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Adult programs at Bush-Holley Historic Site recognize the importance of life-long learning. Adults may attend our History Lecture Series, Art Programs or other Special Offerings.
Bush-Holley Docent Program Information Session
Monday, September 15 at 10:00 a.m.
The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich is looking for volunteers to become docents, museum educators trained to further the public’s understanding of the rich cultural and historical collections of Bush-Holley Historic Site. Docents lead school programs focusing on Colonial America, the American Revolution, and Impressionism. Docents will also give tours of the exhibition, Carved with Rasps and Chisels in the William Hegarty Gallery. To learn more about becoming a docent, please attend an information session on Monday, September 15 at 10:00 a.m. in the Vanderbilt Education Center, or call Marybeth G. Nisco, Assistant Director of Education at (203) 552-5329, ext. 3 for further information.
The Historical Society is seeking energetic volunteers for the following:
Bush-Holley House Museum and exhibition docents
The Antiquarius Holiday House Tour hosts and greeters
The Scarecrow Day activities facilitators
The Candlelight Tours and Marionette Theater hosts and facilitators
To learn more about these and other volunteer opportunities, please call Bush-Holley Historic Site at 203-869-6899, ext 18.
77th Annual Meeting of The Historical Society & Lecture
by Harold Holzer
Wednesday, September 17
Lecture 6:15 p.m., Wine Reception 7:15 p.m., Dinner 8:00 p.m.
The Making of the President, 1860-- How Abraham Lincoln Ran for President
In the midst of a crucial presidential race, hear about the most important election in American history—the Abraham Lincoln campaign of 1860 and his crucial transition from Illinois to the White House.
Harold Holzer is winner of a Lincoln Prize for his book “Lincoln at Cooper Union” and co-chairman of the U. S. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. He has authored, co-authored or been editor of 30 books on Lincoln and the Civil War era. A former journalist and political and government press secretary, Harold Holzer is Senior Vice President for external affairs for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Belle Haven Country Club, 100 Harbor Drive, Greenwich
Lecture & wine reception, $40 per person
Lecture, wine reception & dinner, $100 per person
The lecture, reception and dinner are kindly underwritten by Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin.
Call 203-869-6899 to reserve.
The Sculpture of Margaret Brassler Kane
Opening Reception - Thursday, September 23, 2008, 7 PM to 8:30 PM
From September 23, 2008 through January 11, 2009, the Bush-Holley Historic Site will present Carved with Rasps and Chisels, the Sculpture of Margaret Brassler Kane (1909–2006), the first one-person exhibition of long time Cos Cob resident Margaret Kane. Throughout her long life, Kane worked in clay, plaster, wood, stone, and bronze and created an extensive body of works including portrait busts, figure studies, stylized animals and large-scale reliefs depicting 20th century events and prevailing social conditions.
Painting Workshop: Images of Cos Cob’s Architecture
Thursdays, from September 25 to October 30, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Take an “art and photo tour” of Strickland Road and Bush-Holley House to discover what was and is so compelling to artists about the frame buildings of this historic part of Greenwich. Students will paint a building they choose guided by Artist-in-Residence Dmitri Wright.
$300 for six-week course
Walking Tour: Strickland Road on Foot
Friday October 3 and Saturday,November 1, 10:30 – noon
Put on your walking shoes and discover the architectural treasures of Margaret Brassler Kane’s Strickland Road waterfront neighborhood. Hear about the distinctive architectural and historical heritage of the district. Visit Kane’s historic 19th century residence, where she lived and worked for nearly 60 years. Get a rare glimpse inside the studio to find finished and unfinished work, tools, drawings and papers. Light refreshments served following the tour. Space limited to 20 people. Reservations are required.
$12 members, $15 non-members.
Preservation Workshop and Gallery Talk: Preserving Family History and an Artist’s Legacy
Wednesday, October 8, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch at 12:30 p.m.
Archives Curator Anne Young will talk about how to care for and preserve precious family documents, books and photographs. Exhibit curator Kathleen Motes Bennewitz will then lead a tour of the exhibition, Carved with Rasps and Chisels, focusing on Margaret Brassler Kane’s papers and how they contributed an understanding of her sculpting techniques and influences. Lunch follows. Reservations required. Bring your own or pre-order a box lunch.
$12 members, $15 non-members. Box lunch $10.
Lunchtime Lecture Series
Join us in the Vanderbilt Education Center for a lunchtime lecture series devoted to
the works and life of Cos Cob resident Margaret Brassler Kane. Bring a bag lunch
or pre-order a box lunch. An option to visit to Kane’s Strickland Road studio follows
each lecture. Lectures and Lunch Series is made possible by a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Niemeth in honor of the Historical Society’s 75th Anniversary.
Multiple Translations: Crossing Media in Margaret Brassler Kane’s Sculpture of the 1930s and 1940
Tuesday, October 14, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Join Linda Kim, PhD, Visiting Professor of American Art at Smith College, as she discusses
Kane’s use of different materials such as stone, wood and bronze to create her sculptures, and takes a look at the sources that inspired Kane’s work.
Social Content in Sculptural Form: Margaret Brassler Kane in Context
Tuesday, October 28, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Join Gillian Greenhill Hannum, PhD, Professor of Art History at Manhattanville College, as she examines the contemporary political, social and historic developments during Kane’s lifetime and how these events shaped and influenced the sculptures she created within the larger artistic and cultural scene of the day.
Lunch and Lecture: Late Life and the Creative Imagination of Margaret Brassler Kane
Monday, November 10, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Hear Kathleen Motes Bennewitz, Curator and Director of Exhibition and Programs for the Historical Society, discuss Kane’s long career and creative longevity well documented in her personal papers and demonstrated by the artist herself, who actively worked into her 90s in her Cos Cob studio. Fees include studio and exhibit visits.
Fees include studio and exhibit visits.
Individual Lecture: $10 per person, $8 for members. Lecture Series: $27 per person, $20 for members. Lunch, 12:30 p.m. Box lunch, $10
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