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Promoting Long Island: New Book Investigates the Art of Edward Lange

Promoting Long Island: New Book Investigates the Art of Edward Lange

BY LAUREN BRINCAT AND PETER FEDORYK

In February of 1893, Edward Lange (1846–1912) penned a four-page letter from Olympia, WA—one of the few extant documents by his hand—to his longtime friend on Long Island, Carll S. Burr (1831–1916), offering an odd reflection on the nearly 20 years he spent in New York.

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The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick

The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick

BY AMANDA C. BURDAN AND EMILY ZILBER

The Brandywine Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick,” explores the interdisciplinary creativity of Wharton Esherick (1887–1970), the famed American artist and designer renowned for his expressive approach to wood, his favored medium.

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Crafting Appalachia: Examining Berea College’s History and Traditions

Crafting Appalachia: Examining Berea College’s History and Traditions

BY MATTHEW E. MONK

At Berea College in central Kentucky, I worked alongside staff and students and explored material and archival collections. My research, centered on the evolution of craft education at Berea, offered a fascinating window into the ways the institution has both shaped and been shaped by broader societal currents, particularly those affecting the Appalachian region.

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SAVE THE DATE
  • Special Program: Tour of the Newark Museum with retiring Chief Curator Ulysses Dietz November 3
  • New York Antiques Weekend January 19-20, 2018
  • Emerging Scholars Colloquium January 21, 2018
  • Symposium Upper Hudson River Valley: From the Mohawk to the Berkshires May 3-6, 2018
  • Symposium New Orleans & the Mississippi Delta November 1-4, 2018
  • Study Trip Prague & Vienna with an extension to Budapest With an extension to Budapest October 1–11 and 16–26, 2018; Extension October 12–15

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