhibition
Curtain Up:
Broadway Behind the Scenes
Lyman Allyn Art Museum announces a new exhibition Curtain Up: Broadway Behind the Scenes: Costume, Set, and Lighting Designs from the Broadway shows The Producers, Young Frankenstein, Memphis, Hairspray, FELA, Avenue Q, and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, opening April 14 and on view through September 1, 2012. This exhibition is curated by Producer Tom Viertel (The Producers, Young Frankenstein, and Hairspray) and Lyman Allyn Art Museum Curator Nancy Stula.
Curtain Up: Broadway Behind the Scenes will be installed throughout the second floor of the Museum. The exhibition explores the creative process behind the stunning visuals of Broadway shows. Each show's set designs and costume designs, along with props and costumes, will be installed in individual galleries. In the Lobby, a puppet from Avenue Q will "greet" our visitors.
The designers participating in this exhibition include: Robin Wagner, David Rockwell, David Gallo, Marina Draghici, Robert Wierzel, and William Ivey Long. Both the designers and the producers (Tom Viertel, Sue Frost, Geoff Rich, Ruth and Stephen Hendel) of these shows will be interviewed and excerpts of these interviews will be accessible to visitors in the galleries, via their cell phones. A DVD will play an on-going loop of the "B rolls" of all of the Broadway shows represented, allowing the visitor to experience the final version of the collaboration between the designers on stage.
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s mission is to respond and to appeal to the regional community. In that spirit, the museum has planned an exciting schedule of programs to accompany this exhibition. The programs are designed to engage people of all ages.
Curtain Up: Broadway Behind the Scenes Programming:
Saturday, May 5, 3:00 pm: Q & A with Memphis Set Designer David Gallo, "Broadway Design: Past, Present and Future," $5 members; $10 non-members. Reservations 860.443.2545 x112
Saturday, May 5, 8:00 – 11:00 pm: Post-Gala Patron's Party at The Garde. Attend a performance of Young Frankenstein followed by cocktails with the cast! Call 860.443.2545 x 136.
Saturday, June 9, 2:00 - 4:30 pm "So You Want to be in Pictures:” For middle- and high-school students. Members $20; Non-members $30. Space is limited! 860-443-2545 x110.
This workshop provides a behind the scenes look at the world of theater and acting. Each participant will have their head shots taken by photographer Joe Standart, take part in an acting workshop with Francesca Webster, and take notes on the business side of acting with Charmagne Eckert.
Sunday, July 15, 1:00 pm: Broadway Producers Round Table at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford. Moderated by Connecticut College Professor David Jaffe with Sue Frost (Memphis), Tom Viertel (Hairspray, Young Frankenstein, The Producers), Geoff Rich (Avenue Q), Stephen and Ruth Hendel (FELA). This is a Free event offered by the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and the Lyman Allyn.
Free First Saturdays: Free admission from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Free art projects 1:00 – 3:00pm. Projects designed for ages 5-12:
May 5: Puppets
June 2: Theater masks
July 7: Flag-making workshop for Op-sail weekend
August 4: Dioramas & Stage Sets
September 1: Marionettes
Sponsored by People's United Bank.
Children’s Film Festival: Broadway for Kids
Free with Museum admission from 2:30 - 4:30 pm on the following Saturdays:
April 21 & May 5: Annie
May 19 & June 2: Cats
June 16 & July 7: Mary Poppins
July 21 & August 4: Peter Pan
August 18 & Sept.1: The Lion King
Tours of the exhibition are available for groups. To schedule tours, call Director of Education Mollie Clarke at 860-443-2545, x 110 or e-mail at clarke@lymanallyn.org.
Curtain Up: Broadway Behind the Scenes is generously supported by The Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, Trustee; Seward and Monde, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants; TCORS, Attorneys-at-Law; Steve and Jeanne Sigel and The Garde Arts Center; the individual contributors to the Lyman Allyn Art Museum Exhibition Fund; and with support from The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development. Programming supported in part by People's United Bank.
For more information or to request images, please contact Susan Hendricks at 860.443.2545, ext 130 or at hendricks@lymanallyn.org.
William Ivey Long
Costume design for "The Producers" Graphite, watercolor, gouache, glitter paint, sequins, rhinestones on Bristol board 24" x 19" 2001 Collection of the artist | 
David Rockwell
Set Design for "Hairspray" (maquette) Painted wood, foam core, plexiglas, plastic, acetate 25" x 34" x 19" 2002 Collection of the artist |
Robin Wagner Set model for "Young Frankenstein" Painted paper 7" 2007 Collection of the artist |
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Robin Wagner Set Design for The Producers "Las Vegas Paris" drop cloth Paint on paperboard 13" x 30" Collection of the artist | |
February 14, 2012 For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Hendricks
Public Relations
860.443.2545 ext. 130
Lyman Allyn Art Museum opens exciting spring exhibition
America @ Work:
New Deal Murals in New London and Beyond
Lyman Allyn Art Museum announces a new exhibition, America @ Work: New Deal Murals in New London and Beyond, opening March 8 and on view through June 9, 2012. The exhibition has been organized by Guest Curator Barbara Zabel, Professor Emeritus of Art History at Connecticut College.
The lobby of the New London Post Office on Masonic Street boasts remarkable murals painted in the 1930s. Hailed by Philip Eliasoph as “the Sistine Chapel of Connecticut,” these murals by New England artist Thomas La Farge (1904-1942) feature scenes of a crew at work on a whaling ship. La Farge’s murals were created under the auspices of the art projects of the New Deal, President Roosevelt’s comprehensive relief program designed to put Americans back to work during the Great Depression.
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum is fortunate to have in its collection the artist’s preliminary studies for the murals; these are the local inspiration for the exhibition. The aim of America @ Work: New Deal Murals in New London and Beyond is to bring attention to our often overlooked local treasures in the context of New Deal murals in other states. The government funded hundreds of murals in federal buildings across the country, typically providing artists with a list of topics pertinent to local history. The artists were then free to choose their own content. Thomas La Farge was quick to identify whaling as an apt theme for murals in New London, a city long known as the “Whaling City.” Other artists in the exhibition chose topics such as the cotton industry in North Carolina, corn harvesting in Georgia, onion farming in upstate New York, processing steel in Ohio, and pioneering and mining in Idaho.
Although the artists included in America @ Work: New Deal Murals in New London and Beyond are from distant corners of America, they share a focus on working Americans. More notably, they espouse an uplifting message of pride in American ingenuity and a belief that the country’s economic woes could be overcome through hard work—this in the face of the stark realities of life in America, a country suffering from significant hardship and unemployment during the Great Depression.
These works also resonate with today’s economic climate; the American population is again faced with economic challenges unheard of since the Great Depression. The government’s establishment of the New Deal art projects of the 1930s provides a provocative model of how to get America back to work while also enriching our cultural heritage.
Barbara Zabel, Professor Emeritus of Art History at Connecticut College, has organized many exhibitions for the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. Most recently, she served as guest curator of last year’s popular Face Off: Portraits by Contemporary Artists. Again this year, Barbara has drawn on her teaching and research interests to curate America @ Work: New Deal Murals in New London and Beyond. Barbara Zabel has published widely in journals and anthologies; last year her second book, “Calder’s Portraits, A New Language,” was published, and she curated an exhibition on the subject for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., which was on view from March to August, 2011.
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s mission is to respond and to appeal to the regional community. In that spirit, the museum has planned an exciting schedule of programs to accompany this exhibition. The programs are designed to engage people of all ages.
America @ Work: New Deal Murals in New London and Beyond Programming:
Thursday, March 8
Exhibition opening with a gallery talk by guest curator Barbara Zabel, Professor Emeritus of Art History at Connecticut College. Gallery talk at 6:00 p.m. Reception at 5:00 pm. Members free, non-members $10.
Thursday, March 29
"From Ship to Shore: The Whaling Murals of Thomas LaFarge," a gallery talk with Robert Richter, Director of Arts Programming at Connecticut College and Connecticut College student Elizabeth Petersen. Gallery talk at 6:00 p.m. Reception at 5:00 pm. Members $5, non-members $10.
Thursday, April 5
“Painters. Politics & Propaganda: The W.P.A.'s "Paint America" Project—An Ongoing Legacy,” a lecture by Philip Eliasoph, Professor of Art History at Fairfield University. Lecture at 6:00 p.m. Reception at 5:00 pm. Members $5, non-members $10.
Saturday, April 7
Free First Saturday
Join us for an afternoon of free admission, free art activities and free snacks each month. Hands-on mural making project in the studio for children of all ages from 1:00 – 3:00 pm.
Check the museum website at www.lymanallyn.org for updates and additional programming.
Tours of the exhibition are available for groups. To schedule tours, call Director of Education Mollie Clarke at 860-443-2545, x 110 or e-mail at clarke@lymanallyn.org.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, Trustee; the Anthony and Elizabeth Enders Fund; the Lyman Allyn Art Museum Exhibition Fund; and the Department of Economic and Community Development, State of Connecticut.
For more information or to request images, please contact Susan Hendricks at 860.443.2545, ext 130 or at hendricks@lymanallyn.org.
Doris Lee
Cornfield (Preparatory drawing for mural Georgia Countryside, Summerville, Georgia, 1939) 1938 Pencil on Paper 15 ¼ x 18 ½ inches Courtesy D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc. and the Estate of Doris Lee | 
Charles Ward
Story of Cotton (Mural Study for Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Post Office) 1937 Oil on Canvas 16 ½ x 24 ½ inches Courtesy D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc. and the Estate of Charles Ward |
Thomas Sergeant LaFarge
Aloft (Preparatory drawing for mural on East wall in New London Post Office) 20th Century Charcoal on Paper 15 x 71 inches Gift of Mrs. Thomas LaFarge | |
October 4, 2011 For
Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Hendricks
Public
Relations
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Lyman Allyn Art Museum opens exciting new fall exhibition
Hello Manga!
Lyman Allyn Art Museum announces a new exhibition, Hello Manga!, opening October 15, 2011 and on view through March 17, 2012.
Since the 1980's, Japanese comics have been capturing the attention of the American public and inspiring artists and fans. Hello Manga! celebrates the art of manga and explores its popularity with American audiences. Both longtime fans and those new to manga will enjoy the illustrations, books, costumes, collectibles, and manga-inspired wall murals in this exhibition. These objects highlight manga's impact on American reading habits, fan culture, and artwork. This exhibition has been organized by Carolyn Grosch, Assistant Curator at the Lyman Allyn, along with Connecticut College professors Takeshi Watanabe and Sayumi Harb.
In Japan, there is a manga for everyone. Comics are produced for a wide variety of ages and audiences, covering a full spectrum of genres. Many of these comics have found popularity in the States, especially among young adult audiences. “One of the greatest aspects of manga is the creativity it inspires,” says Assistant Curator Carolyn Grosch. “Fans create their own costumes or are inspired to draw or create figurines of their favorite characters. Hello Manga! includes several examples of this type of creation.” The exhibition also features murals painted directly on the gallery walls by artists working in the manga style. Lily Cernak, artist for the webcomic Farewell Feeling, will be filling over twenty feet of wall space with the characters her fans know and love. Lea Hernandez, creator of Rumble Girls and Cathedral Child will also contribute a mural.
One of the major themes of the exhibition is the exchange between East and West—how manga has made an impact in the United States and how Americans have influenced manga in return. Some of the popular manga represented include Ghost in the Shell; Astro Boy; BlackJack; Ashita no Joe; FairyTail; Trigun; FLCL; Akira; Yotsuba&!; Fruits Basket; Death Note; Neon Genesis Evangelion; and Naruto.
A special section of the exhibition will illustrate the process of
creating manga and examine its close ties with anime,
or Japanese animated film. This section includes step-by-step drawings
by Alex Mamo, a Connecticut College graduate who trained as a manga artist
in Japan. Mamo's images will be shown along with animation cels
and sketches from several popular anime films and TV series,
including Akira, Sailor Moon, Dragonball,
and My Neighbor Totoro.
Also accompanying the exhibition is a selection of nineteenth-century
Japanese prints and textiles from the Lyman Allyn's permanent collection
that are early examples of how Americans developed a taste for Japanese
culture and spurred a market suited to their preferences. Highlights
of this section include a battle-scene print depicting the attack on
Kuren Castle during the Sino-Japanese War, a hand-carved rickshaw sculpture
of a carriage and its riders, and an embroidered silk kimono. Woodblock
prints on loan from a private collector include several selections from
Katsushika Hokusai's sketchbooks—what were referred to as manga during
the Edo period.
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s mission is to respond and to appeal to the regional community. In that spirit, the museum has planned an exciting schedule of programs to accompany Hello Manga!. The programs are designed to engage people of all ages.
Image copyrighted © Alex Mamo. All rights reserved.
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© Copyright Hiro Mashima/Kodansha Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Hello Manga! Programming
Cartooning Workshop
Learn cartooning with manga artist Lily Cernak, Saturday, November
5, 3-5pm. ages 12 and up; $10 members; $15 non-members
Cosplay!
Dress as your favorite manga character and participate in a
fashion show. Saturday, March 3, 2012, 7-10 pm, $10 admission
includes complimentary refreshments.
Free First Saturday
Join us each month for a fun family day of free art activities and
free admission. Art activities are based on the exhibition Hello
Manga!. For ages 5-12. Enjoy free admission from 10am-5pm;
Free art projects run from 1 - 3pm.
November 5: Gyotaku: Japanese Fish Printing
December 3: Block Print Holiday Cards
January
7: Paper Lantern Workshop
February
4: Design-your-own Comic/Anime Book
March
3: Japanese Doll
Festival: Hina-matsuri, or Girls' Day, with traditional Japanese dolls
on platforms; Sumi-e Japanese painting workshop
Children’s Film Festival
3 - 5pm. Free.
November 5: Spirited Away
December 3: My Neighbor Totoro
January 7: Ponyo
February 4: Castle in the Sky
Children’s Tea Party: Explore the Magic of Japan
Saturday,
December 10; 11:00-12:30 $12 adult/child pair members; $15
non-members
Advanced
reservations required: 860-443-2545 x110
Festive tea party followed by a story in the galleries and Japanese
fan art project. Ages 3-6.
Funded in part by the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, Trustee; People’s United Bank; and with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.
Tours of the exhibition will be available for groups. To schedule tours, call Director of Education Mollie Clarke at 860-443-2545, x 110 or e-mail at clarke@lymanallyn.org.
This exhibition is supported in part by the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, Trustee and with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism.
For more information or to request images, please contact Susan Hendricks at 860.443.2545, ext 130 or at hendricks@lymanallyn.org.
August 30, 2011
For
Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Hendricks
Public
Relations
860.443.2545
ext. 130
Lyman Allyn Art Museum opens exciting new fall exhibition
Skateboards: Art on the Ply
Lyman Allyn Art Museum announces a new exhibition, Skateboards: Art on the Ply, opening September 17, 2011 and on view through February 4, 2012.
Curated by Carolyn Grosch, Assistant Curator at the Lyman Allyn, Skateboards: Art on the Ply explores the question “Can skateboards be art?” by bringing together over 50 skateboards by more than 20 artists. Skateboard enthusiasts, students, art lovers, and visitors of all ages will consider this question as they view skateboards designed by contemporary artists, sculptures made from skateboards, and classic decks from the past.
While skateboards may seem like an unexpected topic for a museum, there is a growing acceptance of skateboard art in the fine art community. Many museums across the country are lining their walls with skateboards, creating a new appreciation for this often-overlooked art. Contemporary artists now regularly team up with skateboard companies to produce limited edition designs coveted by art lovers and skateboarders alike. Skateboards: Art on the Plyfeatures two internationally renowned artists who have worked with skateboard companies. Stunning black-and-white skateboards by Robert Longo present sleek moments of arrested motion while boards by the once-controversial Damien Hirst, boast abstract patterns of spots and spun paint. The exhibition also includes a wide selection of fine art skateboards from Worship, a local brand based in Norwich, Connecticut that digitally photographs the work of fine artists and then transfers these images to the “ply”—the plywood material that makes up most skateboards.
Several sculptures in the exhibition demonstrate how fine artists are using skateboards as a medium. Shirley Klinghoffer's A Fine Balance—Heels on Wheels adds a hint of the feminine to an otherwise male-dominated sport by featuring a black pintail longboard topped with antique high heel shoes. Other artists like George Peterson create sculptures from recycled skateboards. Many of his works are painted and coated in rust-colored oxide, making works like Coil resemble a primordial fossil.
Other highlights of the exhibition include a hand-painted board by 2010 X Games gold medalist Alexis Sablone; memorable boards from the 1990s by Evan Hecox and Marc McKee; and a selection of boards from Wampum, a Long Island skate shop and sponsor of the exhibition known for distributing blank boards to local skateboarders who paint, draw, and experiment on these unusual oblong “canvases.”
As an interactive component of the exhibition, visitors will be able to try their hand at fingerboarding—or miniature skateboarding—on a +blackriver-ramps+ G7 Plaza generously loaned by FlatFace Fingerboards.
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s mission is to respond and to appeal to the regional community. In that spirit, the museum has planned an exciting schedule of programs to accompany Skateboards: Art on the Ply. The programs are designed to engage people of all ages.
+blackriver-ramps+ Courtesy FlatFace Fingerboards
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Damien Hirst/ Supreme Red #7 Skateboard Deck, 2009, © the artist & other criteria. All rights reserved, DACS, 2011 |
Saturday September 17, 2011
10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Explore the exhibition and then try your hand at navigating a fingerboard on the +blackriver-ramps+ G7 Plaza fingerboard park! This fingerboard plaza is an interactive part of the exhibition and is available to be used by museum-goers.
11:00 am -1:00 pm: Design and paint your own miniature skateboard in the art studio.
2:00 pm: Special Guest Appearance:
Mike Schneider, CEO of FlatFace Fingerboards,
will give a fingerboard demonstration
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Free Family First Saturday
Sponsored by People's United Bank
11:00 am-1:00 pm: Visit the museum’s art studio where
you can design and build your own skateboard sculpture or miniature fingerboard.
2:00 pm: Special Guest Appearance:
Meet #1 Womens Skateboarder Alexis Sablone, Gold Medal
winner in 2010 XGames 16 and Silver Medal winner in XGames
17! A skateboard painted by Sablone is on view in
this exhibition.
Funded in part by the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America,
Trustee; People’s United Bank; Wampum Skate Shop; Tech Deck; and
with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism.
Check the museum website at www.lymanallyn.org for updates and additional programming.
Tours of the exhibition will be available for groups. To schedule tours, call Director of Education Mollie Clarke at 860-443-2545, x 110 or e-mail at clarke@lymanallyn.org.
This exhibition is supported in part by the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, Trustee and with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism.
For more information or to request images, please contact Susan Hendricks at 860.443.2545, ext 130 or at hendricks@lymanallyn.org.
Lyman Allyn Art Museum is a community-based museum located in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1932 by Harriet Upson Allyn in memory of her father, Lyman Allyn, the museum serves the people of Southeastern Connecticut and is free to New London families. The museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is a non-profit organization with 501(c) 3 status. Housed in a handsome Neo-Classical building designed by Charles A. Platt, the permanent collection includes over 10,000 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, furniture and decorative arts, with an emphasis on American and European art from the 17th through 20th centuries.
The museum is located at 625 Williams Street, New London, Connecticut, exit 83 off I-95. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and Sunday 1:00 – 5:00 pm, closed Mondays and major holidays. For more information call 860.443.2545, ext. 112 or visit us on the web at: www.lymanallyn.org.
March 11, 2011 For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Hendricks
Public Relations
860.443.2545 ext. 130
Lyman Allyn Art Museum opens major spring exhibition
Face Off:
Portraits by Contemporary Artists
Eye-On
Courtesy William Wegman
Face Off: Portraits by Contemporary Artists features portraits by a broad range of artists and demonstrates the current vitality of the genre of portraiture. Once considered retrograde, portraiture has recently assumed a central role in the art world. Artists are increasingly turning to this genre to explore the multifaceted aspects of identity.
The framework for the show is thematic: self portraiture, portraiture as a memorial or commemoration, portraiture as political statement, portraits addressing stages of life, and, finally, portraits of non-human subjects. Face Off: Portraits by Contemporary Artists includes works from the permanent collection of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum such as portraits by Glenn Ligon, Alice Neel, Nan Golden, Alex Katz, Elizabeth Peyton, and Janet Shafner, as well as portraits borrowed from other collections. Loaned works are by Barkley L. Hendricks, Chuck Close, Kiki Smith, Francesco Clemente, Lucas Samaras, and Jim Dine, among others.
One gallery is dedicated to William Wegman’s beloved dog portrait photographs and another will feature David LaChapelle’s acclaimed American Jesus series. In tribute to face-off's origin as a hockey term, one gallery will be dedicated to hockey images: George Kalinsky, the official photographer for Madison Square Garden, has loaned a series of his large scale hockey photographs to the exhibition. The term, face off, has a certain resonance when thinking about portraiture. In hockey, itsignals a key moment in a competition. In portraiture, it suggests the face-to-face encounter of a portrait sitting—the give and take between the artist and the portrait subject. It is the relationality between artist and subject, and also between viewer and work of art, that makes portraiture such an intriguing genre.
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| Barkley L. Hendricks Ma Petite Kumquat 1983 Oil, acrylic, white gold and silver leaf on linen canvas. |
Alice Neel Benny Andrews 1978 Lithograph |
Programming for this exhibition includes gallery talks by Barbara Zabel, David LaChapelle, and Jonathan Weinberg, as well as film series for children and for adults.
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s mission is to respond and to appeal to the regional community. In that spirit, the museum has planned an exciting schedule of programs to accompany this exhibition. The programs are designed to engage people of all ages.
Face Off ExhibitionPrograms and Events:
Lecture: Barbara Zabel, Ph.D., Professor of Art History at Connecticut College
Thursday, April 21, 2011, 6:00 pm
Curator Barbara Zabel will address the issues of portraiture raised by the artists included in Face Off. Her talk will be followed by a tour of the show. A wine and cheese reception precedes the talk at 5:00 pm.
Reservations suggested. 860.443.2545 x 112. $5 members, $10 non-members.
Lecture: “ ‘I Is Somebody Else:’ The Biographical Impulse in American Self-Portraiture”
Thursday, May 5, 2011, 6:00 pm
Jonathan Weinberg, Ph.D., Artist and Art Historian, will examine issues of identity and authorship in self portraits by artists that are included in Face Off and in the recent exhibition, Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. A wine and cheese reception precedes the talk
at 5:00 pm. Reservations suggested. 860.443.2545 x 112. $5 members,
$10 non-members.
Gallery Talk: With artist David LaChapelle
Saturday, May 14, 2011, 6:00 pm
David LaChapelle will talk about his photographic work and how he selects his intriguing subjects. A wine and cheese reception precedes the talk at 5:00 pm. Reservations suggested. 860.443.2545 x 112. $5 members, $10 non-members.
Lecture: A Closer Look at George Washington and Other Famous Faces
Thursday, July 7th, 6:00 pm
Painting Conservators Lance Mayer and Gay Myers will discuss their treatment of such famous portraits as the Metropolitan Museum of Art's iconic painting Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze as well as other works by artists as diverse as John Singleton Copley, Thomas Eakins, and Mary Cassatt. A wine and cheese reception precedes the talk at 5:00 pm. Reservations suggested. 860.443.2545 x 112. $5 members, $10 non-members.
Free First Sundays
Join us each month for a fun family day of free art activities, free snacks, and
free admission! Art activities art based on the exhibition Face Off: Portraits by Contemporary Artists. For ages 5 – 12.
Sundays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm on the following dates:
June 5: 3-D Self-portrait Workshop
July 3: Mask-Making
August 7: Puppet-Making Workshop
September 4: Scratchboard Portraits
Children’s Film Series
Inspired by the current exhibit Face Off, this exciting film series pairs classic films with contemporary versions. Screenings on Sundays from 3:00 - 4:30 pm. Free with museum admission. We provide the popcorn.
June 5: Mary Poppins
June 12: Nanny McPhee
July 3: Pinocchio
July 10: Toy Story 3
August 7: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
August 14: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
September 4: Peter Pan
September 11: Hook
Portrait Film Matinees
Inspired by the current exhibit Face Off, this series explores classic portrait mysteries. Screenings on Saturday afternoons from 1:00 – 3:00 pm.
Free with museum admission. We provide the popcorn.
May 14: The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
June 11: Chuck Close (2010)
July 9: Portrait of a Lady (1996)
August 13: William Wegman’s Alphabet Soup (2006)
September 10: Portrait of Jennie (1949)
Check the museum website at www.lymanallyn.org for updates and additional programming.
Tours of the exhibition will be available for groups. To schedule tours, call Director of Education Mollie Clarke at 860-443-2545, x 110 or e-mail at clarke@lymanallyn.org.
Exhibitions and programs are funded in part by the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, Trustee; the Lyman Allyn Art Museum Exhibition Fund; the Elizabeth and Anthony Enders Endowed Fund; People’s United Bank; Connecticut College and with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism and the Connecticut Humanities Council.
For more information or to request images, please contact Susan Hendricks at 860.443.2545, ext 130 or at hendricks@lymanallyn.org.
February 16, 2011 For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Hendricks
Public Relations
860.443.2545 ext. 130
Lyman Allyn Art Museum opens new spring exhibition
The Subject is Light: The Henry and Sharon Martin Collection
of Contemporary Realist Paintings
Lyman Allyn Art Museum announces a new exhibition, The Subject is Light: The Henry and Sharon Martin Collection of Contemporary Realist Paintings, opening March 19, 2011 and on view through August 21, 2011. The exhibition has been organized by the Cape Cod Museum of Art and curated by CCMoA Director Elizabeth Ives Hunter, Ph.D.
Henry and Sharon Martin, who began to collect art over 30 years ago, have built what is arguably the strongest Hudson River School luminist collection in private hands today. Within the last ten years, they have expanded their focus on the living artists of Cape Cod – concentrating on work that meets their exacting criteria. Henry Martin says, “When we’ve looked at the same picture 100 times, we want to look at it for the 101st time and still see something new”. The Martins believe that representational art is re-emerging as an important element in American art and are focused on excellence in all areas. Their goal is to acquire the best works by the best artists of this region.
The Subject is Light: The Henry and Sharon Martin Collection of Contemporary Realist Paintings includes work by Jacob Collins, William R. Davis, Donald Demers, Robert Douglas Hunter, Joseph McGurl, Anne Packard, Pam Pindell, Peter Quidley and Matthew Schulz.
Offshore
Oil on canvas
24 x 48 inches
2008
As Time Goes By
Oil on panel
24 x 36 inches
2006
This exhibition is accompanied by a full-color catalog available at the museum bookstore and online at www.lymanallyn.org.
Elizabeth Ives Hunter joined the Cape Cod Museum of Art in July 2003 as Exhibitions Curator. She was later appointed Executive Director of the museum. She has taught courses on Provincetown Painters 1883-1960 at the Academy for Life Long Learning and at the Weny Education Center at the Cape Cod Museum of Art. Mrs. Hunter lives in Walpole, Massachusetts with her husband, painter Robert Douglas Hunter, and their children.
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s mission is to respond and to appeal to the regional community. In that spirit, the museum has planned an exciting schedule of programs to accompany this exhibition. The programs are designed to engage people of all ages.
The Subject is Light Programs and Events:
Gallery Talk
Thursday, March 31, 6:00pm
Join collectors Henry and Sharon Martin as they share their insights about collecting during an intimate walk through the exhibition.
A wine and cheese reception precedes the talk at 5:00 pm. Reservations suggested. 860.443.2545 x 112. $5 members, $10 non-members.
Free First Sundays
Join us each month for a fun family day of free art activities, free snacks, and free admission! Art activities are based on the exhibition.
Sundays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm on the following dates:
April 3 - Luminous Bubble Printing
Visit the exhibit and then use a bubble-printing process to create your own original prints and notecards. For ages 5–12.
May1 - Miniature Flowerpot Painting
Celebrate spring by painting a flowerpot and planting a wildflower seed mix.
The perfect gift for Mother’s Day! For ages 5–12.
Film Series: Dutch Masters of Light
Saturday afternoons: we provide the popcorn!
Free with museum admission 1:00 – 2:00 pm on the following dates:
April 16: Vermeer: Master of Light
May 21: The Dutch Masters: Rembrandt
June 18: The Dutch Masters: Bruegel
July16: Girl with a Pearl Earring
August 20: The Dutch Masters: Rubens
Tours of the exhibition will be available for groups. To schedule tours, call Director of Education Mollie Clarke at 860-443-2545, x 110 or e-mail at clarke@lymanallyn.org.
This exhibition is supported in part by the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, Trustee and with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism.
For more information or to request images, please contact Susan Hendricks at 860.443.2545, ext 130 or at hendricks@lymanallyn.org.
September 14, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Hendricks
Public Relations
860.443.2545 ext. 130
Lyman Allyn Art Museum opens new fall exhibition
Lyman Allyn Art Museum announces a new exhibition, Members Collect: The Thrill of the Chase, opening October 17, 2010 and on view through March 20, 2011.
Unless one is an intimate friend, it is not often that the opportunity arises to view prized works of art from very private collections. This is exactly what the Lyman Allyn Art Museum will offer with the upcoming exhibition Members Collect: The Thrill of the Chase. It will feature extraordinary works of art from the collections of Museum members who live in the region covering New London, Connecticut east to Westerly, Rhode Island. Landscapes, portraiture, still life…abstract, expressionist, realistic…paintings, sculpture, multi-media.
A compelling component to Members Collect: The Thrill of the Chase will be the inclusion of stories about their works revealed by the collectors themselves. Whether remembrances of childhood, as with artist Ruth Sussler who tells of watching her father conduct life drawing classes in the family living room, to poignant stories, as with a pair of local collectors who share why they were drawn to a painting created by an inmate at Angola State Prison, made using only hammer, nails and enamel paint. Art Historian Janis Mink has loaned a large triptych photograph by her brother Ted Hendrickson, taken on a snowy winter morning in 1999 from the porch of a home in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood that was subsequently razed. These stories, and the works themselves, make for a memorable visit to this exhibition.
Members Collect: The Thrill of the Chase showcases captivating pieces from impassioned collectors, most never before seen in public.
Part of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s mission is to respond to and appeal to the regional community. In that spirit, the museum has planned an exciting schedule of programs to accompany this exhibition. The programs are designed to engage people of all ages.
Mariam Barer The Skaters Oil on canvas n. d. |
Along the River During the Ch’ing-ming Festival Hand Scroll Ink and colors on silk 15” |
Carol S. Hartsock The Observer Oil on Canvas 1987 |
Ted Hendrickson Pfizer Site from Front Porch on Pequot Avenue, New London, 1999 Silver Gelatin Print 1999 13” x 53” |
Members Collect: The Thrill of the Chase Programs and Events:
Lectures and Gallery Talks
The Gorilla in the Room: Annie Leibovitz, LeBron James, and the Visual Imagination of Race: Lecture with Christopher Steiner, Professor of Art History at Connecticut College
Thursday, October 21 at 6:00 pm
Dr. Steiner offers a critical reading of a single image: the April 2008 cover of Vogue magazine, which critics have alleged carries a hidden message. Come discover the secrets of this controversial cover.
Wine and cheese reception at 5:00 pm. $5 members/$10 general public.
Reservations suggested: call 860-443-2545 x 112.
Gods on Earth: Court Culture and Mythological Portraiture in Renaissance & Baroque Art: Lecture withRobert Baldwin, Associate Professor of Art History at Connecticut College
Thursday, November 4 at 6:00 pm
With Renaissance humanism and the revival of classical antiquity, European elites had themselves portrayed as mythological deities and heroes. Learn the secrets of these portraits - from moral allegories to issues of patronage.
Wine and cheese reception at 5:00 pm. $5 members/$10 general public.
Reservations suggested: call 860-443-2545 x 112.
Conversations with Collectors: Alice Houston and Janis Mink
Sunday, November 7, 2:00 pm
Join collectors and guest curators who contributed works from their collections and ideas to the Members Collect exhibition for a series of informal gallery conversations. Free to the public.
Contemporary Prints and the Art Market: Lecture with Richard Solomon, President of Pace Prints in New York
Thursday, November 18, 6:00 pm
Learn about the state of prints and print collecting by Solomon, a recognized expert in the field.
Wine and cheese reception at 5:00 pm. $5 members/$10 general public.
Reservations suggested: call 860-443-2545 x 112.
Determining Value in Today's American Art Market
Lecture with Thomas B. Parker, Associate at the Hirschl & Adler Galleries in New York
Thursday, December 2, 6:00 pm
In a market characterized by increasing popularity and dwindling supply, Parker will explore the challenges American art collectors face as they strive to make smart choices. What defines quality and most affects value? Specific artworks will show how dealers grapple with the central issues of authenticity, condition and provenance. It’s a high stakes arena where knowledge matters, connoisseurship is king, and risk has its rewards.
A wine and cheese reception precedes the talk at 5:00 pm.
Reservations suggested. 860.443.2545 x 112. $5 members, $10 non-members.
Conversations with Collectors: Sharon Griffis and Doug Bjorn
Sunday, February 6, 2:00 pm
Join collectors and guest curators who contributed works from their collections and ideas to the Members Collect exhibition for a series of informal gallery conversations.
Free to the public.
The Borders of Art: Lecture by Suzanne Smeaton
Gallery Director of Eli Wilner & Company in New York
Thursday, February 10, 6:00 pm
Learn how to turn your photos into digital masterpieces using Eli Wilner's Smartphone and web applications. Over 300 historically accurate Antique, Modern and Unusual Shape frames at the click of a button. Print high resolution output at home or send to Snapfish for a wide range of imprinted products. Share with friends by sending in email or posting on Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. You can even display your creations in your own private digital gallery. If you were to purchase an Eli Wilner antique frame you would spend over $150,000. Now you can use them around your photos for just pennies!
A wine and cheese reception precedes the talk at 5:00 pm.
Reservations suggested. 860.443.2545 x 112. $5 members, $10 non-members.
Today’s Silver Market: Selling, Buying, and Collecting by John D. Ward
Vice President and Head of the Silver Department at Sotheby’s, New York
Thursday, March 3, 6:00 pm
Learn everything one needs to know to invest smartly in silver today.
A wine and cheese reception precedes the talk at 5:00 pm.
Reservations suggested. 860.443.2545 x 112. $5 members, $10 non-members.
Special Film Screening: All About Prints: 500 Years of Prints and Printmaking
Saturday, October 30: 2:00 pm
Including historical perspectives, this documentary showcases everything it takes to make and display a print - a feast for the eyes! We provide the popcorn.
Free with museum admission.
Exploring Art Film Series
Join us on Saturday afternoons at 2:00 pm for Simon Schama’s award- winning Power of Art series. We provide the popcorn. Free with museum admission on these dates:
November 13: Caravaggio
December 11: Rembrandt
January 8: Turner
February 12: Picasso
March 12: Rothko
Free First Sundays
Join us each month for our family day of free admission, free art activities, free snacks, and fun!
Sundays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm on the following dates:
December 5: Celebrate the Season
Festive holiday card-making workshop.
January 2: Tribal Rainsticks
Modeling from artwork on view in Members Collect: TheThrill of the Chase, make your own native rainstick.
February 6: Sculpting Workshop
Visit the current exhibition Members Collect: TheThrill of the Chase and then use sculpture examples to model your own sculpture creation.
March 6: Native American dream catchers
Modeling from artwork on view in Members Collect: TheThrill of the Chase, make your own dream catcher.
Tours of the exhibition will be available for groups. To schedule tours, call Director of Education Mollie Clarke at 860-443-2545, x 110 or e-mail at clarke@lymanallyn.org.
This exhibition is supported in part by the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, Trustee, Peoples United Bank and with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism.
For more information or to request images, please contact Susan Hendricks at 860.443.2545, ext 130 or at hendricks@lymanallyn.org.
August 11, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Hendricks
Public Relations
860.443.2545 ext. 130
Lyman Allyn Art Museum opens new fall exhibition
A Sense of Place: Painters of Matunuck, Rhode Island 1873-1941
Lyman Allyn Art Museum announces a new exhibition, A Sense of Place: Painters of Matunuck, Rhode Island 1873-1941, opening September 18, 2010 and on view through February 20, 2011. A Sense of Place: Painters of Matunuck, Rhode Island 1873-1941
has been organized by Guest Curator Lindsay Leard-Coolidge.
A Walk through the Fields
1895
oil on canvas
Weeden House
c. 1915
oil on canvas-board
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Marsh September (Salt Pond)
1934
oil on canvas
During the last decades of the nineteenth century, the picturesque hamlet of Matunuck, Rhode Island emerged as an art colony, rooted more in its location than in a unified style of painting. Artists ranging from the marine painter William Trost Richards to the impressionist Philip Leslie Hale were introduced to the hamlet of Matunuck by family members. There they were inspired by the unique beauty of their surroundings.
Landscape painters Philip, Ellen and Susan Hale, Caroline Atkinson, William Trost Richards, Anna Brewster, Eleanor Price and Frank Mathewson – whose work is on view in this exhibition - span generations, different artistic styles and schools of painting. What binds them together is the inspiration they found in Matunuck. Each of these painters interpreted the Matunuck landscape in a personal way, yet among them they encompass most of the major trends defining American painting of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries — the Barbizon School, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Tonalism and plein-air painting — as well as the creation of the era’s predominant artistic institution: a summer school. A Sense of Place: Painters of Matunuck, Rhode Island 1873-1941 will present viewers with strong examples of these painting trends while also providing visually stunning land- and seascape views of their beloved Matunuck surroundings.
A Sense of Place: Painters of Matunuck, Rhode Island 1873-1941, featuring more than thirty artworks, will be accompanied by a 128-page catalog with an essay by Dr. Leard-Coolidge. The exhibition catalog will be for sale at the museum bookstore.
Lindsay Leard-Coolidge is a Lecturer in American Art at Northeastern University. She earned her Ph.D. at Columbia University, was a Chester Dale fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a print curator at the Museum of Modern Art. She serves on the boards of the Colby College Museum of Art, the M.I.T. List Visual Art Center and the Willow Dell Historical Association in Matunuck, Rhode Island. Leard-Coolidge has written extensively including the book "William Morris and Nineteenth Century Boston," in William Morris: Centenary Essays, Exeter, United Kingdom, published by the University of Exeter Press in 1999 and most recently
“Maurice Prendergast: Barn, Brooksville, Maine” in 50 Years of Collecting at the Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, published by Colby College in 2009.
Part of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s mission is to respond and to appeal to the regional community. In that spirit, the museum has planned an exciting schedule of programs to accompany this exhibition. The programs are designed to engage people of all ages.
A Sense of Place: Painters of Matunuck, Rhode Island 1873-1941 Programs and Events:
Gallery Talk/Lecture
Thursday, September 23, 6:00pm
Matunuck, Rhode Island: A Rediscovered Art Colony:
Guest Curator Lindsay Leard- Coolidge
The hamlet of Matunuck was home to many painters in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Impressionist Philip Leslie Hale and marine painter William Trost Richards worked there, as well as family members and friends. Leard-Coolidge will discuss the evolution of the artistic community in Matunuck from the arrival of intellect Edward Everett Hale in 1873 to the outbreak of the World War II, within the context of nineteenth century American art.
A wine and cheese reception precedes the talk at 5:00 pm. Reservations suggested. 860.443.2545 x 112. $5 members, $10 non-members.
Free First Sundays
Join us each month for a fun family day of free art activities, free snacks, and free admission! Art activities will utilize concepts and ideas from the A Sense of Place: Painters of Matunuck, Rhode Island 1873-1941 exhibition.
Sundays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm on the following dates:
October 3 - Leaf Print Collages
Drawing inspiration from the fall foliage in this exhibition and outdoors, participants will design and create their own unique collage using a variety of leaves, block printing inks, acrylic paints, and stencils.
November 7 – Paint an Autumn Landscape
Using real canvas board, palettes, acrylic paints, buckets and brushes, participants will step into the role of the Matunuck artist as they paint their own original landscape.
Art Fool Performance by Mystic Paper Beasts
Sunday, October 3, 1:30 pm
Art Fool is an antic look at the inter-relationship between artist and medium, audience and art work, and the role of inspiration in her many roles. The performers lay out their props, including over 25 masks, in full view of the audience, weaving with humor and grace from one episode to another. Appropriate for all ages, Art Fool was Commissioned by the Williams College Museum of Art Family Day and premiers at the Lyman Allyn for Southeastern Connecticut.
Free and open to the public.
Impressionist Film Series: Monthly screenings
Saturday afternoon films – you come, we provide with popcorn!
Free with museum admission from 1:00 – 2:00 pm on the following dates:
October 9: In Open Air: A Portrait of the American Impressionists
November 13: William Merritt Chase and the Shinnecock Art School
December 11: Connecticut: Seasons of Light, Cradle of American Impressionism
January 8: Great Women Artists: Mary Cassatt
February 12: Impressionists on the Seine
Tours of the exhibition will be available for groups. To schedule tours, call Director of Education Mollie Clarke at 860-443-2545, x 110 or e-mail at clarke@lymanallyn.org.
This exhibition is supported in part by the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, Trustee and with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism.
For more information or to request images, please contact Susan Hendricks at 860.443.2545, ext 130 or at hendricks@lymanallyn.org.
Contact: Susan Hendricks
Public Relations
860.443.2545 ext. 130
Play/Things: Toys and the Invention of Modern Childhood
Play/Things: Toys and the Invention of Modern Childhood will highlight toys, dolls and dollhouses from the museum’s permanent collection as well as important objects on loan from collectors. While the objects themselves will appeal to visitors of all ages, the interpretation will encourage adult viewers to reflect on the larger cultural role toys have played in perpetuating modern notions of a good and happy childhood that emerged in the late 19th century.
By pairing toys with book illustrations, advertisements, period photographs and other images of children at play, the exhibition will present toys as the props used by youngsters in performances of childhood as stage-managed by adults. It is the adults, however, whose concerns ultimately informed the design, manufacture, marketing, distribution and purchase of toys. Play/Things: Toys and the Invention of Modern Childhood will allow the Lyman Allyn Art Museum to reconsider its collection of antique dolls and toys as well as to contribute to and participate in a major trend in the museum world: exhibitions focused on the material culture of childhood.
Play/Things: Toys and the Invention of Modern Childhood will present toys, dolls and other objects which are rarely seen. One exceptional work that will be on view is a dollhouse built in 1916 for Neva Palmer, the daughter of New London textile manufacturer George S. Palmer. The dollhouse was modeled on Palmer’s Georgian Revival house, designed by Charles Platt, architect of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. One gallery will feature a remarkable range of 20th century wind-up toys—everything from a Ferris wheel to a motorcycle, from Roy Rogers riding Trigger to a clown walking on his hands. Adults interested in political history will be amused by the Tammany Bank. Patented in 1873, it features a seated figure—most likely Boss Tweed—who deposits each coin in his jacket pocket.
Play/Things: Toys and the Invention of Modern Childhood is co-curated by Abigail A. Van Slyck and Robert Skingle. Van Slyck is the Dayton Professor of Art History and Director of the Architectural Studies Program and Chair of Art History Department at Connecticut College. She is the author of A Manufactured Wilderness: Summer Camps and the Shaping of American Youth, 1890–1960, which won the Leadership in History Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History, 2006 and the Abbott Lowell Cummings Award, 2008. In this book, Van Slyck addresses changing attitudes toward such subjects as children's health, play, and relationships between the sexes.
Antique toy expert Robert Skingle was born in Kent, England and graduated from Goldsmiths College at the University of London with a degree in visual communications. After stints as a teacher and a London bobby, Skingle worked as an Art Director at magazines and at his own agency for fifteen years. Next, he turned a hobby of collecting lead military figures into a career and became an antique toy dealer. For almost twenty years, Skingle has traveled across the United States and Europe, buying and selling, specializing in toys from the turn of the century.
Part of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s mission is to respond and to appeal to the regional community. In that spirit, the museum has planned an exciting schedule of programs to accompany this exhibition. The programs are designed to engage people of all ages.
Play/Things: Toys and the Invention of Modern Childhood Programs and Events:
Curator’s Lecture
Play/Things: Toys and the Invention of Modern Childhood :
Thursday, April 8, 6:00 pm
Join Abigail Van Slyck, guest curator of Play/Things, for an interactive lecture. Wine and cheese reception at 5:00 pm. $5 members/$10 general public. Reservations suggested: call 860-443-2545 x 112.
Sip into Spring: Children’s Tea Party
Sunday, May 23, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
An afternoon tea party in the museum’s beautiful gardens featuring tea and cookies, stories, and a birdhouse painting project. Designed for ages 4-8. *Reservations required: $10 per adult & child pair-members/ $12 non-members.
Call 860-443-2545 x 110.
Gallery Talk
Toy Stories with Robert Skingle
Thursday, June 24, 6:00 pm
Join antique toy expert Robert Skingle for an interactive gallery talk which highlights toys in the new exhibition Play/Things. Wine and cheese reception at 5:00 pm. $5 members/$10 general public. Reservations suggested: call 860-443-2545 x 112.
Children’s Film Festival: Monthly screenings of classic films
Saturday afternoon film and fun, complete with popcorn!
Free with museum admission from 1:00 – 3:00 pm on
April 17: Big
May 15: The Adventures of Huck Finn
June 19: Oliver Twist
July 17: Anne of Green Gables
August 21: Pippi Longstocking
Free First Sundays
Join us each month for our free family day of art activities, snacks, and fun!
Explore the exhibition Play/Things: Toys and the Invention of Modern Childhood .
Sundays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm on the following dates:
May 2, June 6, August 1, and September 5
News from Outer Space:
Stay tuned for information about an Afternoon with an Astronaut.
Meet astronaut Nicholas Patrick this summer when he returns from the Space Station! Date and time to be announced.
Tours of the exhibition will be available for groups. Call Director of Education Mollie Clarke to schedule tours: 860-443-2545, x 110 or e-mail at clarke@lymanallyn.org.
This exhibition is funded in part by the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, Trustee and the Connecticut Humanities Council, with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism; Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration; the Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s Exhibition Fund; Essex Financial Services and Essex Savings Bank and Bassette Printers.
For more information or to request images, please contact Susan Hendricks at 860.443.2545, ext 130 or at hendricks@lymanallyn.org.
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Westomere Doll House 1916 Craftsman unknown American |
Dog on Wheels Plush toy and metal wheel framework c. 20th century |
Jenny Lind doll c. 1850 |
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Table Croquet set c. 19th century |
Trade Cards c. 19th century |
Contact: Susan Hendricks
Public Relations
860.443.2545 ext. 130
Meet the authors at Lyman Allyn Art Museum
The perfect blend of fiction and food, The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship tells the unforgettable story of Lilly and Val, two lifelong friends who form an exclusive two-person club in childhood. No matter what different paths they take along the way or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart, Lilly and Val always find their way back together through their Recipe Club—until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.
Compellingly readable, this heartfelt story celebrates the resilience and power of women’s friendships. It’s a charming pastiche of e-mails, hand-written childhood letters, third-person narration, photographs, illustration, and more than 80 recipes to keep the plot cooking.
“Food and love without the schmaltz and warm fuzzies is what kept me turning the pages of this book. Yes, there are recipes, nostalgic and good ones, but the fascination is in how they mark the years of a childhood friendship struggling to become a life long one. If you’re lucky enough to have that one true best friend, you’ll find all the love, prickliness, laughter, blood curdling honesty, and joy here.” —Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Host of “The Splendid Table®”, public radio’s food show from American Public Media.
After receiving advance copies of the book, readers around the country are forming their own Recipe Clubs, friendship circles in which members share real-life stories associated with personal recipes.
“Many readers strongly relate to the authenticity of the friendship between our two main characters—which isn’t always an easy one,” says co-author Andrea Israel. “Women love the way our book associates food with defining moments in the characters’ lives, so they suggested we help them start Recipe Clubs of their own.”
“We think of Recipe Clubs™ as the ‘real-life antidote’ to the virtual relationships of online social networks,” adds Nancy Garfinkel. “They provide a forum for intimate community. Whatever tales are told, Recipe Clubs are, at heart, about speaking out, being heard, and creating and renewing friendships.”
ANDREA ISRAEL is a producer/writer for ABC’s Focus Earth. She was a producer/writer on Anderson Cooper 360, Dateline, and Good Morning America (which garnered her an Emmy Award). Her story “In Donald’s Eyes” was recently optioned for a film. Ms. Israel is the author of Taking Tea.
NANCY GARFINKEL is co-author of The Wine Lover’s Guide to the Wine Country: The Best of Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino (Chronicle Books, 2005). A creative strategist, writer, and design consultant for magazine, corporate, and non-profit clients, she has won a host of graphic arts and editorial merit awards.
The Recipe Club at Lyman Allyn Art Museum is $5 for museum members and $10 for the general public. Reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 860-443-2545, x 112. Copies of The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship will be available for purchase for the authors to sign.
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