Typewriter Trail: The Curator’s Office
The New England editor might be using a pen in his portrait, but he would have typed final copy for the newspaper. Follow our Typewriter Trail to explore ideas around the use of the typewriter. Turn of the twentieth century…
Typewriter Trail: The Editor’s Office
The New England editor might be using a pen in his portrait, but he would have typed final copy for the newspaper. Follow our Typewriter Trail to explore ideas around the use of the typewriter. The 1946 painting titled New…
Framing the 1930s: A Decade of Architectural Photography
Photography has the power to influence the way that we see and interpret our surroundings. Showcasing photographs from the private collection of Peter Gordenstein, this exhibition will explore how renowned artists such as Berenice Abbott, Walker Evans, Paul Strand and…
Isabel Bishop’s Working Women: Defying Convention
American artist Isabel Bishop (1902-1988) specialized in portrayals of everyday people, especially those who strolled through, loitered around, or lunched near her studio in New York City’s Union Square. Her sensitive depictions included drawings, prints, and paintings of “new women,”…
Taking Care of Business: A Century of Women and Work in Springfield
Extended! This exhibit traces the history of local women in the 20th century as they respond to the changes and challenges of their times. For some this meant entering the work force in traditional and non-traditional ways, for others it…
The Baby’s Biography: Theodor Seuss Geisel
Never before available for public view, The Baby’s Biography: Theodor Seuss Geisel features the book in which Henrietta “Nettie” Seuss Geisel recorded the childhood milestones of her son, Ted Geisel, who would grow up to be Dr. Seuss. Many baby…
Elemental: Contemporary Encaustic
Extended! Debra Claffey, Patricia Gerkin, Donna Hamil Talman, and Charyl Weissbach make up the four artist collective called Elemental. Working in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the artists of Elemental meld the ancient medium of encaustic, or melted wax, with a…
Dynamic Duos: Printmakers as Partners
Exhibit Extended! Like partnerships in life, partnerships in art can be intrepid, productive, devoted, or dramatic. This exhibition brings together pairs of prints by artists who were friends, couples, or business partners. From the woodblock prints of husband and wife…
Thomas Hart Benton: A Visiting Masterpiece from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
A visiting masterwork by celebrated Regional artist Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) is the centerpiece of a small exhibition exploring the artist’s expressive narrative style and interest in capturing the social history of his era. The 1946 painting titled New…
Beyond Function: Contemporary Ceramics from the Donald Clark Collection
Presenting handmade ceramics that shed the common designation of “hobby” or “craft,” this exhibition demonstrates the artistry of form and explores why ceramics now occupy an important place in the art world. The second half of the 20th century was…
Kids Design Glass Exhibit & Contest
Designed by children, the large glass sculptures featured in this exhibition are funky and fun! These imaginative sculptures were fabricated by professionals at the Museum of Glass’s Hot Shop in Tacoma, Washington, and are on loan from the collection of…
Ceramics from the Vault
Pulled from the storage vaults of the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, this exhibition features modern and contemporary ceramics from the permanent collection. Recognized by American museums as fine art only within the past seventy years, ceramic…