“Historic New
England” An Exhibition and Sale of over 150 Paintings, Watercolors,
Drawings, Prints, Photographs, and Sculpture
illustrating four centuries
of the history, culture,
and natural beauty of the New England regionto
benefit Historic New England
~ America’s oldest, largest and most comprehensive
regional heritage organization ~
and in celebration of the centennial of its
founding 56-page Color Catalogue Available 
New
Hampshire: William Trost Richards (1833-1905), Whaleback Lighthouse Off Portsmouth
(detail), circa 1872 | 
Connecticut:
Frank Convers Mathewson (1862-1941), Noank Shipyard (detail), 1899
Massachusetts:
John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), Lady Temple (Elizabeth Bowdoin of Boston)
(detail), circa 1767 | 
Vermont:
James King Bonnar (1883-1961), Mount Equinox (detail), circa 1950 | 
Rhode
Island: John La Farge (1835-1910), Newport, Windmill, Near Easton’s Pond.
Early Spring, Southeast Wind (detail), 1864
Maine: Winslow Homer (1836-1910),
Sea and Rocks at Prouts Neck, Maine (detail), 1895 |
Wanted
to Purchase for our Winter Exhibition:
Artworks by Gilbert Stuart and his contemporaries
for
an exhibition and sale to benefit
the Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum
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- Founded
in 1910 by Bostonian William Sumner Appleton, the country’s first professional
preservationist
- Thirty-six historic homes and landscapes spanning four
centuries and five states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island
- More than 110,000 objects: the largest assemblage of New England
art and artifacts in the US
- Online catalogue of more than 70,000 collection
objects
- Educational programs serving more than 36,000 students each year
- Publications,
public exhibitions, lectures, tours
- Preservation services including the
stewardship easement program and Historic Homeowner membership and consultations
www.HistoricNewEngland.org |
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