"Rediscovering the Murals of Jonathan D. Poor"
by Jane Radcliffe.
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by Jane Radcliffe.
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Linda is an artist, teacher and scholar of the historic decorative arts known for her research into many of the historic decorative fields, makes her home in Penn Yan, New York. She has taught and lectured for years on various topics such as historic watercolors, school girl arts, love tokens, wall murals and theorem painting. Linda is co-author of The Art of Theorem Painting, and is currently serving as an advisor to the Rufus Porter Museum. Read a great review of her book Folk Art Murals of the Rufus Porter School, New England Landscapes 1825-1845, from the Historical Society of Early American Deocration's Decorator Fall 2011 Issue. Jane is a resident of Hallowell, Maine, served the Maine State Museum in a variety of capacities for close to twenty years, currently as an Adjunct Curator. Since 1988, she has been a partner in Museum Research Associates, a firm specializing in the documentation and computerization of historical collections and records. Their keynote address and new book is the culmination of many years of research on Porter School murals. Jane is a member of the Board of Directors of the Rufus Porter Museum.
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he Rufus Porter and Cultural Heritage Center, located in Bridgton, Maine strives to preserve and enhance western Maine and New England heritage for current and future generations and to provide a continued educational experience of the traditional arts.
The Rufus Porter Museum and Cultural Heritage Center celebrates the contributions of Rufus Porter to American arts, literature, science, and industry. The 1789 museum building, located at 67 N. High Street in Bridgton, Maine contains original murals painted in 1828.
Porter’s best murals are also available for viewing at the historic Wales and Hamblen building at 260 Main Street (also in Bridgton.)
These murals were rescued from a house in Westwood, MA, signed by Porter and dated 1837. The museum additionally features many other regional nineteenth century artists. The museum also houses an extensive collection of early Scientific American magazine issues an several of Porter’s patents. Each year the museum hosts special exhibits that reflect the contribution of nineteenth century arts to regional culture.
The cultural Heritage Center presents an annual series of classes, lectures, and workshops covering historic preservation, traditional arts, and regional inventiveness for people between the ages of 5 and 100.
he Rufus Porter and Cultural Heritage Center, located in Bridgton, Maine strives to preserve and enhance western Maine and New England heritage for current and future generations and to provide a continued educational experience of the traditional arts. The Rufus Porter Museum and Cultural Heritage Center celebrates the contributions of Rufus Porter to American arts, literature, science, and industry. The 1789 museum building, located at 67 N. High Street in Bridgton, Maine contains original murals painted in 1828.
Porter’s best murals are also available for viewing at the historic Wales and Hamblen building at 260 Main Street (also in Bridgton.)
These murals were rescued from a house in Westwood, MA, signed by Porter and dated 1837. The museum additionally features many other regional nineteenth century artists. The museum also houses an extensive collection of early Scientific American magazine issues an several of Porter’s patents. Each year the museum hosts special exhibits that reflect the contribution of nineteenth century arts to regional culture.
The cultural Heritage Center presents an annual series of classes, lectures, and workshops covering historic preservation, traditional arts, and regional inventiveness for people between the ages of 5 and 100.
With their new book, Folk Art Murals of the Rufus Porter School: New England Landscapes, 1825-1845 authors Linda Carter Lefko and Jane E. Radcliffe have greatly expanded the knowledge and understanding of this uniquely American folk art field. New discoveries, on-site examinations, and detailed documentation have contributed to updated and more accurate information on the subject.
New discoveries, on-site examinations, and detailed documentation have contributed to updated and more accurate information on the subject.
The authors have pooled their many years of research and documentation skills, with Lefko approaching the subject from the perspective of an accomplished artist, and Radcliffe from the viewpoint of a curator and historian. Together they have compiled a comprehensive collection of muraled walls, analyzed the similarities and defined the distinctions in the work of the primary practitioners of this nineteenth century folk tradition. The lecture will take the audience on a virtual tour of Porter School murals in the New England. This presentation will provide inspiration for historians, collectors, designers, painters and enthusiasts alike. Their book will be available for sale, and there will be time for book signing by the authors.
The authors have pooled their many years of research and documentation skills, with Lefko approaching the subject from the perspective of an accomplished artist, and Radcliffe from the viewpoint of a curator and historian. Together they have compiled a comprehensive collection of muraled walls, analyzed the similarities and defined the distinctions in the work of the primary practitioners of this nineteenth century folk tradition. The lecture will take the audience on a virtual tour of Porter School murals in the New England. This presentation will provide inspiration for historians, collectors, designers, painters and enthusiasts alike. Their book will be available for sale, and there will be time for book signing by the authors.
