WOOD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
has begun plans for a major exhibit showcasing
THE WATSON SISTERS OF EAST WINDSOR HILL -
WOMEN ARTISTS in a 19th Century world.
Painting by Amelia M. Watson
The paintings
and photographs of
Amelia M. Watson (1854-1934) and Edith S. Watson (1862-1946)
will be displayed in a comprehensive exhibit of their work in their ancestral
hometown of Old East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, CT.
The planned opening
is the fall of 2010. Works will be borrowed from wherever outstanding examples
are found.
Anyone owning, or knowing of the whereabouts, of either sister's art work - paintings, photographs, sketchbooks, illustrations, ephemeral materials, letters, documents, exhibit catalogues, et al. are encouraged to notify us at our website.
To
offer a piece on loan, please send the following information: medium, condition,
size, framed or unframed, owners name, address, telephone, number and email address,
along with digital photo(s) of the item. To make it easier, fill out the following
Entry Form.
If you are interested in selling the offered item from the
exhibit, please request our Gallery Statement, or you may call Wood Memorial Library
at 860-289-1783: ask for John Wadhams, Director.
Whether you are interested in lending a work for the exhibit or not, we would appreciate any information you may have about the sisters, or their family. It is the aim of the library to collect as much information on the sisters as possible: letters, newspaper articles, school and art show catalogues, etc. We are interested in digital images of any art and copies of any documentary materials available about them. Such information will be added to our archival collection and, when appropriate, will be added to an appendix to the exhibition catalogue.
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PRINT
THIS FORM OUT AND MAIL TO
WOOD LIBRARY, P.O.Box 131, SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074
ENTRY
FORM
NAME _______________________________
ADDRESS____________________________
TOWN__________________________STATE____ZIP____________
EMAIL_______________________________
BEST
NUMBER TO REACH YOU AT _______________________
Item you are willing to lend to the exhibition:
PAINTING_________PHOTOGRAPH__________ARTIFACT,
MEMORABILIA____________________________
Is a digital image available? _______
Brief
Description (size, subject matter, date (if known), provenance (if known)and location
of the piece.
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NOTE:
If an object is selected, you will be notified.
Wood Memorial Library will
pay for packing and shipping from the location of the artwork to South Windsor
and return. Items must be professionally packed in accordance with standards set
by Wood Library and the American Museum Association. UPS, DHS, or FedEX will do
shipping, at the discretion of the packing/shipping source. Items in transit and
while in Wood Memorial Library's possession will be insured by Wood against breakage,
theft, damage by fire or other natural disaster, at the full owner's value. Collectors,
galleries, and museums that lend objects for this exhibit must provide a written
description of the object in the shipping package, together with a written estimate
of its value. The objects will be in Connecticut for approximately six months.