Join us on Saturday, September 22
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Meet and speak with
Artist
Pat Musick

as we celebrate
Where Did You Come From Anyway?
Works by Pat Musick

on view September 15 through December 30

Meet Pat Musick at an opening reception in the Works on Paper Gallery of the Museum on September 22 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. This reception is free and open to the public. The exhibition, Where Did You Come From Anyway? is a retrospective of work from Musick’s entire career spanning 55 years.  It will be on view in the Works on Paper Gallery at Bennington Museum from September 15 through December 30.  Pat is an American artist who lives in Manchester Center, Vermont.

Artists Statement:

Musick’s painted wall sculpture of the same name is the signature artwork of this exhibition. Musick says about this sculpture, “I looked up from addressing museum announcements to see my mother looking at me quizzically. Then she asked, ‘Where did you come from anyway?’ These were almost the last words she spoke to me before she died. They burned into my psyche, and I knew I would someday paint an answer to her question.” This work is a statement about Musick’s roots. “My family came from Iowa farmland, were conservative and typical, but I was always different. I stand alone on an island beside a blue cornstalk. Although my feet are firmly rooted in the land, my head is in a pink cloud. The world, both vibrant and dark, swirls around me.” she states.

Pat Musick (b. 1926)
Where Did You Come From Anyway? 1985
Oil, paper and wood, 62 x 36 x 4 inches
Courtesy of the Artist