by Delaynna Trim, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art Curator Have you seen a painting showing the vastness of nature, that the landscape just keeps on going into the background? There is a good chance that it was part of the Hudson River School movement. John Bunyan Bristol was part of the Hudson River School movement. He was born in Hillsdale, New York in 1826 – 200 years ago! His father was a shoemaker. He was a self-taught artist who began painting portraits but quickly switched t

by Delaynna Trim, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art Curator Five Islands, Fr. Gerrer I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for the leaves to start changing colors. Images like this painting by Fr. Gerrer remind me of the cool, Fall evenings (all three of them!). Thinking about color, did you know that we have used a wide variety of materials to create pigments over the years. The colors for the cave paintings in places like Lascoux, France came from ochre for the browns and reds,

by Delaynna Trim, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art Curator Every winter for the last several years (since 2016), I have curated a Christmas or religiously themed exhibit to coordinate with the Holiday season. Madonna and Child: Medieval to Modern will open December 20. This exhibit explores the complex and changing imagery of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child from Medieval figures to modern prints. Medieval Madonna and Child In the Medieval era, there were lots of theological q

by Delaynna Trim, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art Curator The Sultana by Franz Xaver Kosler Looking closely at Jean Leon Gerome’s Femme en Serail at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, you notice all the intricate details of the tiles and the ironwork. This piece and the nearby portraits by Charles Landelle and Franz Xaver Kosler are all examples of the style of Orientalism. Orientalism was a popular style in the 19 th century. This style focused on the “exotic” Middle East and Nort

by Delaynna Trim, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art Curator Do you enjoy those images that look like they are moving even when they are not? ...