Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Heading from Buffalo, NY toward Rhode Island, our first stop was
Munson, formerly the Munson- Williams-Proctor Art Institute, in Utica, NY.
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Munson Museum (1960, by Philip Johnson
in International style) |
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Fountain Elms (1850-1852, by William Woollett in
Italianate style) was the home of Helen Munson Williams
and her husband James and three daughters (KSS) |
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The Munson School of Art (est 1941) is now
associated with Pratt Institute as an extension Campus (KSS) |
American Art Corridor:
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| Wishing Tree in Harlem (1937, by Aaron Siskind) |
Special Exhibition:
American Landscapes: From the New York Historical Society:
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Study from Nature: Rocks and Trees (c 1856,
by Asher Brown Durand) |
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| Mountain Landscape (c 1827, by Thomas Cole) |
Some familiar subjects:
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Greenwood Lake, New Jersey (1871, by
Jasper Francis Cropsey) |
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| Niagara Falls (1818, by Louisa Davis Minot) |
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| Erie Canal and Covered Bridge (1847, by Walter M Oddie) |
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| Kodak Castle (1971, by Malcolm Morley); note upper R corner |
Modern Art:
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Vacillating Progression (1949,
by Irene Rice Pereira) |
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| No 2, 1949 (by Jackson Pollock) |
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| Tree (Horizontal Tree) (1912, by Piet Mondrian) |
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| The Camel's Hump (1931, by Edward Hopper) |
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| Pigeon in Its Nest with Eggs (1912, by Pablo Picasso) |
Thomas Cole's
The Voyage of Life:
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| The Voyage of Life: Childhood (1839-1840) |
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| The Voyage of Life: Childhood detail |
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| The Voyage of Life: Youth (1840) |
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| The Voyage of Life: Youth detail |
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| The Voyage of Life: Adulthood (1840) |
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| The Voyage of Life: Adulthood detail |
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| The Voyage of Life: Old Age (1840) |
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| The Voyage of Life: Old Age detail |
Views of New York:
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Fawn's Leap, Catskill Mountains (1868,
by John William Hill) |
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| The Coming Storm (1878, by George Inness) |
Trenton Falls:
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Below (Trenton) High Falls (1858, by
Joachim Ferdinand Richardt) |
Fountain Elms:
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The fountain (1873) that gave the house its name;
it will be installed in a renovated garden |
Alfred Munson arrived in Utica from Connecticut in 1823, and earned his wealth in manufacturing, coalmines, canal development, and railroad and steamboat transportation. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had two children, Helen and Samuel. Helen married James Williams, and they had three daughters, Grace, Rachel, and Maria. Helen was a collector of 19C decorative and fine arts. Rachel and Maria married half-brothers Frederick and Thomas Proctor, and they continued the collection.
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Fountain Elms has been refurbished to the
time of the 1850s; the painting is
Young Women Going to a Procession
(c 1888, by Jules A Breton) |
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| Vase (1875-1900, maker unknown, Japanese) |
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| Doll House (1856) |
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| Utica Stoneware |
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Bezirks Turnfest/District Gymnastics Festival
mug from Dolgeville, NY |
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American Furniture: Pedestal (c 1870,
by Kilian Brothers) |
Pratt Munson Gallery:
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| But the Economy (2022, by Jonathan Taylor) |
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| On Guard (2022, by Brian Cirmo) |
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| Library |
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| Parlor |
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| Dining Room |
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| Bedroom |
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Across the street from Fountain Elms was
a statue (1973, by Bohdan Chmielski)
of Nicolaus Copernicus, the Father of
Modern Astronomy because he "stopped
the sun and set the earth in motion" |
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