Exhibitions
May 28, 2022 through August 20, 2023
This exhibition celebrates the art of salt glazed stoneware from New York and Vermont, and sheds light on where these utilitarian objects were produced and by whom. Each stoneware piece delights with fanciful patterns, objects, animals, and even people!
The pieces from this exhibition are from the Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers' Museum collection, and comprise choice pieces from their extensive stoneware collection.
Image credit:
J. & E. Norton Pottery
Bennington, VT
“Flower Basket” Three-Gallon Jug, ca. 1850 - 1859
Collection of the Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY
Gift of Preston Bassett
March 5, 2022 through August 21, 2022
This exhibition features visitor favorites, rarely exhibited pieces, and stellar examples from the permanent collection. The installation inspires creative thinking, and asks viewers to consider the faces, postures, attire, and location of the varied portraits to experience close looking and even self-reflection. Artists featured include Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, Gilbert Stuart, Robert Henri, George Bellows, Frank Duveneck, and many more.
Abbott Thayer (1849-1921)
Girl Arranging Her Hair, ca. 1918-1920
Oil on canvas
Gift of Bartlett Arkell, 1930
March 5, 2022 through August 21, 2022
This exhibition examines the history, cultural importance, and legacy of New York State granges. Baugnet's images of grange exteriors and interiors feature strong lines and evocative displays of light and shadow. The large-scale back and white photographs offer a stunning homage to the beauty and simplicity of these buildings.
Baugnet became fascinated by New York State grange buildings decades ago after following signs advertising a chicken dinner. Since then, he has spent much of his career photographing grange buildings across the state. Baugnet specializes in documenting historic architecture and the built environment. His grange photographs are visually compelling and serve as important records of rural communities.
Andrew Baugnet (b. 1964)
Butternut Valley Grange No. 1533
Gilbertsville, Otsego County, NY
Archival pigment print from 4”x5” negative
Photographed 2012; printed 2019
