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October 12, 2021
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Press Contact: Rebecca Dawson, Director of Communications
860.443.2545 ext. 2112 / dawson@lymanallyn.org

NEW EXHIBITION AT LYMAN ALLYN ART MUSEUM WILL REV YOUR ENGINES

NEW LONDON – Throughout the 20^th and 21^st centuries, cars and motorcycles have not only been ubiquitous on the nation’s streets and highways, but also in film, top forty hits, and in painting. With the emergence of photorealism in the 1960’s motor vehicles assumed a special place of distinction as subject matter in the iconography of American art.

LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting, is a traveling exhibition comprised of over 55 paintings by nearly 15 leading photorealists and hyperrealists who specialize in automobiles and motorcycles as their primary subject of choice. Their work exemplifies the very best of automotive painting being done today and builds on that of the first wave of photorealists in the ‘60s and ‘70s, which included the likes of Harold Cleworth, Don Eddy, Richard Estes, and Ralph Goings. LUSTER opens at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum on Saturday, Oct. 23, and remains on view through Jan. 2, 2022.

“We’re heading down a new lane with this exhibition,” said Museum Director Sam Quigley. “We’re known for our collection of American art, and this show represents another art style that is incredibly realistic and detailed. I think our visitors are going to love it.”

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September 1, 2021
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Press Contact: Ellen Anderson, Director of Development
860.443.2545 ext. 2136 / anderson@lymanallyn.org

LYMAN ALLYN TO HOLD COMMEMORATION IN MCCOURT 9/11 MEMORIAL GARDEN

NEW LONDON – To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, the Lyman Allyn Art Museum will hold a gathering for community members on Friday, Sept. 10 at 9:30 a.m., in the McCourt 9/11 Memorial Garden on the Museum grounds. The ceremony will honor all 9/11 victims, especially former New London residents, Ruth McCourt and her daughter, Juliana, who were aboard United Flight 175, which struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

Ruth McCourt and her mother, Paula Clifford Scott, were members of the New London Garden Club and avid gardeners, so a garden in memory of the mother and daughter and all the victims of 9/11 was created in tribute to them. Members of the New London Garden Club, the New London Police Department and the New London Fire Department worked together to develop the concept and construct the McCourt 9/11 Memorial Garden.

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August 18, 2021
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Press Contact: Ellen Anderson, Director of Development
860.443.2545 ext. 2136 / anderson@lymanallyn.org

DOMINION ENERGY SUPPORTS THE LYMAN ALLYN AS IT BIDS FAREWELL TO THE DAVIS COLLECTION

NEW LONDON – As the Lyman Allyn Art Museum prepares to say so long for now to the traveling exhibition, Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art, the Museum is pleased to announce the generous support of Dominion Energy, who provided a grant to the Lyman Allyn as part of Dominion Energy’s Social Justice Initiative.

Don’t miss this exceptional exhibition which is in its final week on view in the Museum’s upstairs galleries – through Sunday August 22, 2021. The Lyman Allyn is open and FREE to the public in summer 2021 through the support of Dominion Energy, The Governor of CT, Benchmark Wealth Management, and WSHU. [Read more…]

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