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October 20, 2020
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Press Contact: Rebecca Dawson, Director of Communications
860.443.2545 ext. 2112 / dawson@lymanallyn.org

LYMAN ALLYN ART MUSEUM OPENS EXHIBITION FEATURING CALDECOTT MEDAL RECIPIENTS

New London – Through picture books, readers embark on visual journeys that engage all of the senses and encourage curious, imaginative, and thoughtful interactions with the world around them. Since 1938, the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, has recognized the significant impact of art on early reading experiences, awarding the Caldecott Medal for excellence in this area. The exhibition Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations includes original illustrations from Caldecott Medal recipients and from “runner-up” Honor books, as well as other illustrations by award-winning artists. It will be on view at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum October 21, 2020 through January 17, 2021. [Read more…]

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October 6, 2020
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Press Contact: Rebecca Dawson, Director of Communications
860.443.2545 x2112 / dawson@lymanallyn.org

LYMAN ALLYN ART MUSEUM INSTALLS PAINTING TO RAISE VOTER AWARENESS

New London – As the 2020 general election approaches, the Lyman Allyn Art Museum has installed a painting by artist Kyra Markham to help raise awareness on the importance of voting. The oil on canvas, titled At the Voting Booth, will be on view in the lobby through November 7, 2020.

The installation is part of the Create the Vote CT program, a nonpartisan public education campaign to raise awareness and support for the arts among voters and candidates running for public office. [Read more…]

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September 22, 2020
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Press Contact: Rebecca Dawson, Director of Communications
860.443.2545 x2112 / dawson@lymanallyn.org

LYMAN ALLYN ART MUSEUM INSTALLS PORTRAIT OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG

New London – To honor and commemorate the life and accomplishments of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (19332020), the Lyman Allyn Art Museum has just installed a large-scale portrait of Ginsburg by artist Jac Lahav, which will be on view through October 18, 2020. Admission to the museum is free to all through the end of September.

Justice Ginsburg served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1993 until her recent death on September 18, 2020 due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. The second woman justice on the Supreme Court after Sandra Day O’Connor, Ginsburg worked as an advocate for gender equality and women’s rights over the course of her long and remarkable career. She struggled against gender and religious discrimination, excelling as a law student and then as a professor, teaching law at Rutgers and Columbia before being appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1980. From there she was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993, where she served with distinction for 27 years. [Read more…]