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Although the new exhibitions are still works-in-progress, they’re rapidly coming together and we thought we’d take the opportunity to whet your appetite a bit! This year’s Village House exhibitions are:
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In the Family Eye: Landscapes by Freddie & Skip Wachsberger (above right)
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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Please Be Seated! Small Chairs in the OHS Collection (above left)
Guest curator Sarah Olmstead presents 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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Orient’s Naturalist: Roy Latham’s Life & Journals (below)
John Holzapfel has assembled 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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