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Through the Eyes of Others at Fenimore Art Museum
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Through the Eyes of Others: African Americans and Identity in American Art
The images of African Americans at the Fenimore Art Museum offer insights into the ways that Americans in the past viewed one another; how artistic representations of black people created and reinforced popular attitudes; and how these attitudes continue to affect us today. This is not simply a story for African Americans, but for all of us, because the issues represented in this exhibition—identity, self-portrayal, survival, resistance, and stereotyping—are issues that relate to each individual who has ever wondered about their own identity and to every group that has entered this country.
This exhibition is curated by Gretchen Sullivan Sorin.
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Gustav Stickley: The Enlightened Home Exhibit
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At the Fenimore Art Museum
Gustav Stickley (1858-1942) was a furniture maker as well as the leading spokesperson for the American Craftsman movement. Stickley formed the philosophy for his Craftsman furniture after encountering the British Arts & Crafts movement during trips to Europe in the mid-1890s. Before he discovered and began making Arts & Craft-inspired items, Stickley manufactured the mass-produced, ornamental, fad-driven furniture which he later denounced.
The Craftsman Home was the full realization of Stickley’s philosophy. While individual pieces of furniture used construction as decoration, embodied simplicity, and prioritized utility, these tenants were also implemented on a much grander scale within the home. Rejecting the extravagance of Victorian interiors, Stickley championed functional homes whose beauty derived from simplicity and harmony. As the center of family life, the living room exemplified these qualities. Furniture, built-in features, exposed structural elements, textiles, and colors coalesced “into place as if they had grown there.”
To properly achieve harmony and balance, Stickley believed each Craftsman room should have a central focal point from which the design of the rest of the space flowed. In the dining room, for example, this was often the table, but sideboards or china cabinets were sometimes chosen.
This exhibition features approximately 40 pieces of Stickley furniture which exemplify Gustav Stickley’s philosophy of living.
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Bits of Home at Fenimore Art Museum
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Visitors to the Fenimore Art Museum have long enjoyed the extraordinary collections of fine art, folk art, and American Indian Art held by the New York State Historical Association (NYSHA). Less well known are the thousands of historical artifacts in the collections storage areas. Bits of Home is a new exhibition that is intended to acquaint visitors with these historical collections by featuring a selection of more than 30 artifacts from NYSHA and The Farmers’ Museum’s extensive collections of domestic life in nineteenth-century New York. As a theme-based gallery, this exhibition allows the visitor to explore the function and design of everything from household textiles to toys and games in a setting evocative of the environment for which they were originally made.
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Art Explorers at Fenimore Art Museum
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Art Explorers: Spring Art Programs for Children and Famlies
The Fenimore Art Museum will offer a special series of art classes for children ages 3 to 5 pm and their families on Tuesdays in April and May. Parents and Children will participate in classes together, where they will experience the museum’s collections, including American folk art, Hudson River School landscape paintings, and the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art. Though tours, storytelling, and a special art project, children and parents will have fun while being introduced to the wonders of different arts and cultures during each class. One-hour classes are held every Tuesday from April 1st through May 13th. Cost is $5 per child for NYSHA members and $7 for non-members. Reservations are strongly recommended; please call (607) 547-1481.
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Exhibit - Ice Cream: Our Cool Obsession
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The Farmers' Museum presents Ice Cream: Our Cool Obsession from May 25, 2007 - October 31, 2008. For more information visit http://www.farmersmuseum.org or call (607)547-1450.
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