Art Trivia: Who is this artist? This artist led an adventurous life, first serving in the Marines then enrolling in a well-known Boston art school. While on a semester break, they were a passenger and subsequently joined the crew of a fishing vessel. In the third decade of the 20th century, they visited an island off […]
On Sunday, February 21, we celebrated the 129th birthday of Pulitzer Prize poet Edna St. Vincent Millay with Maine poets reading letters and poems that focus on Millay’s exploration of loss and renewal. Poets also read their own poems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, personal loss, and the threat of global climate change. Edna […]
Art Trivia: Who is this artist? This artist was born in a New England seaport city in the third decade of the 20th century. Their family moved to a tropical island when they were 10 years old. Returning to New England, this artist attended a prominent college and concentrated their studies in both two and […]
The museum recently asked museum educator Hollie Ecker of Arts & Minds which artworks in the Farnsworth’s collection she values most. A shortened version of this interview appeared in the fall 2020 Farnsworth magazine. My name is Hollie Ecker and I am a teaching artist/associate educator with Arts & Minds in New York City, a […]
Question: This artist was born in Russia in the early years of the 20th century. During the Russian Revolution, their family escaped via a circuitous route to the United States. Trained in painting and drawing, the artist studied woodcut relief printmaking, manuscript illumination, printing, and photogravure in England with additional studies in art in Europe. […]
Preview(opens in a new tab) Enjoy solving this puzzle of Jamie Wyeth’s wonderful painting Maine Coon Cat, 1998, Oil on canvas, Collection of the Farnsworth Art Museum, Gift from a private collection, 2003.5 This puzzle is part of the Farnsworth’s 2020 Share the Wonder Celebration, centered on the theme of Comfort and Joy. Share the […]
The museum recently asked Farnsworth docent Marlene Kehler which artworks in the Farnsworth’s collection she values most. A shortened version of this interview appeared in the fall 2020 Farnsworth magazine. Maine Coast (c. 1907) by Rockwell Kent is one of my favorite paintings at the Farnsworth because I have always loved being outdoors in winter. […]
Interview by Farnsworth Director of Leadership Giving Ann Holton Farnsworth Director of Leadership Giving Ann Holton recently spoke with Eleanor “Elly” Andrews of Northeast Harbor Library, a community partner of the Farnsworth’s on Mount Desert Island (MDI) in Maine. She asked her which artwork in the Farnsworth’s collection she connects to the most. A shortened […]
Interview by Farnsworth Curator Jane Bianco Farnsworth Curator Jane Bianco recently sat down with Ann Morris of the Rockland Historical Society to understand which artworks in the Farnsworth’s collection Morris values most. A shortened version of this interview appeared in the fall 2020 Farnsworth magazine. AM: I love the way the Farnsworth presents Rockland and […]
This artist used her environment as subject matter and found the materials within that environment to create with. This favorite work is currently on view, and when visiting the Farnsworth you will come upon it while exiting towards Elm Street. All the variations in color and form were achieved with small stones. The work is […]
