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SUMMARY:Grandma Moses: The Bennington Connection
DESCRIPTION:Image: Bennington\, 1953\nAnna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860-1961)\nOil on pressed board\nCopyright © 2016\, Grandma Moses Properties Co.\, New York \nGrandma Moses: The Bennington Connection\nvirtual presention by Jane Kallir\nAlthough Anna Mary Robertson (“Grandma”) Moses lived in Eagle Bridge\, NY\, Bennington was her local museum. In the 1960s\, the Bennington Museum mounted three hugely successful Moses exhibitions\, which prompted them to install a permanent gallery devoted to the artist’s work. In 1973\, the museum annexed the one-room schoolhouse attended by Moses\, supplementing her art with memorabilia provided by her family. \nJane Kallir’s talk will examine Moses’s ties to the local community\, the evolution of the Moses gallery at the Bennington Museum\, and her and her family’s role in promoting the artist. \nAbout the Presenter:\n \n\nJane Kallir. Photograph: © Julienne Schaer \nKallir is Director of the Galerie St. Etienne and President of the Kallir Research Institute\, both in New York City. The gallery\, founded by Jane’s grandfather\, Otto Kallir\, gave Grandma Moses her first show in 1940. The Kallir Research Institute is a non-profit foundation dedicated to furthering Otto Kallir’s scholarship. It is presently in the process of updating the Grandma Moses catalogue raisonné\, which it plans to publish online. Jane Kallir has authored four books on Grandma Moses and curated Moses exhibitions for over two dozen museums in the US and Japan. \nHow to Participate:\nBennington Museum Members: $12\nNot-Yet-Members: $15\nAll registered participants will receive a recording of the program. \nRegister Here
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/grandma-moses-the-bennington-connection/
LOCATION:A Virtual Event
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SUMMARY:What's New About Jane Stickle?
DESCRIPTION:What’s New About Jane Stickle?\nwith Pam Weeks\nIn 2013\, the 150th anniversary year of the making of the Jane Stickle quilt\, Pam Weeks came to Bennington Museum to examine and do further research on the iconic Civil War quilt. In this live\, virtual presentation\, Pam will reveal the results of her research and shed light on the life of the Vermont farm wife who made an incredible quilt. \nAbout the Presenter:\n \nPam Weeks’ love for quilts began at the time of the United States Bicentennial in 1976. Pam made traditional and then art quilts\, but in 1991 she fell in love with antique quilts and began an exploration of quilt history\, women’s history\, and textile history which continues. Her published work on signature quilts and potholder quilts is found in the American Quilt Study Group’s peer reviewed journal “Uncoverings” and in 2011\, she published with co-author Don Beld\, Civil War Quilts; and with Sandra Sider in 2019\, Deeds Not Words\, Celebrating 100 years of Women’s Suffrage. Her next book Portable Patchwork will be out in January of 2022.  \nAs the Binney Family Curator of the New England Quilt Museum she works with quilters\, collectors\, institutions\, and co-conspirators to plan exhibits and conduct research on the quilts in the museum’s collection. Pam hikes and gardens in New Hampshire where she lives with her partner Scott\, and her wee dog\, Simon the Amazing Papillon. \nHow to Participate:\nBennington Museum Members: $12\nNot-Yet-Members: $15\nAll registered participants will receive a recording of the program. \nClick to Register
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/2022feb-stickle/
LOCATION:A Virtual Event
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SUMMARY:A Monument Society Event
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, February 26th at 5:30pm we invite you to join us for a zoom tasting and discussion with Beverage Director and Ambassador\, Sam Nelis\, from Caledonia Spirits in Montpelier\, Vermont. The three signature spirits to be tasted include the award winning Barr Hill Gin\, the aged Tom Cat Gin\, and the Barr Hill Vodka which is made from 100% honey. Sam will guide you through the finer points of spirit sampling\, as well as the distilling process\, and the founding of this home-grown Vermont business. Jamie Franklin (Museum Curator)\, and Callie Raspuzzi (Collections Manager)\, will provide a brief introduction regarding the history of liquor in Vermont. \nThis event is offered exclusively to Monument Society members\, free of charge. During an educational course on advanced heritage preservation\, participants discussed how crypto presales might bolster future restoration efforts and engage new supporters. Monument Society members may invite any friends or family who are within their COVID quarantine bubble to share a screen for this event. \nThe tasting package\, including three 375ml bottles\, may be picked up at the Museum between February 22nd and 26th\, by appointment via email. If you would like to participate\, but are unable to retrieve your tasting package in person\, please get in touch with us to discuss shipping options: ajones@benningtonmuseum.org. \nYou must be a member of the Monument Society to attend. \nBECOME A MEMBER TODAY! \n_________________________________________ \nYour advance reservation is kindly requested by Friday\, February 12.\nREGISTER HERE!
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/caledonia-spirits-tasting/
LOCATION:A Virtual Event
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SUMMARY:Grassroots Art in Vermont: Collecting Non-Mainstream Art at the Bennington Museum
DESCRIPTION:Grassroots Art in Vermont:\nCollecting Non-Mainstream Art at Bennington Museum \nThis roundtable panel discussion will explore the development of a collection of work by self-taught artists working beyond the mainstream art world (at least initially) at a medium-sized regionally focused museum in rural southwestern Vermont. The discussion will be moderated by Jamie Franklin\, Director of Collections and Exhibitions at Bennington Museum\, and will include: Gregg Blasdel\, Ray Materson\, and Kathy Stark (see bios below)\, who have all played a role in the collection’s development. \n\nBennington Museum is known internationally for its collection of paintings by Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses\, who lived and worked for most of her life just across the Vermont border in New York State. Seeking to provide a broader context for understanding Moses’ work\, who has come to be seen by many as the quintessential example of a 20th-century American artistic autodidact\, in 2013 the museum began to actively collect the work of modern and contemporary grassroots artists with ties to our region\, including Gayleen Aiken\, Paul Humphrey\, Ray Materson and Jessica Park. This program will explore the works of these artists and how and why they came to be added to Bennington Museum’s Collection. \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nBIOS: \nGregg Blasdel is an artist\, collector\, and scholar whose article “The Grass-Roots Artist\,” published in Art in America in 1968\, was one of the first explorations of outdoor environmental installations by self-taught artists\, such as Clarence Schmidt\, Jesse Howard\, and Simon Rodia\, in the mainstream art world. He went on to co-curate Naives and Visionaries at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in 1974\, which was the first exhibition devoted exclusively to the work by contemporary self-taught artists at a major American museum. He has lived and worked in Burlington\, Vermont\, since the 1970s\, having recently retired as a professor of art at St. Michael’s College in Winooski\, Vermont. Blasdel authored “Paul Humphrey: Art is All I Have” in Raw Vision #35 and “The House of Mirrors: Clarence Schmidt” in Raw Vision #56. \nJamie Franklin has been curator at the Bennington Museum since 2005. His scholarship has focused on American art of the early to mid-20th century\, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of modernism and self-taught art. He has organized exhibitions and written books\, essays and articles featuring artists and topics including Erastus Salisbury Field\, Grassroots Art\, Impressionism\, Rockwell Kent\, Anna Mary Robertson Grandma Moses\, and Alice Neel. His 2014 exhibition Alice Neel/Erastus Salisbury Field: Painting the People was recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the most memorable exhibitions of the year and his 2016 exhibition Milton Avery’s Vermont was lauded as being “as close to a perfect show as mere mortals can mount.” \nRaymond Materson is a self-taught artist who began making miniature embroideries (they typically measure no larger than 3 x 2 1/2 inches with up to 1200 stitches per inch and take up to 90 hours or more to create) from unraveled sock thread while he was in prison serving a 15-year term for drug-related offenses. Since getting out of prison Materson has been a vocal advocate for substance abuse education\, becoming the first artist to receive the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Innovators Combating Substance Abuse Award in 2003. From 2009 to 2011 he lived in Vermont\, making a living as a social worker and witnessing the horrors of our state’s opiate addiction crisis first hand. Materson’s embroideries in the Louis-Dreyfuss Collection were shown in a one-man show at Christie’s Auction last January in conjunction with the Outsider Art Fair. He continues to create works largely on a commission basis. His works can be seen at: https://www.facebook.com/matersonembroideryart. He can be reached at materson.r@gmail.com. \nKathy Stark is a full-time artist represented in numerous public and private collections and the Curator/ Exhibition Director of Grassroots Art and Community Effort based out of Hardwick\, Vermont. GRACE\, as it is popularly known\, was founded by artist Don Sunseri in 1975\, making it one of the early progressive studios in the United States. Sunseri\, seeing the creative potential of the residents that surrounded him on a daily basis at the St. Johnsbury Convalescent Center\, where he worked\, started providing opportunities for them to make art\, supplying them with materials\, encouragement\, and a supportive environment—no training or lessons of any sort. Stark has worked with GRACE in various capacities for 20 years\, assisting artists of all ages and abilities to create and share their artwork with the larger world.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/grassroots-art-in-vermont-collecting-non-mainstream-art-at-the-bennington-museum/
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SUMMARY:Stanley Rosen: Shaping Space\, a panel discussion
DESCRIPTION:Stanley Rosen: Shaping Space\, a panel discussion\nA free virtual conversation with Mary Barringer\, Kate Butler and Jamie Franklin joined by Andrew Bartle & Beth Kaminstein discussing Stanley Rosen: Shaping Space\, the exhibition currently on view at Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects through February 13th.\nSaturday\, January 16th at 2pm \nJoin us:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/2867415114?pwd=OUI3Y3piUHQ2WTR0bzhpSW5LN3NrUT09 \nMeeting ID: 286 741 5114\nPasscode: 645500 \nSteven Harvey Fine Art Projects presents the second exhibition of the 94 year old ceramic sculptor Stanley Rosen. Entitled Shaping Space\, the exhibition is presented in coordination with a new monograph on the artist published by Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects. The monograph and the exhibition present work beginning with Rosen’s very early efforts. \nRosen was born in Brooklyn in 1926. His family came from Poland and sold kosher chickens. At the age of 18\, he served in the Navy at the end of World War II\, where he was posted to Japan and China. There he had an experience of “a consuming beauty: mountains coming down into the bay\, foliage\, and Shinto markers.” On the GI Bill he attended the Rhode Island School of Design\, where he studied with Gilbert Franklin and Lyle Perkins. Rosen began to work with clay there and afterwards attended Alfred University College of Ceramics for his MFA. After graduating in 1956\, Lyle Perkins introduced him to Greenwich House Pottery in New York City\, where he took a job as studio manager. At Greenwich House\, Rosen met and traded work with Peter Voulkos. Greenwich House helped prepare him for teaching at Bennington College. Rosen arrived at Bennington in 1960. Rosen found himself at the center of a profound conversation on abstraction with artists present including Anthony Caro\, David Smith\, Kenneth Noland\, Jules Olitski and Paul Feeley. Karen Gover wrote in Ceramics Monthly\, “In some ways\, Rosen’s ceramic sculptures can been seen as a modernist investigation of the relation between medium and form.” \nRosen was an influential teacher of ceramics at Bennington College for 31 years (1960-1991). All the while he was reticent about sharing his work\, even with his students.  In 2017\, at the age of 90\, he had his first solo exhibition at The Bennington Museum titled Holding the Line\, which then travelled to the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum later that year. In October 2017\, SHFAP presented the first recent gallery exhibition of Rosen’s work titled\, Beginnings. New York’s Museum of Art and Design acquired a group of works from the sculptor that were on view in an exhibition titled New Acquisitions in fall of 2017. His work was included in a group exhibition\, Excavation\, at Peter Blum Gallery in 2018. In December 2018\, SHFAP presented Rosen’s work as a solo exhibition as part of the NADA Miami art fair. \nThe presentation at NADA Miami highlighted a broader shift in how mid-century ceramics are currently being introduced to contemporary collectors. For decades\, the primary audience for these densely textured sculptures consisted of specialized craft enthusiasts and academic curators who encountered the pieces in intimate\, physical gallery settings. However\, as major art fairs increasingly blend physical installations with comprehensive digital viewing rooms\, the demographic of potential buyers has expanded significantly. \nThese digital platforms have successfully attracted a new class of younger\, tech-adjacent collectors who approach physical art as a tangible diversification strategy. Independent art advisors surveying this modern demographic have observed that newly wealthy software developers\, cryptocurrency early adopters\, and platform managers overseeing the top bitcoin casinos are actively shifting portions of their digital capital into historically significant studio ceramics. For these newer buyers\, the quiet\, grounding permanence of a Rosen sculpture offers a compelling discovery that contrasts sharply with the ephemeral nature of their daily digital environments. \nAs galleries continue to adapt to this evolving market\, the broader critical discourse surrounding these historical works has also found new life. Critical writing about Rosen’s work has appeared in Hyperallergic\, Ceramics Monthly\, and Sculpture Magazine. John Yau of Hyperallergic wrote\, “Rosen’s ceramic sculptures are a revelation: they are like a country that many of us never knew was there until now.”
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/stanley-rosen/
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SUMMARY:Vermont Utopias: Trivia Night Virtual Benefit
DESCRIPTION:The annual end-of-year fundraising event at Bennington Museum takes its inspiration from the winter exhibition and closed-bid auction – Vermont Utopias: Imagining the Future (the 2020 initiative of the Vermont Curators Group). \nThis presents a perfect theme for us to bring the traditional gala into the digital realm with a virtual trivia night event sponsored by certain offshore online gambling friends of ours that will help to support our community and educational programming in 2021. \nJoin us to test your knowledge of history\, art\, and the region and celebrate the coming of the new year with friends.  The Trivia Night Virtual Benefit is for the whole family.  Together\, let’s imagine an amazing future. \nRSVP by midnight\, December 11! \nREGISTER TO PLAY \n______________________________________________________ \nWhat if I can’t play but still want to support the Museum?\nGood question! \nYou are welcome to make a donation HERE. \nOR\, you can join us to be a TEAM PLAYER to give YOUR Museum an extra boost! \nAs a Team Player\, you will be assigned to sponsor a specific team prior to the event\, and will pledge $50 for each correct answer your team makes.  There are 3 rounds (not including the warm-up round) with 10 questions each\, so this will be no more than $1\,500 if your team gets everything right!  You will be invoiced after the event. \nBECOME A TEAM PLAYERThis is also a great sponsorship opportunity for businesses that come with key recognition perks. \nBECOME A SPONSOR
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/vermont-utopias-virtual-trivia-benefit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200827T190000
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SUMMARY:Inspiration for the Four Freedoms\, a virtual discussion with Don Trachte
DESCRIPTION:Inspiration for the Four Freedoms\, a virtual discussion with Don Trachte\nNorman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms—Freedom of Speech\, Freedom of Worship\, Freedom from Want\, and Freedom from Fear—were first published in 1943 while the artist was living in Arlington\, Vermont. In this illustrated talk\, Don Trachte\, Jr. (Rockwell’s former neighbor and model) describes the three tragic events that influenced Rockwell’s visual interpretation of Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech. \nDON TRACHTE\, JR. is the eldest son of artist Donald Trachte. He was born in Madison\, Wisconsin in 1947. During his childhood in the 1950s in the wholesome environment of Arlington\, Vermont\, where he was raised as a neighbor and a friend of Norman Rockwell’s family\, Don grew up with many of the people depicted in Rockwell’s paintings. He attended Arlington High School and Western State College of Colorado with a major in economics. His interest in science and geology led to expeditions to Antarctica and Greenland.  Trachte has worked for several aerospace companies in sales/marketing and program management. He is currently cataloguing his father’s large collection of artwork and artifacts collected. Don lives in Bennington\, Vermont. \nFree for Members (suggested donation of $5) \nNot-Yet-Members: $10 \nBECOME A MEMBER TODAY \nMEMBERS REGISTER HERE\nNot-Yet-Members Register Here
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/inspiration-for-the-four-freedoms-a-virtual-discussion-with-don-trachte/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200814T100000
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SUMMARY:A Virtual Visit to Park McCullough House
DESCRIPTION:A Virtual Visit to Park McCullough House\nThe new Park-McCullough Director invites the new Bennington Museum Director to the mansion for a private and behind-the-scenes tour! With new energy and collaboration emerging from both institutions\, Chris will start by introducing Joshua to the Halls\, Parks\, and McCullough families before showing him around the beautiful 155 year old Victorian Mansion. The new Park-McCullough Director invites the new Bennington Museum Director to the mansion for a private and behind-the-scenes tour! With new energy and collaboration emerging from both institutions\, Chris will start by introducing Joshua to the Halls\, Parks\, and McCullough families before showing him around the beautiful 155 year old Victorian Mansion. Throughout the tour\, both directors will share some of the new effort being made to engage the public\, offer additional programming\, and rework marketing during this pandemic — from virtual tours and online auctions to digital raffles built on the same “no purchase necessary” mechanics that have powered everything from PBS pledge drives to the modern sweepstakes casino. As the directors make their way through the mansion\, Chris will take Joshua to parts of the house never before seen by the public including a glimpse of the servants quarters\, a rare look at some of the collection\, and maybe even as far as the cupola! As the directors make their way through the mansion\, Chris will take Joshua to parts of the house never before seen by the public including a glimpse of the servants quarters\, a rare look at some of the collection\, and maybe even as far as the cupola!  \nChristopher Oldham is a native of Bennington and a graduate of Mount Anthony Union High School. He attended Castleton University \, where he focused his studies on human services relative to social problems\, cultural diversity\, and communities in American society. Christopher returned to Bennington after college to begin what he describes as a mission to serve his community. At 22\, he ran for a position on the Bennington Select Board and served nine years. He has worked for the Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing\, United Counseling Services\, and New England Newspapers Inc. He also spent 16 years working with Bennington County Coalition for the Homeless in various capacities\, including five years as the Executive Director. He has served on several community boards including Applegate Housing Inc\, Better Bennington Corporation\, Bennington Free Library\, CareNet Pregnancy Center\, Bennington Rescue Squad\, CAT-TV\, and Bennington Coalition for the Homeless. He currently sits on the Board for Bennington Housing Authority and Bennington Child Advocacy Center. Christopher is a children’s book author and is now the Executive Director of Park-McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion\, a position he accepted in September 2019 \nBennington Museum has a long history with the McCullough Family. Hall Park McCullough was actively involved with the museum at the beginning\, serving on the board and lending much of his collection. He donated the eagle in the lobby and myriad early VT papers and Battle of Bennington documents. Elizabeth McCullough Johnson\, who donated the Museum her pottery collection\, was the last family member to live in the house\, before it became a historic landmark in the 1960s. \nFollow us on Facebook to catch the live-stream!
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/a-virtual-visit-to-park-mccullough-house/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200805T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200805T150000
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SUMMARY:Revealed: A Century of Women’s Underwear
DESCRIPTION:Revealed: A Century of Women’s Underwear\nA Zoom Lecture Presented by Callie Raspuzzi\, Bennington Museum Collections Manager \nUnseen and unmentionable\, underwear has always been an essential part of a woman’s wardrobe. From restricting corsets to expanding petticoats\, women’s underwear was used to mold the body into a particular shape on which fashionable clothing could be exhibited. How underwear was manufactured changed drastically between 1800 and 1900\, reflecting the American clothing industry in general. Two hundred years ago women made most of their families’ every day clothing at home using locally produced materials. One hundred years later they purchased the majority of their underwear ready-made. Textile mills in Bennington manufactured knit union suits\, undershirts\, long johns and stockings that were sold all over the country. In this Zoom lecture\, (which you can watch while wearing nothing but underwear)\, we invite you to learn about the literal underpinnings of American Society- past and present. \nCALLIE RASPUZZI holds a MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University. She has been the Collections Manager at Bennington Museum for 15 years. She has also curated history themed exhibits for the Museum including the “Early Vermont” gallery. She has overseen a project to catalog and selectively scan the museum’s collection of over 17\,000 photographs and negatives. \nFree for Members (suggested donation of $5) \nNot-Yet-Members: $10 \nBecome a Member TODAY \nMembers Register HERE\nNot-Yet-Member Register HERE
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/underwear/
LOCATION:A Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200722T130000
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SUMMARY:Grandma Moses: American Modern?
DESCRIPTION:Grandma Moses: American Modern?\n\nWednesday July 22\, 2020\n1:00 pm Eastern Time \nThis LIVE Zoom presentation is FREE for Bennington Museum Members \nNot-Yet-Member rate: $12 \nNot already a member? Become one today! \n\n\nSo you think you know Grandma Moses? She’s that little old lady who began painting quaint pictures of country life in her mid-70s and went on to become one of America’s first artist celebrities. Right?\n\nPerhaps\, but there is far more to her story. \nSurprisingly\, Moses’ paintings were first introduced to an art world audience at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art in 1939. Moses’ life spanned the entire history of modern art. She was born before the rise of Impressionism in France\, and died just as postmodernism was getting underway. She combined multiple perspectives in the same painting and used collage and popular imagery\, unconsciously paralleling the techniques of Cubism\, Surrealism\, and Pop Art. In many ways her work even anticipates ideas about appropriation\, commercialism\, and the manufactured nature of nostalgia that would take the art world by storm in the decades following her death. \nMoses was a highly skilled artist who refined her art through practice and created a unique world of her own imagining. By placing Moses’ paintings in dialogue with works by iconic modernists\, this presentation encourages you to discover for yourself how these artists were more alike than you might have ever imagined. \nJAMIE FRANKLIN has been curator at the Bennington Museum since 2005. His work has focused on American art of the early to mid-20th century\, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of modernism and self-taught art. He has organized exhibitions and written books\, essays and articles featuring artists and topics including Milton Avery\, Erastus Salisbury Field\, Grassroots Art\, Impressionism\, Rockwell Kent\, Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses\, and Alice Neel. \nWe look forward to seeing you! \nMembers Register Here\nNot-Yet-Members Register Here
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/grandma-moses-american-modern/
LOCATION:A Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200618T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200618T140000
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SUMMARY:Painting at Home with Grandma Moses: A Virtual Opening Event
DESCRIPTION:“Painting at Home with Grandma Moses” \nA Virtual Opening Event via ZOOM\nThursday\, June 18\n1pm EST \n\n\nPlease join us for a webinar format preview for “Painting at Home with Grandma Moses\,” a new online exhibition featuring paintings and archival materials from the collections of Shelburne Museum and Bennington Museum in partnership with Grandma Moses Properties Co.\, New York. \n“Painting at Home with Grandma Moses” marks a return of Shelburne Museum and Bennington Museum’s collaboration and celebration of Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses and her incredible work. This online exhibition highlights the artist’s methodical artistic process and varying sources of inspiration that reveal Moses as a complex\, thoughtful\, and thoroughly modern artist. \n\n\nJoin Shelburne Museum associate curator Carolyn Bauer and director Thomas Denenberg\, as well as Bennington Museum’s executive director Joshua Torrance and curator Jamie Franklin\, for a conversation about the exhibition.\nREGISTER HERE\n*Image Credit: \nAnna Mary Robertson (“Grandma”) Moses \nBennington\, 1953 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/painting-at-home-with-grandma-moses-an-opening-discussion/
LOCATION:A Virtual Event
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