The Nature of Apples- Art & Memory
Art - Exhibit
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Saturday, April 25, 2009 - Saturday, October 31, 2009 11:00 AM-4:00 PM |
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| Suggested Audiences: | Elders, Adult, College, High School, Middle School, Elementary | |
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Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd. Harvard, MA 01451 |
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| Cost: | Free with museum admission. WOO Card holders receive 1 Free Admission with 1 Paid Adult Admission | |
| Sponsored by: | Co-sponsored w/ Freedom's Way Heritage Assoc. and North Middlesex Savings Bank | |
| Description: | An American icon, the apple is the focus of The Nature of Apples, Art and Memory, an exhibition here at Fruitlands Museum co-sponsored by Freedoms Way Heritage Area . Featuring artwork drawn from an private collection, The Nature of Apples presents both the beauty of the fruit and its role in the agricultural economy of the Nashoba Valley. Artists ranging from Currier and Ives to renowned Provincetown painter Karl Knaths are represented in this show, which includes landscape, still life, and genre scenes. The apples role in regional agriculture will also be highlighted in the exhibition. Apple farms have long been a staple of the area, known as the birthplace of Johnny Appleseed. Yet, over the recent past, as development and economic pressures have come to bear, apple orchards have disappeared from the region at an alarming rate. Freedom’s Way Heritage Association is documenting this vanishing way of life through a recorded oral history presentation in conjunction with the painting exhibition. The Farmers Voices of the Valley’s apple growers will resonate through The Nature of Apples with lectures and readings, telling their stories of work and change to meet the changing times. Saturday, September 19; Repeats, October 17 GALLERY TALK: The Apple of My Eye, 2:00 pm in the Art Gallery Tour of The Nature of Apples: Art &Memory Join guest curators Sam & Sheila Robbins as they offer a lively behind-the-scenes gallery tour of the beautiful still lifes, landscapes and portraits that make up The Nature of Apples: Art & Memory. The Robbins are wonderful at describing and explaining the subtleties of this exceptional thematic exhibit of over 50 paintings with the beloved apple as the main subject.. |
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| More Information: |
Website: http://www.fruitlands.org/changing-exhibits E-mail: education@fruitlands.org Phone: 978-456-3924 Entered by: Robert J Atomic Design (atomicdesign@charter.net) |
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