This Month at Maryhill
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| In honor of Hudson River School Sojourn, Maryhill is exhibiting John Fery’s Palisades of the Columbia in the Maryhill Favorites Gallery. The vertical basalt cliffs of the Columbia River are like the basalt cliffs of the Hudson River known as the Palisades. Fery painted Palisades of the Columbia about 1910 and the painting is a gift of the Washington Good Roads Association in honor of Sam Hill. |
Greetings,
I’m not sure where you go during the winter, but I know where I’ve been — right here, at Maryhill, along with the rest of the staff. No swallows, we, heading south for the winter.
Even though our doors close in the fall, we stick around, sprucing up your favorite museum, adjusting exhibits, welcoming new additions to the collection.
You, on the other hand, have been missing from our exhibits. We hope you’ve had a wonderful winter, maybe even including a trip south of Capistrano to warmer air.
But as the sun arcs higher in its travels across the Columbia plateau, you know it’s time to return home. And we’re here, ready to welcome you back.
You’re going to want to visit, what with all the great visuals in store for the 2009 season. We’ve got everything from the mystical naturalism of the Hudson River School, to the classic photography of Ansel Adams, to … well, why rattle on?
Dive into the details below, and be sure to say “Hi” when you return to the roost.
Colleen Schafroth
Executive Director
Museum News
2009 Season Opens March 15 with Focus on Hudson River School
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| Charles Henry Gifford (1839–1904), Bar Harbor Maine, 1874, oil on canvas, 9” x 14”. |
Thanks to the generous and enthusiastic contributions of Dr. Michel and Victoria Hersen, Maryhill Museum of Art is elated to throw open the doors on its 2009 season with a salute to the Hudson River School of art.
The Hersens have loaned 34 paintings from their private collection, all on view from March 15 through July 8.
Kicking off the Hudson River School Sojourn exhibit, Dr. Hersen will speak at 2 p.m. about the Hudson River School and his passion for collecting the work of its leading exponents — artists such as Jasper Francis Cropsey, Asher Brown Durand, William Hart, David Johnson and Jervis McEntee.
Immediately afterward at 3 p.m., Lee Musgrave, Maryhill’s curator of exhibits, will narrate a tour of the exhibit.
Working mainly during the 19th and early 20th centuries, artists of the Hudson River School shared an idealized view of wild America. First focused on the landscapes of the upper Hudson River Valley and mountains of New York State, they shifted their gaze farther west as people responded to the allure of their images by moving to—and developing—the natural world at the heart of their art.
“Artists of the Hudson River School shared a reverence for America’s natural beauty,” says Musgrave. “Now, nearly 200 years later, that idealistic point of view is once again at the forefront of national discussions concerning the environment.”
In parallel with the exhibit opening, the museum’s Family Fun program offers kids of all ages a chance to create landscape art of their own. Sessions begin at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. With an adult admission, children under 17 are admitted free to the museum and Family Fun activities.
If you want to preview work in the Hudson River School Sojourn, go to the museum's website.
LOOKING AHEAD
Adams, Outdoor Sculpture Invitational to lure summer visitors
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| Jay Moody, Untitled, 2006, steel. From the 2009 Outdoor Sculpture Invitational. |
Looking ahead to the summer months at Maryhill? Rest assured, we’ve got a full and varied schedule. Overlapping the exhibit Hudson River School Sojourn and subsequent interior exhibits, the annual Outdoor Sculpture Invitational debuts on May 16 and continues through Oct. 4.
If you visited the exhibit in 2008, you’ll recognize one piece as a holdover. Tuft, by Gregory Glynn of Bainbridge Island, Wash., was designed to change with the weather, so Glynn and Maryhill agreed to keep his composition of 300 pieces of Madrona wood, milled to 2-by-2-inch dimension and assembled vertically. You also can enjoy work by Northwest sculptors Lance Carleton, Everett, Wash.; Matt Cartwright, Portland, Ore.; Tom Herrera, Mosier, Ore.; Ed Humpherys, Walla Walla, Wash.; Jay Moody, Portland; Francisco Salgado, Portland; Julie Speidel, Vashon, Wash.; Mike Suri, Portland; Jeff Tangen, Shoreline, Wash.; and David Wagner, Portland.
Inside the museum and following the Hudson River Sojourn, fans of fine outdoor photography will celebrate 47 works by Ansel Adams. On display from July 18 through Sept. 13, Ansel Adams: Masterworks reflect a selection of photographs by Adams to represent his life’s work. Subject matter includes Yosemite and other national parks, plus natural settings from the East Coast to Hawaii.
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Ansel Adams, Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, April 17, 1927, photograph.
© 2008 The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. |
Storyteller, arts educator to share “Stories of the Hudson River School”
It’s never too early to start children down the road to an appreciation of great art, and a Family Fun activity on Saturday, May 16, will provide ample opportunity for kids to engage. The subject? The Hudson River School. The guides? Local storyteller Teddy Cole and award-winning arts educator Mary Cooper. Storytelling begins at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Art activity continues all afternoon.
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There’s a lot to do outside Maryhill Museum as well. With over 5,000 acres to explore, Maryhill Museum has among the largest grounds of any museum in the world. The region surrounding Maryhill is ripe for exploration – historic sites, hiking trails, wineries and art. Come for the day, or make a weekend of it.
For links to a wealth of opportunities in the Gorge look under Visit Maryhill and click on What to Do and Where to Stay.
And if ART is your passion, consider these great places to explore:
Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, OR
Golden Art Gallery, Goldendale WA
The Dalles Art Center, The Dalles, OR
Gorge Artists Open Studios
Now you can share Maryhill Museum of Art with friends around the globe. Maryhill offers over 20 e-postcards featuring objects from the collections. And it is easy — just follow the simple directions posted on the museum’s website… postcards
If you’re traveling around the country this winter, you’ll want to think about boosting your Maryhill membership to one of four premier tiers. With premier membership, you earn a host of reciprocal membership benefits at more than 300 museums around the country. With as little as a $100 Sponsor membership, you earn free member admission, member discounts at museum shops, and reduced-cost concert or lecture tickets. Northwest partners include: Artcentric, Corvallis; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art/University of Oregon, Eugene;
Umpqua Valley Arts Center, Roseburg; Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue;
Henry Art Gallery, Seattle; Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane;
Museum of Glass, Tacoma; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma. To learn which other museums are taking part in the North American Reciprocal Museum program, go online.
To help us continue presenting magnificent exhibits and programs, we need your financial support. Admissions revenue pays for only about 40% of our annual costs. Another 40% is generated from other revenues, including earnings from the museum endowments.
The rest comes from people like you — people who love Maryhill and sustain its mission by becoming members and making annual gifts, or both. This support is vital to our efforts, and we deeply appreciate help.
Learn more about giving opportunities at Maryhill Museum of Art by clicking here; send an e-mail; or, to speak with a live person, call our development office at 509-773-3733.
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