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Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969) is famous for his premier collection of American decorative arts and the creation of the museum at Winterthur, his beautiful country estate in Delaware, but how did it all come about? This lecture explores how Mr. du Pont formed his first American collection at Chestertown House, his summer residence in Southhampton, New York, and then how, a few years later, he transformed Winterthur into an enormous house filled with an exceptionally important collection of historic art and architecture.
This presentation will delve into the profound impact of Gloucester’s coastal landscape on the development of three titans of 20th-century art: Milton Avery, Adolph Gottlieb, and Mark Rothko. Barker and Rathbone will illuminate the shared summers and creative exchanges that fostered lifelong friendships and influenced the artists’ evolution from representational painting to abstraction. They will share behind-the-scenes details about the building blocks around creating the exhibit and highlight key works from the exhibition’s impressive roster of loans.
Join Gerald W. R. Ward to learn about Paul Revere's Sons of Liberty Bowl, made in 1768 by the rebel and silversmith on the threshold of the Revolutionary War.