Five new exhibitions in Village House and a multi-media exhibition in the Red Barn
will open to the public on Saturday, May 24th @ 11am.
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Village House Exhibitions
Built in 1798 and substantially enlarged in the 1850s, Village House today is period-furnished and decorated as a late 19th-century boarding house, demonstrating a significant chapter in its history. Every year new exhibitions (curated by William McNaught, except where noted) are installed on the 2nd floor in what used to be the house’s bedrooms; this year they are:
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In the Family Eye: Landscapes by Freddie & Skip Wachsberger
The artwork of Oysterponds siblings Freddie Wachsberger (b. 1935) and her brother Clyde “Skip” Wachsberger (1945-2011) contain lasting images of the Oysterponds landscape as it looked in the last two decades of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st.
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A remarkable sampling of legendary naturalist and Orient native-son Roy Latham’s journals (spanning 1902-1978), which not only reflect his deep passion for and appreciation of the flora and fauna of eastern Long Island but also provide a detailed historical snapshot of 20th century Orient and East Marion. A selection of fascinating photographs and specimens from his vast zoological and botanical collections are highlighted.
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Recent Acquisitions
Features three splendid 19th century portraits: Captain Constant Booth (1803-1880), who is thought to have been born in what is now OHS’s Webb House (he is shown holding a telescope which also donated along with the painting). The other two depict Oysterponds sisters Elizabeth Brown Dyer Tuthill and Laura L. Dyer Holmes, both painted in 1842 by 19-year-old William Garl Brown, Jr. Another significant acquisition is an extraordinary rocking chair once belonging to East Marion artist Charles Henry Miller (1842-1922).
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Please Be Seated! Small Chairs in the OHS Collection
Guest curator Sarah Olmstead has assembled a splendid variety of chairs dating from the 18th century to the present and representing a wide range of decorative styles, including high chairs, rocking chairs, potty chairs, folding chairs etc. Included are several chairs owned by Cynthia, Asenath, and Lucretia Tuthill. These three diminutive sisters, together with their niece and nephew, were little people who were much beloved in Orient and affectionately known in later years as the “Tiny Tuthills.”
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Byron McClintock: The East End Suite
Features six outstanding prints that comprise the complete set of McClintock’s homage to Orient and its environment. Besides these pieces from the OHS collection, McClintock’s work is held by the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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The Red Barn Exhibition
The Red Barn was originally constructed as a grain market near the Orient wharf but served many different functions including acting as a seine house for repairing and storing fishing nets. OHS purchased The Red Barn in 1966 and moved it 750 feet to its current location on the OHS campus.
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The Red Barn Collection is comprised of pictures, tools, equipment, and artifacts of farming and fishing as well as winter activities and early transportation. The objects on display are intended to evoke images of life in the Oysterponds community as the 19th century transitioned to the 20th.
After opening on Saturday, May 24th, exhibition hours are Fridays and Sundays 2-5pm and Saturdays 11am-5pm.
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Admission is free for OHS members and $10 for non-member adults, which grants same-day access to all exhibitions.
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