Special Exhibitions
2013-2014
Robert F. Zahn, U.S. Navy, World War II
A native of Dover, Delaware, Robert was the only child of Frank James Zahn and Jenny Louise Starkweather Zahn. His half sister, Gertrude Lobert, came from his father's first marriage. To contribute to the family finances, Robert ran morning and afternoon paper routes. He also delivered Liberty Magazine. On Sundays the family attended St. John's Episcopal Church. Robert loved big band music and saw famous bandleaders such as Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and others when they played at Cornell University. Robert meanwhile played tenor saxophone in the high school band, and even formed a band with students from Ithaca College Conservatory of Music. To read the entire biography please click the link above.
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The Manly Man Tour
1 June 2013 @ 2:00 pm
Though dedicated to our more typically "masculine" artists, we welcome both sexes to explore the world of men who not only enjoyed the wild, but sometimes became an active part of it.
American History Tour
6 July 2013 @ 2:00 pm
While we celebrate our independence, we like to celebrate those who won it and those who preserved it for us.
The Classical Tour: The Antiquities and Their Influence
3 August 2013 @ 2:00 pm
To understand the history of Western art, it's important to begin at the beginning and that's what we do in this tour.
Painting Techniques Tour
7 September 2013 @ 2:00 pm
All artists perfect their own techniques to create a unique aesthetic. This month visitors will explore just how that happens, examining particular works closely to see how the artists composed them.
Around the Gallery Newsletter:
From the Permanet Collection: Giverny, le seule et la rosarie by Blanche Hoschede-Monet
The poet and critic Charles Baudelaire was the champion of two great art movements of the 19th century - the Barbizon School and Impressionism. It was he who gave the Impressionists their motto, il faut etre de son temps, which translates roughly as "it is necessary to be of one's own time." As architects like Gustave Eiffel saw a new age dawning for invention and design, their art caught the same excitement, seeking immediacy, painting the life they witnessed all around them. The Impressionists chose to depict, not some idealized (like the Neo-Classicists) or romanticized (obviously, like the Romantics) reality, but the world they actually lived in, whether scenes from nature like Monet's landscapes, or the scandalous lives of the Paris demi-mondaine like Manet's Olympia. During a century of almost continual political upheaval, they were uninterested in drawing morals from history or proposing the benefits of religion. In fact, they eliminated the importance of the subject as such. Their paintings were not about a person, a place, or an event; they were about color, light and atmosphere. To read the whole article, please click on the link above.
Featured This Month:
Phlox
Phlox is a wonderful old fashion plant that flowers from June to September in Louisiana. It will even last a few years, making it a great choice as a perennial. Its name comes from a Greek word meaning flame which was most likely given for its bright colors of either white, pink, purple, violet, blue or red. We have a nice patch along the employee parking area; it will be blooming in June. Summer Phlox is a great plant and can be found in most garden centers. Caring for Phlox: 1) It loves the sun but can also handle some afternoon shade. 2) If the old blooms are removed, it will flower longer. 3) Well drained soil is important; water it deeply, but allow it to dry out between waterings. 4) Its great to fertilize with 14-14-14 in early spring (AKA Osmocote). Butterflies love it, and I've seen hummingbirds hover around, too. Plus it smells as pretty as it looks, which is a bonus!
