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| May 29 |
"Fort Washington Artists of the Early Twentieth Century" presented by Trudy and Lewis Keen See below |
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Fort Washington Artists of the Early Twentieth Century presented by Trudy and Lewis Keen Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church Bethlehem Pike and East Mill Road in Flourtown, PA |
Two panels from Violet Oakley's paintings, "The Creation and Preservation of the Union." The left panel represents Washington presiding over the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in May 1787. The right panel shows Lincoln at Gettysburg in November 1863. Oakley is one of the first women in the history of American art to have been commissioned for the mural decoration of a major public building. Oakley was commissioned to paint the Senate Chamber as well as the Supreme Court Chamber and the Governor's Reception Room. |
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At the dawn of the twentieth century Fort Washington, Pennsylvania played an historic role in the development of modern American art. Many Neo-Impressionist artists of the early 1900’s lived in the Philadelphia region and took inspiration from the nature and scenery of this beautiful area of Pennsylvania. Violet Oakley was one of the first artists to live and work in the area years before she was commissioned to create murals for the new Pennsylvania State Capitol. Sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder spent time in the same cottage that served as home to Oakley. American realist’s painters Thomas Anshutz and Hugh Breckenridge ran an art school in Fort Washington which lured students from around the world to study in the local woods. Other artists such as American landscape painter Daniel Garber and John Sloan, who is recognized as one of the most important American painters of the twentieth century, lived and worked in the Fort Washington area. This presentation will introduce us to many of these famous local artists, and gain an appreciation of their work and contribution to our local and American art history.
Please join us for an enjoyable night as STHS is proud to host a presentation by Trudy and Lewis Keen. This program will introduce the artists, their work, and their place in local and American history. You won’t want to miss this presentation of local history focused on an unknown but important topic.
The Keens are members of the Fort Washington Historical Society and have spent years researching local history in and around the Fort Washington area, including Camp Hill Hall and the history of the Fell and Drexel families.
This promises to be an exciting and educational program. The program is open to the public. Donations are kindly accepted from non-STHS members to support ongoing funding of these programs. Reservations are not required. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information call 215-233-4600
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