Description: Printed photo copy of Eskimo drawing with lock of hair in green frame, 8"x10"; connected with Rachel Field's book "God's Pocket" and Samuel Hadlock, Jr. voyages with his traveling exhibition of Eskimo Indians in the 1820s. See also Beyond God's Pocket. [Research on drawing TBD.]
Description: Artwork. Small painting, Hitty Dances, in starched lace frame signed "Spirit was willing - I. Wolf" lower right corner. Hitty is a character in Rachel Field's book.
Description: Image, printed for exhibit. The Connecticut Chamber Orchestra. Robert and Sara Bloom used to summer on Great Cranberry Island. Annie Alley used to work for them one day a week and when he passed away Annie was given a cupboard that Bob had built
Description: The Art of the Book Fine 20th-Century Bindings from a Private Collection Opening reception: Sunday, September 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibition runs through Saturday, October 10
Description: Opening reception: Sunday, September 21, 5-7 pm Exhibition runs through October 25. The exhibition was made possible with the assistance of Lenore Hansen, Frances McKenney and the town of Patten: and the generous support of Mr. and Mrs. Gerrish Milliken, Diana and Luigi Albertini, Anne and John Milliken, Cornelia T. Winthrop, Chi Mei and Raffaello Orlando, Stuart Bernstein, and Art Matters, Inc. Image: Fred Bates, Puddle Maker, by Arturo Patten, photograph, 1996 [show more]
Description: Marin in Maine Oils and watercolors by John Marin (1870-1953) from private collections and the artist's estate. Photographic portraits of Marin by George Daniell. Opening reception: Thursday, August 13, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Exhibition runs through September 12 Special thanks to Norma Marin, the Richard York Gallery, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward McC. Blair for making this show possible. Image: Lobster Boat Off Cape Split, watercolor, 1939, 13 ¾ by 18 inches. Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Edward McC. Blair. [show more]
Description: Opening reception: Sunday, August 17, 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibition runs through September 13 Image: Popova Liubov, Med Vervis. Brush and India ink and watercolor, 1921. Photo: Warren Hill
Description: An Island Invitational Oils and acrylics by Robert Goodman, Alan McCord, and Judy Taylor. Sculptural work by Shirley Fuerst. Opening reception: Sunday, July 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibition runs through Saturday, August 8 Gallery hours: Noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday Front: Robert Goodman, Trees at Dusk, acrylic, 1996, 13 by 19 inches
Description: A Salute to Wingspread: Aurelia Brown, Marian Olin, and Adele Seronde Opening reception: Sunday, July 11, 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibition runs through Saturday, July 31 Blum Gallery hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Tues - Sat. Front: Adele Seronde, Iris, oil, four feet in diameter
Description: East/West: Yoga, Calligraphy, and Stones Silk scroll, ink drawings, and photographs by Leon Chang, Walter Compton (1941-1995), Philip Heckscher, Steve Katona and Christopher Lyman Opening reception: Thursday, October 15, 4 to 6:30 p.m., with calligraphy demonstration at 5:30 Exhibition runs through November 14 Front: To Write, Chinese character, ink calligraphy by Philip Heckscher
Description: The Tallit Katan: Does God Care If I Make Them Out Of...? Jewish ritual garments created from ordinary and extraordinary materials, by Bob Gottlieb. Opening reception: Sunday, December 6, 4 to 6 p.m. Exhibition runs through Saturday, January 9 Gallery hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mon. - Sat. Front: Tallit Katan based on Israeli, Palestinian, and U.S. flags, 1997, by Bob Gottlieb
Description: Ancient Traditions, Contemporary Visions August 14-September 21 Art has the capacity to convey timeless values of truth and beauty even as it confronts violence and change. Five American artists from Asian, Middle Eastern and Western traditions express complex multi-cultural realities in painting and sculpture. Eyal Danieli~Bob Gottlieb~Philip Heckscher~Nina Kuo~Wasma'a Chorbachi Opening reception on Sunday, August 17, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Front: "Mount Desert," Philip Heckscher, 1999, 24" x 36" [show more]
Description: Photographs by Bill McDowell May 23 - June 5 The Gallery College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, Maine Opening reception: Friday, May 23, 4:00-6:00 Gallery hours: 9 to 5, Mon.-Fri.
Description: Carte de visite of a man with dark hair, wearing some sort of military uniform: long dark coat with brass buttons, striped vest underneath. He rests his right hand on his thigh, left hand on table with printed tablecloth sitting next to him. Hat (civil-war-era) sits next to him. Inscription on back reads “James Ca...k...” or perhaps "Parker" Also the number “4” is written 7 times in purple ink on back. This is James Parker, as per Tim Garrity, 2/2013 (AB) [show more]
Description: Artwork. "The Quiltmaker" framed, oil on canvas by Wini Smart 2006. Islander Ruth Westphal sewing a colorful quilt in a windowed room with view of church suggested in one window. Painting donated by Friends of Cranberry House at the 2006 Exhibit and Benefit Auction held at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor, ME.
Description: Davis Grimm stands behind a canoe. Inscriptions on back read "Davis Irvin [sp?] item/ 4 pix/ Spiker" in blue pen, and "III 2," "100%," and "3 col" in marker. People Depicted: Davis Grimm Black and white
Description: Robert Lincoln works on a canoe outside a log cabin. Inscriptions on back read "Robert Lincoln item/ 4 pix/ Spiker" in blue pen, and "100%," and "3 col" in marker. People Depicted: Robert Lincoln Black and white
Description: Business and town dignitaries pose with a boat captain on a dock. They are, from left to right: unidentified, Geddes Simpson, unidentified, Jim McLeod, and Sheldon Goldthwaite. Sticker on back identifies some of the individuals in the photograph. Inscription on the back of the photograph reads "Business + Town dignitaries/ 2 pix/ Spiker" in blue pen. People Depicted: Geddes Simpson, Jim McLeod, Sheldon Goldthwaite Black and white [show more]