The O-town Scene

November 3, 2011

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: ART EXHIBIT Masterworks of Americana 1. 1. Flying Fame weather- vane. Possibly New York, circa 1880–1890 Copper, zinc, traces of original gold leaf, verdigris, 30 × 31 × 12 inches. 2. Sister's desk Attrib- uted to Orren N. Haskins (1815–1892) New Lebanon, New York, circa 1865–1874 Walnut, cherry, white pine, and poplar, original dark brown tinted resin-based finish, turned cherry knobs, 42 1/2 × 32 1/2 × 22 3/4 inches 3. Rachel Ann Maria (Over- bagh) Ostrander and Titus Ostrander Attributed to Ammi Phillips (1788–1868) Saugerties, New York, circa 1834–1835 Oil on canvas, 58 × 44 inches, original veneered frame 3. 2. Made in America A special area venue that visitors to Otsego County's charming tourist destination never miss but that area residents sometimes overlook is The Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown. The museum is listed in USA Today as one of the Top 10 places to see art in small cities, and offers one of the premiere collections of American folk art in the world. This last part isn't an exaggeration. It's got clout. It also has the private collection of one of the most prominent folk-art collectors in America on display through Dec. 31. Inspired Traditions: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana will be on view through Dec. 31. The exhibition is comprised of 45 objects fea- turing examples from a variety of folk traditions. Included in this cross section will be numerous portraits, sculpture, weathervanes, furniture and Shaker objects, as well as a sampling of quilts, schoolgirl watercolors and painted boxes, all dat- ing from the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century largely from New England, New York and Pennsylvania. Highlights include a weathervane featuring the winged allegorical figure of fame and several masterpieces by the great portrait painter Ammi Phillips. "The exhibition provides an array of folk ex- 8 O-Town Scene Nov. 3, 2011 pression in 19th century America with an empha- sis on the artistic quality of each piece," Fenimore Art Museum President and CEO Dr. Paul S. D'Ambrosio said in a media release. "These are examples from one of the best privately held folk art collections in the country — it includes a number of the greatest folk-art pieces of their type." Katcher is a distinguished arts patron and has been a collector and student of American folk art and Americana for more than 30 years. She is a retired pediatric radiologist who lives in Man- hattan. The release of the second volume of her book "Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence" was scheduled to coincide with the Fenimore exhibit in September. For more information about this and other exhibitions, visit the Fenimore Art Museum's website at www.fenimoreartmuseum.org.

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