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Left: Arthur Wesley Dow (design attributed to), Marsh Scene, ca. 1905; from the Marblehead Potteries. Right: Addison Le Boutillier (design attributed to),Turtle, ca. 1902-1910, from the Grueby Pottery Company. Both: Wadsworth Atheneum.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 9

More American art of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all posts in the series,…

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St. Pete Pier, Christmas 2020. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Capitalist Christmas 2020

This site – and my email list – are dedicated to art that’s inspiring, thought-provoking, skillfully executed, and/or breathtakingly beautiful. Once a year, I stretch that to include fabulous decorations, clothing, and/or jewelry…

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Abastenia Saint Leger Eberle, Rag Time, 1911. Wadsworth Atheneum

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 8

This week we move into a gallery of American art of the early twentieth century. The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all…

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Frederic Church, Niagara Falls from the American Side, 1867. Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 7

The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all posts in the series, click here. Niagara Falls was considered the greatest natural…

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Frederic Remington, The Bronco Buster, 1897. Wadsworth Atheneum. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 6

The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all posts in the series, click here. This week's post continues the galleries devoted…

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Frederic Edwin Church, Coast Scene, Mount Desert (Sunrise off the Maine Coast), 1863. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 4

The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all posts in the series, click here. This week we continue with Hudson River…

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Frederic Edwin Church, View of Quebec, 1846. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 3

The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all posts in the series, click here. The next few posts will be Hudson…

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Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 2

The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. When my husband and I visited the Wadsworth for the first time in October, we…

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Thomas Cole. View of Monte Video, Seat of Daniel Wadsworth, 1828.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 1

A few weeks ago a friend told me, “Hartford's a weird town with a truly great museum.” A search on TripAdvisor turned up the Wadsworth Atheneum: the oldest continually operating…

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