The first presidential election happened nearly 228 years ago, in 1788-89. George Washington was unanimously elected as the nation’s first president, for the first of his two terms and John Adams served as vice president. As the country prepares to…
An exhibition of illustrations created by former art teacher Blanche Cybele Derby celebrate the diverse plant life of New England’s fields, fruits, and fauna. A resident of Northampton, Massachusetts, she is also a filmmaker and the author and illustrator of…
Black and white photography, also known as ‘monochrome’ photography, originated during the mid-nineteenth century and has pervaded to this day, particularly within the genre of documentary photography. This exhibit, drawn from the permanent collection of the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts,…
Founded in 1911, Boys’ Life magazine, the official publication of the Boy Scouts of America, debuted one year after the scouting organization began promoting education, entertainment, community service and outdoor adventures to American boys. The Boy Scouts of America celebrates…
Overshadowed by new pastimes like baseball and football today, horseracing was wildly popular during the 19th century. The Currier & Ives lithography firm, founded by Nathaniel Currier & James Merritt Ives helped to document the sport’s heyday by mass-producing images…
On view for a limited time - the celebrated watercolor painting The New Novel (1877). The painting has been in storage since 2010, a conservation measure often used to safeguard watercolor paintings by reducing their exposure to light. Born in…
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Starr Gallery of Watercolors Paintings and drawings by Somers, Connecticut-based artist Edgardo Abello, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Originally from Colombia, the artist came to United States in 1978 and attended…
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Community Gallery, First Floor Sheffield, Massachusetts artist, Ricky Bernstein tells stories in visual format bringing his self-created comic book imagery to life through vibrantly colorful and emotionally engaging installations. His energetic, representational,…
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Collins Print Gallery, First Floor Between 1910 and 1960, both American society and art underwent tumultuous and farreaching transformations. The United States emerged as an international power of economic, industrial, and military…
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Starr Gallery of Watercolors Exhibit Extended! Long-time supporters of the Springfield Museums and active leaders in the greater Springfield arts community, David and Peggy Starr recently donated a dozen exceptional objects from…