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Lecture, Slideshow On Drawings From 1800s
The St. George’s Foundation is getting set to host Dr. Edward Harris of the National Museum of Bermuda, along with two special guests, for a lecture and slideshow highlighting the 19th century artwork of Johnson Savage. The event will take place on Saturday, April 5 at 3.00pm. A spokesperson said, “We are excited to host Dr. Ed Harris of... Read more of this article
BNG To Host Talk On Barnes Art Collection
Franklin Hill Perrell, art historian, former Chief Curator of the Nassau County Museum of Art, and co-founder of Artful Circle, will be speaking at the Bermuda National Gallery later this month in a talk entitled “A New Look at the Barnes Art Collection.” The talk will give those in attendance an updated look at the Barnes Collection in... Read more of this article
Drawings From The 1800s Donated To Museum
An album containing 39 watercolour and pencil drawings that depict landscapes of Bermuda and local activities from 1833–36 was recently donated to the National Museum of Bermuda. This exquisite album contains panoramic and harbour views, and scenes of 19th century activities such as whale processing, shipwreck salvage, boat repair, selling fish and... Read more of this article
American Painter’s WWII Bermuda Connection
Floyd MacMillan Davis was an American painter and illustrator who was stationed in Bermuda in the 1940s as a war correspondent, using his artistic talents to capture life of that era. Known for his work in marketing and advertising for nearly two decades before beginning to work with Life Magazine, Davis was described as “someone who could capture... Read more of this article
Noted New Zealand Painter’s Bermuda Works
Although he may be best known today as the father of Trappist monk Thomas Merton — whose highly influential autobiography “Seven Storey Mountain” [1948] prompted thousands of World War II veterans, students and even teenagers to flock to monasteries across the US — New Zealand-born artist Owen Merton [1887–1931] was an accomplished... Read more of this article
Irish Artist’s Underwater Bermuda Drawings
In the early 1930s celebrated Irish artist and author Robert Gibbings visited Bermuda twice and — using special diving apparatus –made underwater pencil sketches of the marine life among the island’s reefs. Most famous for his work as a wood engraver and sculptor as well as for his books on travel and natural history, most of his underwater... Read more of this article
An American Master’s Bermuda Roots
The premier African-American Abstract Expressionist of his generation, Norman Wilfred Lewis was the son of parents who had emigrated to New York from Bermuda in the early 20th century. Mr. Lewis [1909-1979] was born in Harlem to Bermudians Diana and Wilfred Lewis. As a youth, Mr. Lewis held various jobs throughout his schooling but knew he wanted to... Read more of this article
Classic Bermuda Civil War Painting Is For Sale
A classic watercolour of a Confederate cruiser painted in Bermuda when the warship wasn’t wreaking havoc on US Navy vessels during the American Civil War [1861-1865] has been offered for sale by a Virginia gallery. The watercolour “Florida — Running Before A Gale” has been attributed to Bermuda-based Edward James and was painted... Read more of this article
NYC Exhibit Of Rare Bermuda Paintings
New York’s Hawthorne Fine Art recently held a rare exhibition of Bermuda landscapes by Clark Greenwood Voorhees, the originator of the Connecticut-based Old Lyme school of Impressionism. Running from December 8, 2012 through January 18, 2013, “Isles of Tranquility: Paintings of Bermuda by Clark Greenwood Voorhees” was only the second... Read more of this article
Historic Painting Seized In Bermuda Resurfaces
Seized in Bermuda during World War Two [1939-1945] as part of a priceless collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art being shipped to the US to raise money for Nazi espionage activities in North America, a long-lost watercolour by Paul Cézanne has re-surfaced in Canada’s National Gallery in Ottawa. The painting “Groupe d’arbres”... Read more of this article
Masterworks Discovers 1855 Bermuda Photo
The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art has recently purchased a very rare daguerreotype of St. George’s, which will go on display shortly. It is, in all likelihood, one of the earliest known photographic images of the island, said a Masterworks spokesman. “We are confident Henry Whittemore, who was an itinerant American daguerreotypist and... Read more of this article
“Oz” Artist Denslow: The Who Would Be King
The title character in “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is an eccentric circus illusionist and balloonist blown to a magical kingdom where he poses as an all-powerful sorcerer. In a move at least partly inspired by the supreme ruler of that imaginary land, American artist W.W. Denslow banished himself to Bermuda and used the profits he made... Read more of this article
