Paresky Wing and Parmelee and Limric Galleries
View Up Home: Hand-Colored Photographs by Susanne and Neil Rappaport

while enjoying discussions with

Bennington Museum Curator, Jamie Franklin
Vermont Folklife Center Associate Director and Archivist, Andy Kolovos
Metropolitan Museum of Art Senior Photographer, Eileen Travell
and special guest,
Alan David Griswold, great grandson of Minnie Griswold whose home is the focus of the exhibition. Enjoy the discussion which ties together the documentary work and artistic expression found in this unique exhibition.

Wine, beer, and soft drinks available for purchase.
FREE Event!  To assist in planning, RSVP requested by March 29.  802-447-1571 ext. 200 or dmallory@benningtonmuseum.org

About the Exhibition:

Hairnet Drawer Hand-Colored Silver Gelatin Print 16 x 20 inches Photographed by Neil Rappaport (1942- 1998) Colored by Susanne Rappaport (1944-2015)

Minnie Griswold died in 1952, at which time her sons locked up their mother’s house in Pawlet, Vermont and left all her belongings in place, untouched, unaltered. Thirty years later, Pawlet documentarians Susanne and Neil Rappaport were invited by Charlie, one of Minnie’s sons, now 85 years old, into the home, and went on to produce a collection of hand-colored photographs of Minnie’s home. This exhibition brings together the best in documentary work and artistic expression.