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Volume 38 | Number 1

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From the Director

I’m really excited about the future of the Bennington Museum! As I look ahead I seegreat opportunities for the Museum to boldly enhance the experience of all visitors,whether they are excited by the history of this region, or inspired by their love of art.

At this time there are so many bright things to report and I am certain you too willbe delighted with this positive news:

▪ You, our members and supporters, responded in a way we would havenever imagined to the matching challenge from an anonymous donor lastfall. She pledged to give $75,000 if you would match it 1:1. You stepped forward with such enthusiasm that we raised $145,000, matching it 2:1. ▪Our 2017 Spring Annual Fund Campaign was also extremely successful allowing us to continue with our great exhibitions, diverse programs, andstimulating events. As we launch our year-end campaign, we look to you for your continued support.▪ The results of both above statements is that for the first time a number ofyears, Bennington Museum is now operating with a balanced budget. Yourgenerous support, and belt-tightening measures in 2016 have gotten us hereand we look forward to keeping that momentum going.▪ The outstanding success of this summer’s show, Grandma Moses: AmericanModern kept pace with the 46% increase in attendance garnered from lastsummer, and also received glowing reviews in The Wall Street Journal, TheBoston Globe and the New York Observer among other publications.▪We have also joined ArtCountry, a new consortium with theWilliamstown/North Adams cultural organizations, including The Clark,Williams College Museum of Art, MASS MoCA, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

The future is bright, but our ongoing plans can only be realized with your continuinginvolvement. Your support truly makes a difference in helping us meet our mission:to engage and transform our visitors and our community by connecting them toour region’s diverse arts, rich history, and culture of innovation. Our fiscal year 2018Annual Fund is underway, and for you to maximize your contribution to your favorite museum, please donate before December 31st. A donor envelope has beenincluded in the newsletter for your convenience.

Thank you, and all best wishes,

Robert WolterstorffExecutive Director

On the cover (as detail) and above: Musical Tall Case Clock, ca. 1810Nichols Goddard (1773-1823)

Edie Sawitsky, ChairConstance F. West, Vice ChairLaraine Naaktgeboren, TreasurerMarianne Peters, Secretary

James BrownBrian CampionJon E. GoodrichPat GuerreroFrances HolbrookOrion HowardPolly JonesMaru LeónErin McKennyLaraine NaaktgeborenMarianne PetersEdie SawitskyKatie Hazlett SchmidtMarc SimpsonDonald TrachteConstance F. West

Robert Wolterstorff, Executive Director

Board ofTrustees

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Bennington Museum is pleased to announce the opening ofthe Early Vermont Gallery. A permanent installation with ro-tating textiles, this gallery presents life in Vermont from thetime when the earliest European settlers arrived in 1761 withonly the bare necessities for survival in the wilderness to theearly 1800s when Vermont craftsmen achieved a level of so-phistication rivaling Boston and New York. Explored throughstories and vignettes, this gallery showcases over 85 majorpieces and smaller items from the Museum’s extensive histori-cal collection of over 30,000 objects.

Initially, the land now known as Vermont was claimed byboth the colonies of New York and New Hampshire, but it wasNew Hampshire’s royal governor, Benning Wentworth, whobegan issuing grants for towns in 1749, with the first settlers ar-riving in 1761. As soon as they were able, Bennington’s settlersbuilt larger houses, acquired finer furnishings, and recreatedthe familiar culture they had been accustomed to in theirhometowns. The earliest piece in this exhibit is a simple sixboard chest made by Peter Harwood around 1762 when hebrought his young family to Bennington. This utilitarian chestis exactly what one might expect to find on the wildernessfrontier. However, it was only eight years later when JedidiahDewey made a sophisticated corner cupboard and tea table forhis son Eldad’s new house. Corner cupboards were built intothe most public room of the house, and used to store and dis-play fine china, silver, pewter, and other pieces necessary forentertaining. Tea drinking in particular was a highly ritualizedsocial custom, and owning the furniture and accoutrements as-

Early Vermont: the newest permanent gallerysociated with serving tea showed off a family’s wealth and so-cial status. The fact that Bennington homes had fancy cup-boards and tables specifically dedicated to the social custom ofdrinking tea less than a decade after the town was settled,speaks to the rapid progress the settlers made.

By 1810, Vermont was one of the fastest growing states inNew England. No longer an isolated frontier, Vermont artisansachieved a level of sophistication that rivaled urban centers ofBoston and New York. In Rutland, Nichols Goddard createdmusical clocks that were masterpieces. The first globes in theUnited States were manufactured by James Wilson in Bradford.George Stedman crafted complicated “bombe” front chests inWindsor. And Phineas Bailey invented the first phonetic short-hand system in East Berkshire.

Growth came to a grinding halt in 1825 with the comple-tion of the Erie Canal, which opened up the West with its flat,easily tillable farmland. Thus began a gradual depopulation ofVermont that has continued into the 21st century. The pace oflife in Vermont slowed considerably. Today’s quaint villagesand forested hills give little evidence of the early “boom” years.By the twentieth century, Vermont had developed an appeal totourists as a place that time forgot. The Museum’s Early Vermont Gallery reminds us of the bold and innovative Vermonters who prospered during the state’s formative years.

Callie Raspuzzi—Registrar and Curator of the Early Vermont Exhibition

New Gallery Highlights

85 major pieces

1762 Peter Harwood Chest

1770 Jedidiah Dewey Cupboard

1810 US Globe by James Bradford

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Exhibitions made possible in part by the S. Lane Faison Jr. Exhibition Fund.

1. Clarence H. White (1871–1925), The Orchard, 1902, Platinum print, 8 x 6 1/4 inches, courtesy of Brooke Allen2. Wills Thomas White (1874-1956), Wm. Winslow Hardware, Bennington, VT c. 1899-1920, Glass Plate Negative, 5 x 7 inches, Weichert-IsselhardtCollection, Gift of Tordis Illg Isselhardt and Museum Purchase

3. Julius Norton, ca. 1840, (detail) Erastus Salisbury Field (1805-1900), Bequest of Mrs. Harold C. Payson (Dorothy Norton)

Exhibitions

Closing December 30Works on Paper Gallery

Through December 30Parmelee and Limric Galleries

Closing December 30Regional Artists Gallery

On permanent view

COMING IN 2018

February 1 through March 13

February 1 through May 6

March 31 through June 13

June 30 through November 4

Photographs by Laura Gilpin and Her Circle: Gertrude Käsebier, Clarence H. White,and Clara Sipprell After Laura Gilpin’s death in 1979, photographs by her and mem-bers of her Circle were kept by her family. A selection of these are on view in this in-triguing exhibition. Many of the photographs in the exhibition areplatinum/palladium prints, a darkroom process that Gilpin and many Pictorialistsrevered for its long tonal scale.

The Annual Festival - Time for the Holidays celebrates the creativity of wide range ofartists as they respond to the works of Nichols Goddard’s Musical Clock, c. 1810 oneof the highlights of the new Early Vermont Gallery. The original art created by regionalartists is available through a closed-bid auction that ends December 28 at 4:00 pm.

Photographs from the Weichert-Isselhardt Collection of glass plate negatives reflect alife of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Buy Local depicts the shops and shop-keepers that made Bennington a thriving and vibrant town at the turn of the century.

Early Vermont Life Gallery presents life in Vermont from the time when the earliestEuropean settlers arrived in 1761 with only the bare necessities to the early 1800swhen Vermont craftsmen achieved a level of sophistication rivaling Boston and NewYork. This gallery showcases over 85 major pieces and smaller items from the Mu-seum’s extensive historical collection of over 30,000 objects.

Annual Student Art Show

Southwestern Vermont Health Care - A Century of Caring.

Bennington Collects

Crash to Creativity: The New Deal in Vermont

Exhibitions

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George D. Aiken Wildflower Trail at Hadwen WoodsTony Marro —Trail Volunteer

The George Aiken Wildflower Trail in the Hadwen Woods at theBennington Museum is a large and engaging woodland garden in-tended to showcase the many native plants, ferns and floweringshrubs that Aiken — one of Vermont’s best-known and most-re-spected political figures — grew at his nursery in Putney, wroteabout in his book “Pioneering with Wildflowers”, and urged othersto grow their gardens as well. Now, entering our ninth year of workby volunteers, a new phase has begun that’s intended to transformthe wildflower garden in major ways.

For starters, many of the towering pines at the lower end ofthe trail have been removed and replaced with birches, other na-tive trees and flowering shrubs such as azaleas and rhododen-drons. Many of these pines were already dead or diseased, andweakened to the point where fifty-five of them came down in asingle winter storm two years ago. Thinning out these dead anddiseased trees allows the sunlight needed for existing hardwoodsand new plantings to reach their full potential. At the same time,the open field at the far west end of the trail is being transformedinto a large wildflower meadow for sun-loving plants, with moreformal plantings -- including coneflowers, ironweed, Queen ofthe Prairie, New England asters and climbing vines -- around thelarge post and beam pergola that also has bencheswhere people can relax and enjoy the view.

Many of the logs from the removedtrees have been used to form bordersfor the trails and borders for theplanting beds for the wildflow-ers. Many new wildflowersand flowering shrubs havebeen added with moneyfrom three generous

grants provided by the Whipstock Hill Preservation Society. The Hadwen Woods is an area of a little more than six

acres that was donated to the Bennington Museum by the lateGeorge Hadwen, the founder of the Bennington Pennysaverand a former museum trustee. The “trail” is actually a series offive connected trails that wind through the pine grove anddown along Jennings Brook. Since 2009, close to 500 nativewildflowers and shrubs have been added, including VirginiaBluebells, Bleeding Hearts, Dutchman’s Breeches, Mayapplesand many others. In addition to planting, watering and weed-ing, the volunteers have spent many hours widening existingtrails and creating new ones, and removing thousands of inva-sive plants such as buckthorns, briars, bittersweet, burningbush and brambles.

The trail is open to the public, free of charge, and is a de-lightful place to hike, walk dogs (on leash) and picnic. The long-term goal is have the garden include most if not all of the 318species of native wildflowers and 44 species of native ferns thatAiken — a two-term governor and six-term U.S. Senator and atrue “wildflower pioneer” — wrote about in his 1933 book thateventually went through five printings.

Since work began in 2009 the wildflower trailhas been developed and maintained entirely by

private donations and volunteers, includ-ing Master Gardeners, the Bennington

Garden Club, local Boy Scouts andGirl Scouts, students from theCareer Development Center,local residents and studentsfrom Southern VermontCollege and Bennington

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Anyone interested in doing volunteer work or donating money or plants should contact the co-chairs of the project, Jackie Marro at jcminvt@hotmail.com or Sara Bonthuis at sarabonthuis@gmail.com.

The “trail” is actually

a series of five connected trails that wind

through the pine grove and down along Jennings Brook.

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Bennington Museum Store has a wide variety of books andcatalogues for purchase. Over the past year, Jamie Franklin,curator at the Museum, has played an instrumental role inwriting and designing three catalogues which accompaniedexhibitions at the Museum. We are certain that you will enjoyyour purchase.

Gatherum of Quiddities: Paintings by Pat AdamsPat Adams has been creatingrich, lovingly wrought abstractpaintings for more than sixdecades. With sumptuous colorsand richly encrusted surfacesbuilt up with stone dust, crushedeggshells, and mica, Adams seeksto bring from the “gatherum ofquiddities”—that stew of un-namable visual and emotional qualities of the world—a visualsituation intended to generate both intense engagement andquiet contemplation in the viewer.

Her beautifully illustrated 64-page catalogue presents a selection of works surveying her entire career. The book contains an essay by Jamie Franklin, excerpts from selectedwritings by Pat Adams, and twenty-nine plates and other images.$24.95 plus shipping. The exhibition of the same name was onview at Bennington Museum April 1 through June 18, 2017.

Grandma Moses: American ModernIn conjunction with the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne,Vermont , Benningotn Museumwas proud to co-curate GrandmaMoss: American Modern that wason view at the Bennington Mu-seum through November 5, 2017.The catalogue that was createdto accompany this exhibition is

scholarly and fully illustrated, and features essays by JamieFranklin, curator of Bennington Museum, Alexander Nemerov,professor of Art History at Stanford University, Diana Korzenik,professor emerita at the Massachusetts College of Art, and

Thomas Denenberg director of Shelburne Museum.Grandma Moses: American Modern restores Moses's

rightful place within the canon of mid-century American Art.One of the best-known artists of her time, and a true Americanlegend, Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma" Moses (1860–1961)was often marginalized as a latter-day "folk" painter or a phe-nomenon of popular media. This 128- page book looks at herpaintings and the artist’s compelling biography to reassert herrole in the development of a culture of modernist art at mid-century. Presenting fresh research, several scholars examineMoses’s name, public persona, painted world, and wildly popu-lar place in American pop culture. Available from the MuseumStore at $30 plus shipping.

Holding the Line: Ceramic Sculpture by Stanley RosenBy the late 1950s, Stanley Rosenwas in the vanguard of Americanceramics. He was one of a smallcohort—among them PeterVoulkos, John Mason, and KenPrice—who revolutionized ceramics, making of it a freely inventive and richly expressive artform. From February 4 throughMay 21, 2017 Bennington Museum had on view Holding theLine: Ceramic Sculptures by Stanley Rosen. The exhibition surveyed for the first time, a unique, evocative body of abstractceramic sculpture representing more than a half-century ofartistic creation, and established Rosen’s place among the masters of 20th- and 21st-century American ceramics.

Representing this exhibition is a 60-page catalogue that includes a twelve page essay by Jamie Franklin, as well as excerpts of interviews with Kenji Fujita, Pamela Skewes-Cox,and Tom Fels. These were edited by Mary Barringer and reflectRosen’s Early Life, his Teaching, and Working. The book contains numerous plates interspersed throughout. Available from the Museum Store at $24.95 plus shipping.

Museum Store: 802-447-1571 or shop@benningtonmuseum.org

Book Corner

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Donors Leadership Circle$10,000 and aboveAnonymousMr. Robert Cane and

Ms. Alison NowakEdwin S. Webster FoundationMrs. Ruth Ekstrom

in memory of Ruth DeweyMr. and Mrs. Jon GoodrichMr. David Griffin and

Ms. Maru León GriffinMs. Sheela M. HardenMr. and Mrs. Timothy HolbrookMr. and Mrs. Richard JonesMr. Sidney Knafel and

Ms. Londa WeismanMr. John C. KornitzerAnthony and Jacqueline Marro

in memory of Ruth DeweyMr. Lyman Orton and Ms. Janice IzziMr. and Mrs. R. Arnold RicksMr. Douglas Watson and

Ms. Susan HunterMrs. Constance WestMr. and Mrs. John Wilkinson

$5,000 - $9,999AnonymousThe Bank of BenningtonThe Berkshire EagleMr. and Mrs. Robert J. HoweMr. and Mrs. Kenneth Moriarty

$2,500 - $4,999Mr. and Mrs. Thomas AscherMr. and Mrs. Raymond BoltonMr. Michael HechtMr. Michael Keane and

Ms. Edie SawitskyMr. Richard Leschke and

Mr. John FrielingsdorfMr. and Mrs. Marc SimpsonWhipstock Hill Preservation

Society, Inc.

$1,000 - $2,499Ms. Mary M. BarringerBennington CollegeBennington PottersMr. and Mrs. James D. BrownMr. and Mrs. Charles E. Childs Jr.Mr. Richard Cogliandro and

Ms. Ann BorthwickMr. and Mrs. Edward N. CotterMr. and Mrs. Kenneth DearbornMr. and Mrs. Perez EhrichMrs. Janet FabriciusMrs. Richard FalkMr. Walter S. GibsonMrs. Ruth GoldstoneMr. Steven GreenbergGreylock Insurance AgencyDr. and Mrs. Richard L. GuerreroMrs. Marie HadwenMrs. Gene E. IronsMs. Beth KaminsteinMs. Heather W. ManeelyMr. Stanley Rosen and Ms. Jane SobelMr. David Grahame ShaneMs. Pamela Skewes-CoxMr. and Mrs. Richard SteinbergMs. Susan TunickMr. William Zavarello and

Dr. Elizabeth Bender

Donors

$500 - $999Mr. and Mrs. Harry AbernathyMs. Nancy S. AndersenThe Apple Barn & Country Bake ShopMr. and Mrs. Andrew BuchsbaumRev. and Mrs. Frederick BuechnerMr. Brian Campion and

Mr. Eric HatchMrs. Gertrude Cleave CarterCenterline ArchitectsMr. and Mrs. James Colvin

in memory of Ruth DeweyMr. and Mrs. David W. DangremondMr. Henry DaviesMr. Charles E. DeweyMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. GormanGVH StudioHoisington Realty, Inc.

in memory of Ruth Dewey and Irving Rappaport

Mr. Gedeon LaCroixin memory of Jean LaCroix

Mr. Thomas LyonsMr. Donald R. MillerThe Pharmacy, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. PrinceDr. and Mrs. Charles G. SalemMr. G. Latimer Schmidt and

Ms. Lucinda ThomsonMr. Donald Trachte and

Ms. Michel KimballMs. Susan W. WardWilliam J. Fisk, AttorneyWinburn Law Offices

$250 - $499Ms. Tammy AlbertsenMs. Lucy Baldwin

in memory of Davis Walsh Baldwin,MD and Marie Baldwin

Dr. and Mrs. Bernard BandmanJames M. Betts, M.D.Brown Cow CafeMs. Jane Burkhardt

in honor of Consie West and in memory of Fred West

D.B. McKenna & Co., Inc.Different Strokes Paint & DecoratingEast Arlington FramersFamily FootwearMs. Ruth Ann Fredenthal

in memory of Miriam Kellogg Fredenthal

Hanson-Walbridge & Shea Funeral Homes

Harwood Hill MotelHawkins House, Inc.Ms. Marcy HermansaderJacobs Law OfficesLaw Office of Jonathan M. CohenMr. James M. MindlingNational Society of the

Colonial Dames of AmericaMrs. Jean NishiyamaMr. Wills M. Pike

in memory of Stanley R. Pike, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Bruce PutnamCharles and Linda Putneyrk Miles, Inc.Salem DentistryMrs. Alice L. Shaner-SimpsonMr. and Mrs. James SharkeyDr. and Mrs. Michael SleemanMr. Robert Wolterstorff and

Ms. Mari Jonesin memory of Ruth Dewey and Barbara Melhado

Ms. Andrea WoodnerThe Yoga Place

$100 - $249AnonymousAnonymous

in memory of Roy W. MosesAbacus Automation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. John M. AhearnMr. Brian T. AllenMrs. David Gordon Ashton, Jr.Ms. Sandra L. BechtelMs. Diane Beck

in honor of Willard and Evelyn Whitney

Mr. Ben Benedict and Ms. Heidi Humphrey

Bennington Chamber of CommerceBennington Garden Club, Inc.

in memory of Ruth DeweyBennington SubaruMrs. Ellen Perry BerkeleyMr. and Mrs. Brian BittekerMr. and Mrs. Thomas BlakelyMr. and Mrs. Bill BotzowMr. and Mrs. Douglas BradshawMr. Daniel BrandMr. and Mrs. Donald CampbellMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Canty

in memory of John J. Canty, US Navy

Carbone Automotive GroupMr. and Mrs. Gerald CarrMr. J. Dennis CaseyDr. and Mrs. Kenneth CestoneMr. Stephen Cooper and

Ms. Karen GrossMrs. Lucia CushmanMs. Marion G. CushmanMr. and Mrs. Ronald DarzenMr. Cleveland E. Dodge, IIIDr. and Mrs. Mark DonavanMr. Peter Donavan and

Dr. Nancy ScattergoodDr. and Mrs. Stuart DuBoffMs. Adriane Swalm Durey

in memory of Glenn R. SwalmMr. and Mrs. Harold EhrenfreundMs. Jean M. EisenhartE. P. Mahar and Son Funeral HomeFancy Pants CakesMr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Fawcett

in memory of Irene PagelMr. and Mrs. Tom FelsMs. Danielle FogartyFraternal Order of Eagles #1861Mr. Theodor FriedmanGalerie St. EtienneMr. Dale Guldbrandsen and

Ms. Sally DodgeHannaford SupermarketMr. and Mrs. James HeckmanMrs. Samuel HibbardMr. and Mrs. Jippe HiemstraMr. Stuart Hurd and

Ms. Justine Scanlonin memory of Ruth Dewey

Ms. Ann JacksonJerome Construction, Inc.Kaman CompositesMs. Susan KatzDr. and Mrs. James KeenanMs. CeCe KingMr. and Mrs. Rick KobikMr. and Mrs. Francis R. LambDr. and Mrs. John LaPentaMr. and Mrs. Phillip Lemons

in memory of Glenn SwalmMr. Bruce Lierman and

Ms. Judith Kniffin

Love, Cody & Company, CPAsDr. and Mrs. Frederick P. LoyMs. Deirdre LynchDrs. Kevin and Alida McGuireMr. and Mrs. Brian D. McKennaMr. David Meiselman and

Ms. Myra PackmanMr. Antonino Mendolia and

Dr. Colleen KelleyMs. Diana MertrudeMs. Jean E. MillerMs. Nancy MillerMr. and Mrs. Steven MillerMrs. Mary Ann Winter MorahanMr. Bill Morgan and Ms. Judy Matz

in memory of Ruth DeweyNorthwestern MutualMrs. Laura NowakMs. Muriel PalmerMs. Leslie Parke

in honor of Stanley RosenDr. and Mrs. Peter PeffMs. Ceil PetrucelliDr. and Mrs. Robert PezzulichDr. Chuck Pfaff and Dr. Bob Irish

in memory of Ruth DeweyMr. and Mrs. David PilachowskiMr. Ted Pritchard and

Ms. Gloria PalmerQuadra-tekMrs. Jane Griswold RadocchiaMr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Randall

in memory of Ruth DeweyMr. David Rekas and Dr. Jill Horohoe

In memory of Allyson Jill CanoThe Richards GroupMr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Roberts, Jr.Mr. Ben Z. RoseMr. Sheafe SatterthwaiteDr. Eric Seyferth and Dr. Sara ReynoldsSonny's Blue Benn Diner, Inc.State Farm InsuranceSVCT&M EnterprisesMs. PJ VentiMr. Roger WadeMr. Richard A. Williams

in honor of Matthew Perry at the Vermont Arts Exchange

Mr. and Mrs. Ward WilsonDr. and Mrs. Jeffery Yucht

under $100AnonymousAnonymous

in honor of Dr. John Eusden, First Congregational Church

Anonymousin memory of Mr. Howard Estes

Ms. Laurie Adlerin memory of Irving Rappaport

Attention to DetailsDr. Davis BaldwinMr. William BarberMr. Stephen BeckMs. Tammie Belliveau

in honor of Susan R. Gatewood Ms. Elizabeth BenedictMrs. Peter Biggs

in memory of Peter BiggsMs. Joan Dix BlairMs. Janice BlaireBlue Heron Construction Corp.B.P.O.E. #567Ms. Jennifer Breazeale

in honor of Susan R. GatewoodMr. and Mrs. Todd W. Brewer

in memory of Irene PagelMs. Margaret BriggsMr. Michael Briggs and

Thank You! Everything that happens at Bennington Museum is the result of our donors, members, and volunteers. You give time, effort and finan-cial support that are all vital to the existence of this very special place. Gift amounts are cumulative totals of cash gifts and in-kind gifts made dur-ing our fiscal year July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. Thank you very much for your generous support! During the last fiscal year Bennington Museumwas chosen to receive memorial donations by the families and friends of Davis Walsh Baldwin, MD and Marie Baldwin, Peter Biggs, Allyson JillCano, John J. Canty, US Navy, Ruth Dewey, Mr. Howard Estes, Miriam Kellogg Fredenthal, Jean LaCroix, Robert McWaters, Barbara Melhado, RoyW. Moses, Irene Pagel, George Peters, Stanley R. Pike, Jr., Irving Rappaport, Joseph Schor, Glenn R. Swalm, and Frederick West. We are very gratefuland honored to accept them.

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Ms. Carrie Croftin honor of Jeanne Conner

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brownellin memory of Irene Pagel

Mr. and Mrs. Richard BruinsMr. and Mrs. Ben BrumaghimMr. Kevin BubriskiMs. Anne Harriss BugbeeMr. and Mrs. Scott BurgMs. Cheryl Ann ChalmersMr. Joseph Chirchirillo and

Ms. Alisa Del TufoMs. Ann C. ClayC. L. White, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Tony ConnerMrs. Linda J. CyszMr. Enoch DiPoumbi and

Ms. Peggy HammondMr. and Mrs. William J. Dodge

in honor of Cleveland E. and Phyllis B. Dodge

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick DunnMs. Sheila Dunn

in honor of Thomas O. MeachamDutton FarmMr. Philip B. Eppard and

Ms. Patricia MillerMr. and Mrs. Kurt ErnstDr. David Rees Evans and

Ms. Ursula McCartyMr. and Mrs. Joseph FarrellMrs. Mary FeidnerMs. Alice Dyer FinleyMr. Jonathan Flaccus and

Ms. Marcy HermansaderFour Chimneys InnMrs. Linda L. FrenchFuntastic GetawaysMr. and Mrs. Patrick GaglioneMr. and Mrs. Albert H. Goerold

in memory of Irene PagelMr. Paul C. GoodrichMs. Carol Grigsby

in memory of Irving RappaportMr. and Mrs. Charles HallMrs. Joyce HallMr. Matthew HarringtonMs. Kathy HavensMr. and Mrs. Robert Hayward

in memory of Irene PagelMs. Ann HerrickMrs. Diane R. HetheringtonMrs. Barbara HoarMr. and Mrs. David HowardH. Sausville Construction, Inc.Dr. Gregory King and

Ms. Sharon CotterellMs. Suzanne KirkpatrickMrs. Theresa KubisiakMrs. Georgia LaBattLee Audio 'N Security, IncMs. Ethel Lennek

in memory of Irene PagelMs. Margaret LillieMr. Peter LoderMs. Janet Loran

in honor of Tyler ReschMs. Mary S. LynchMs. Joan B. MacIverMs. Sandra MangsenMaple Leaf RealtyMarigold Kitchen, Ltd.Ms. Angels Martinez

in honor of Susan R. Gatewood Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McClureMr. and Mrs. Gordon McNeilly

in memory of Irene PagelMrs. Robert J. McWaters

in memory of Robert McWatersMr. Harold MeehanMEM & AssociatesMs. Jo Ann MenzerMrs. James W. MeskunMr. and Mrs. Graham MongeonMr. John MoranMr. Andrew C. OjanenDr. and Mrs. Theodore PaprockiPaul J. Martin, Inc.Mr. Bob Pinsonneault

Ms. Kathleen PraetoriusMr. and Mrs. Eugene PrandiniMr. and Mrs. Albert RayMr. and Mrs. Paul RiceMrs. Sheila RichmondMr. and Mrs. Francis D. RobinsonMr. and Mrs. Donald RogersDr. and Mrs. Scott W. RoggeMr. Victor R. RolandoMrs. Virginia SandyMs. Deborah SchapiroMrs. Catharine Hall Schor

in memory of Joseph SchorMr. and Mrs. John SheaffDr. and Mrs. Neal ShermanMr. and Mrs. Russell SleighMr. Michael Sperling

in memory of George PetersMs. Ann L. Stanton

in memory of Ruth DeweyMr. Rob Steuer and Ms. Andrea DiehlMr. and Mrs. Kenneth StranoTruelove FarmMs. Audrey L. UptonMs. Claire Van VlietMr. and Mrs. Robert J. Vargo

in memory of Irene PagelMs. Ellen K. ViereckMr. and Mrs. Charles Wilkinson

in honor of Susan R. GatewoodMr. and Mrs. John Williams

in memory of Ruth DeweyMr. and Mrs. Peter WilsonMr. and Mrs. George WoodYoung at Heart Seniors

in memory of Irene PagelMr. and Mrs. John Zotto

In-Kind DonationsThe AlchemistAllegro RistoranteThe Apple Barn & Country Bake ShopThe Arlington InnMs. Sandra L. BechtelBelartBennington Beverage OutletThe Bennington BookshopThe Berkshire EagleBennington Center for the

Healing ArtsBennington FurnitureBennington PottersBerle FarmDr. and Mrs. Robert BlockBromley Mountain ResortBrown's Brewing CompanyCAKE GalleryCasablanca MotelCatamount Glassware, Inc.The Chocolate BarnThe ClarkThe Clip Shopcrae Printing & MailingMr. and Mrs. Thomas DeeMr. Charles E. DeweyElm Street MarketFancy Pants CakesFit2FunctionFour Chimneys InnMs. Gabrielle GilliesGreen Mountain Falconry SchoolGreen Mountain GlassworksMr. David Griffin and

Ms. Maru Leon GriffinGronning AntiquesDr. and Mrs. Richard L. GuerreroHarvest BrewingHarwood Hill MotelHathaway's Drive-InHenry's MarketHildeneHobson's ChoiceHoly Cow Frozen YogurtHops & VinesOrion and Lisa HowardImages CinemaMs. Tordis IsselhardtJ & J Auto PolishingJay's Art Shop & Frame Gallery

J.K. AdamsMr. Michael Keane and

Ms. Edie SawitskyKimberly FarmsMr. Arthur LederLove, Cody & Company, CPAsMad River Glass GalleryMan of KentMaplebrook FarmMASS MoCAMs. Judy MatzMcWayne JewelersMr. and Mrs. Timothy MetcalfNAHANCOOldcastle Theatre CompanyMr. Lyman Orton and Ms. Janice IzziOutdoor Secrets UnwrappedPangaeaPerfect Piece Consignment ServicesMs. Ceil PetrucelliRah Earth PotteryRiley RinkSafford Mills Inn & CafeShear Jazz SalonSonatinaSPC Print IntegratedSpirits of Old BenningtonStratton Mountain ResortSusan Leader PotterTatro's Concrete ImpressionsTime for Yourself, LLCMr. Mark VaughnVermont Arts ExchangeVermont Moonlight CookiesVermont Wooden BlocksThe Village Chocolate ShoppeMr. and Mrs. Donald WassickWCW, Inc.West Wines and SpiritsMs. Elaine Franz Witten

New and Renewed Museum Members

Director's Circle GoldTimothy and Frances HolbrookWill and Katie Schmidt

Director's CircleArnold Ricks and Pat AdamsRichard Cogliandro and

Ann BorthwickRalph F. Colin, Jr.Edward and Judy CotterEnoch DiPoumbi and

Peggy HammondRuth Burt EkstromRobert Guarino and Jack LeonardDick and Pat GuerreroSteve Korn and Nancy CoseoAnthony and Jacqueline MarroRobert MelloKen and Jane MoriartyJustine Scanlon and Stuart HurdMaureen Scanlon-DesmaraisDeborah Schapiro and Louis PolishStephen SheaMarc and Fronia SimpsonDave and Pat Thomas

SustainingAnne M. BeckJoan Dix BlairSusan BordenBob and Terri BullingtonCharles E. DeweyPhilip Eppard and Patricia MillerRuth GoldstoneG. Arnold HaynesBob and Barbara LevineBruce Lierman and Judith KniffinMary S. LynchDavid and Laraine NaaktgeborenSue OverstreetPeter and Marjorie PeffEric Seyferth and Sara ReynoldsRichard and Nancy SteinbergWoody and Gregg Swain

ContributingPenny and Harry AbernathyBarbara AckermanDonna and David AlexanderBrian T. AllenDavis Baldwin and Lucy BaldwinGrace BaldwinBernard and Ceil BandmanWilliam BarberAnn J. BarnardMarshall and Connie BarrettStephen BeckChris and Celia BerksFred and Polly BerndtJo BerryTom and Linda BlakelyCarol BlomquistWillard BoeppleRaymond and Rachella BoltonBill and Ruth BotzowDouglas and Priscilla BradshawRobert and Maria BrahamDaniel BrandJonathan and Monika BrandKarl Brosch and Ralph ThomasFred Brownstein and Stella EhrichRichard and Melissa BruinsAndy and Suzanne BuchsbaumAnne Harriss BugbeeWalter and Berta BurrEileen CampbellBrian Campion and Eric HatchRobert Cane and Alison NowakKen and Rose CarlsenMichael Carroll and Joan PetersonJ. Dennis CaseyKenneth and Lila CestoneCheryl ChalmersBret Chenkin and Jill Van OrdenAlthea ChurchKenneth ClarkeWilliam and Lynne ComptonEd Connelly and Carolyn PlageAshley Conway and Susan SchurmanKatharine CooperLexey CovellDavid Crowley and Marie DevitoThomas and Rita DeeSusan and Terry DermodyJeremy and Claudia DoleG. Richard and Bonita DundasSheila DunnJeremy and Bidi DworkinJohn Dyck and Elizabeth HardestyRobert Ebert and Melissa HeplerSteve and Nancy EdwardsHarold and Betsy EhrenfreundSteve and Lixia EllisTony Eprile and Judith SchwarzDavid Evans and Ursula McCartyBob and Nancy FaesyJoseph and Linda FarrellTom and Jennifer FelsBruce Findley and Emily KletzineJonathan Flaccus and

Marcy HermansaderJill and Alan FortneyHoward Freed and Rachel MichaudPatrick and Katie GaglioneReed Goossen and Kathy KindnessHelen GreaneyJames and Carolee GulleyCharles and Christine HallWilliam and Ruthann HessionDiane R. and David M. HetheringtonMarietta HibbardJoan and Michael HillPeter N. and Lisa K. HillmanRobin HoagPhil HollandJames and Julie HorstRobert and Cora May HoweChris and Candace HudsonPaul R. Hurlburt, Jr.Bob Irish and Chuck PfaffSonja JaffeeFrancis JonesRichard and Polly JonesMaurice Kahn

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Laura KeanonJames and Kathy KeenanConstance KheelWalter Kim and Kathleen LeveyGregory King and Sharon CotterellHoward Kopelson and Maxine KaplanFrancis and Dianne LambJohn and Marie LaPentaGeorge and Janice LerrigoRichard Leschke and Jack FrielingsdorfDavid and Sue LindblomMelissa LoughlinEdd Lyon and Heather HamiltonBill and Linda LyonsRobert and Josephine MacheraJohn MaharHeather W. ManeelySandra MangsenLouise MarinBrian and Janet MaroneyTimothy Marr and Julie HauptBob Mayo and Linda MaierMichael and Lynne McCannCatherine McClureAllen McCullough and Randolyn ZinnLucie McKeeDonald and Melanie McKennaBob and Jean MeadAntonino Mendolia and

Colleen E. KelleyNancy MillerGraham and Justine MongeonRenate MooreBill Morgan and Judy MatzMary A. MorrisseyJared NewellGail O'BrianBob and Kathryn O'LearyElsie ParisCathy and Ned PerkinsGeorge and Marianne PetersDenise PetriRobert and Alice PezzulichThomas PlattKathleen PraetoriusTed PritchardCharles and Linda PutneyJane RadocchiaRon Ratliff and Suzanne KirkpatrickDoug Reed and Peg WinshipJohn and Carolyn ReedAmalie and Bill ReichblumDavid Rekas and Jill HorohoePaul and Susan RiceBob Richardson and Joan O'BrienKenneth and Margaret RobertsFrancis D. and Dorothy B. RobinsonRaymond and Dawn RodriguesStanley Rosen and Jane SobelMarshall and Susan RosenthalSanford and Deanne SalzVirginia SandyJoanne SauveAndrew Scheatter and Krista CoombsRobert and Martha SermierRon and Alexis ShafferEileen and Neal ShermanJill Simon and Bette SmithGeorge and Grace SohnSydney and Heidi StokesJames and Marilyn StupkaIsla SvobodaRobert and Beth TegartGail and Katherine TiffanyPat TobinDonald TrachteRandy TryonRonald and Joyce Van OrdenSarah and Maarten Van RyckevorselSusanne and Jim WarrenCarolyn WebbTom WebbPhyllis and Michael WellsPat White and Kathy WagenknechtMadeline and Robert WhittumBob and Michelle WiegersPeter and Vicki WilsonBeth and Dwain WilwolPatrick and Kim Winburn

Greg WinterhalterDavid and Marian WohlsenWilliam F. and Rose WolfeJanet Woo and Micole WooJeff and Suzy YuchtKaren Zannelli

FamilySteven and Julie AnismanKevin BubriskiDaniel and Josephine CadizDuncan and Ann CampbellDonald and Anita CapellaPatricia and Gerald CarrMr. and Mrs. Charles E. Childs, Jr.Joe Chirchirillo and Alisa Del TufoMichael and Terese ComarRichard and Martha DaleSean Dunleavy and Lydia DunleavyStephen and Lorraine GermanJoseph and Mary HallJippe and Annette HiemstraBarbara HoarJeannette LesserFrederick and Maureen LoyMary Beth and Scott MaguireCynthia Mangsen and Steve GilletteMarilyn A. MarrionBarry S. and Diana H. MayerKevin and Alida McGuireThomas O. McHughMary Ann Winter MorahanDeborah PerkinsDavid and Marsha PilachowskiAlbert and Virginia RayScott and Allison RoggeGarret and Marguerite RoosmaMichael RosenCharles and Priscilla SalemJustin and Christiana SalemMichael and Mardi SargentCindy and Lat SchmidtThomas and Wendy SchmittBeverly and Richard SearsJohn H. and Lois W. SheaffRob Steuer and Andrea DiehlKaren and Steven TrubittEllen ViereckWard and Janet WilsonGeorge and Arline Wood

IndividualKarine AnsedeJohn AustinFlo BackusBland BanwellSandra BechtelElizabeth BenedictH. H. BenedictTheodore BirdJeffrey and Judy BoehlertCatherine BoothbyMargaret BriggsWarren BroderickJustyna M. CarlsonDiana CarterKenneth CookMeg CottamKim CushmanLinda CyszJean A. West D'AmaroHelene DelTufoMarcella ErtheinBeverly J. EvansJanet FabriciusMary FeidnerLinda L. FrenchAnita GauthierPaul C. GoodrichDorothy HalvorsenDean HansonKathy HavensAnn HerrickGale HoldenBarbara HowlandMargaret HowlandFrances HuntLesley JacobsonTerry Kubisiak

James P. LaneMarjorie LaRoweBrandy LesserMargaret LillieNancy LopezJoan B. MacIverBeverly McCoyJoAnn MenzerDiana MertrudeAlice MillerJean E. MillerHarry MosesLea NewmanLaura NowakAndrew C. OjanenLeslie ParkeEileen PeckhamMelissa PerkinsBeverley PetrelisSteven D. ReynoldsHira RhodePeter RubinJoshua ShermanCarol StegemanJulia TeplisHelen TifftLisa VerschoorLinda WeberMargaret WehrungSusan WhiteMeredith WilderRichard A. Williams

Life MembersDottie AshtonAnne AtkinsonRobert CondonRuth Dewey

(died 12/12/2016)Marie HadwenGedeon LaCroixMary MollicaDavid and Linda PareskyStanley Pike

(died 12/6/2016)Bruce and Liz PutnamVictor RolandoDottie Rudolph

(died 8/2/2016)Helen SlosbergClaire ThompsonMargaret Keeler Wallace

(died 9/10/2017)

Director's Circle Corporate GoldThe Bank of Bennington

Director's Circle CorporateLove, Cody & Company, CPAsDonald Miller, Nationwide InsuranceMt. Anthony Country ClubThe Pharmacy, Inc.

Sustaining CorporateBreadloaf CorporationCenterline ArchitectsFour Chimneys InnGVH StudioKnotty Pine Motel

Contributing CorporateC. L. White Glass, Inc.Elm Street MarketGronning AntiquesHanson Walbridge &

Shea Funeral HomesHawkins House, Inc.Jeff Gray JewelryKatie Cleaver, MetalsmithLonergan & Thomas, Inc.Manchester Community LibraryMarie Miller Antique QuiltsMEM & Associatesrk Miles, Inc.The Richards GroupSonny's Blue Benn DinerSpread the NewsWassick TireThe Yoga Place

Non-ProfitAlbany Public Library - Bach BranchBennington Free LibraryBennington Garden ClubBrooks Memorial LibraryBrunswick Community LibraryChatham Public LibraryEast Greenbush Community LibraryGuilderland Public LibraryMilne Public LibraryPettee Memorial LibrarySchenectady County Public LibrarySolomon Wright Public LibraryVoorheesville Public Library

Donors to the CollectionAnonymousEllen AdlerBennington CollegePaedra BramhallJonathan BrandDavid BrewsterWarren BroderickCharles DeweyRuth EkstromJamie FranklinNan HayekFrances Gibbes HopkinsTordis IsselhardtLondonderry Historical SocietyGary and Deborah LucidonCharles E. MarchantMaynard Historical SocietyBob McDuffieDuane MichalsMilton and Sally Avery Arts

Foundation, Inc.Old First ChurchEstate of Marjorie B. OsborneLeslie ParkePhillips & Johnson Trading CompanyPlasan Carbon CompositesMallory SempleJoanna Clark SwayzeLuther S. Travis

New and Renewing Bennington HistoricalSociety Members

Dr. Davis Baldwin and Ms. Lucy Baldwin

Mr. William BarberMs. Sandra L. BechtelMr. Stephen BeckMs. Jo BerryMr. Daniel BrandMs. Anne Harriss BugbeeMrs. Anita CapellaMrs. Justyna M. CarlsonMs. Cheryl Ann ChalmersMr. Bret Chenkin and

Ms. Jill Van OrdenRev. Kenneth ClarkeMr. Richard Cogliandro and

Ms. Ann BorthwickMr. and Mrs. Clarence ConnorMs. Marlyn CoutureMs. Lexey CovellMs. Helene M. Del TufoMr. Charles E. DeweyMr. Enoch DiPoumbi and

Ms. Peggy HammondMrs. Ruth EkstromMr. Philip B. Eppard and

Ms. Patricia MillerMrs. Janet FabriciusMrs. Mary FeidnerMs. Alice Dyer FinleyMr. and Mrs. David FredricksonMrs. Linda L. FrenchMs. Anita M. GauthierMr. Paul C. GoodrichMr. and Mrs. Norman GronningMr. and Mrs. Charles HallMr. and Mrs. Joseph Hall

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Ms. Ann HerrickMrs. Barbara HoarMr. and Mrs. James HorstMr. Stuart Hurd and

Ms. Justine ScanlonMr. Francis S. JonesMr. Steven Korn and

Ms. Nancy CoseoMrs. Theresa KubisiakMs. Brandy LesserMs. Jeannette LesserMs. Margaret LillieDr. and Mrs. Frederick P. LoyMs. Joan B. MacIverMr. and Mrs. Scott MaguireMr. and Mrs. Brian MaroneyMrs. William McCoyMr. Richard McSherryMr. Donald R. MillerMrs. Mary Ann Winter MorahanMr. Bill Morgan and Ms. Judy MatzMs. Mary A. MorrisseyMr. and Mrs. George PetersMs. Beverley PetrelisMr. and Mrs. David PilachowskiCharles and Linda PutneyMrs. Jane Griswold RadocchiaMr. Steven D. ReynoldsMr. and Mrs. R. Arnold RicksMr. and Mrs. Raymond RodriguesMr. Victor R. RolandoMr. Stanley Rosen and Ms. Jane SobelDr. and Mrs. Charles G. SalemMs. Maureen Scanlon-DesmaraisMr. and Mrs. Will SchmidtDr. Stephen SheaMr. and Mrs. Richard SteinbergMr. and Mrs. Robert TegartMr. and Mrs. David ThomasMs. Sandra J. VanceMr. and Mrs. Ward Wilson

Museum Volunteers

Donna AlexanderBecky AmosJoann AmosFlo BackusAnn BarberShirley BarnhardtConnie BarrettSandra BechtelTed BirdTricia BittekerRay BoltonRuthie BoltonSara BonthuisSherry BrochuJim BrownSuzanne BuchsbaumAnne BugbeeHyacinthe BurnahmBrian CampionAgnes CarriereAlthea ChurchCharles DeweyJanice DiscoRobert EbertPerez EhrichBeverly EvansJan FabriciusJean FlorioDoreen ForneyMarge GalvinJon GoodrichLynn GreenMaru Leon GriffinBob GuarinoPat GuerreroJoe HallJoyce HallMary HallPatricia HallDorothy Halvorsen

Heather HamiltonSheela HardenJohn HessMarietta HibbardBarbara HoarFrances HolbrookJill HorohoeDiane HowardAnne HumphreyGene IronsKathy KaiserLaura KaiserSharron KaiserSusan KatzCarole Ann KelleyCeCe KingJudith KniffinTerry KubisiakKitty LiehrLiz LucaScott MaguireDonna MainNeil ManganielloSandra MangsenAngie MaranoTony and Jackie MarroJudy MatzUrsula McCartyBarbara McKameyDon MillerBill MorganJane MoriartyLaraine NaaktgeborenCarol NewellLynn Novick

Carol O'DellJay PalmerEileen PeckhamMarge PeffKristianna PietrzackSarah PerrinMarianne PetersBeverly PetrelisCeil PetrucelliMarsha PilachowskiGail PinsonneaultCarolyn PlageCecile PotterEdith PrandiniBruce PutnamJane RadocchiaGinny RayArnold RicksMarilyn RobinsonDawn RodriguesNancy RoundsEdie SawitskyTom SchmittWendy SchmittDave ShaffeMarc SimpsonConstance SmithJennifer WellesConsie WestKarin WidenmayerLisa WilliamsonVicki WilsonBetsy Bluto Woods

The Development Office prepared this list and has taken great care to ensurethat the listings are complete and accurate. We apologize for any inaccuracies,should they exist, and ask you to call our attention to any omissions or errors. If you have questions or want to change your recognition please contact Susan Strano, at 802-447-1571 xt. 204.

Weichert Isselhardt NegativesBennington was changing rapidly at the turn of the 19th cen-tury and local photographers captured the people and land-scape using negatives on thin plates of glass. BenningtonMuseum has acquired nearly 2,000 glass plate negatives fromthis era that were held in the Weichert-Isselhardt Collection.

Most of the negatives in this collection were taken byMadison Watson (active in Bennington 1888-1899) and Wills T.White (active in Bennington 1899-1940). When White retiredhe left the glass plate negatives in the attic above his formerstudio located in downtown Bennington. The building alsohoused the Bennington Banner and in 1958 the negatives werefound by Robert Weichert, photographer for the Banner. Weichert started collecting historic photographs and laterhired Tordis Isselhardt to help organize the collection.

Years later, Isselhardt realized that this treasure trove ofBennington images needed to stay in the community.Through a partial purchase and partial gift, the Museum ac-quired the collection in 2015. Staff, volunteers, and internshave been scanning, cataloging and identifying the collection.Thanks to a grant from the Edwin S. Webster Foundation, themuseum’s collection records are now online including over athousand images from the Weichert-Isselhardt Collection.Over the years these images will provide fascinating materialfor exhibitions that explore aspects of life in days gone by.

In addition to the Weichert-Isselhardt Collection, the

online catalog accessible through out website includes photo-graphs by John Hubbard, Mary Sanford, Frederick D. Burt,William Hayden, and others, as well as art, historic artifacts,books in the museum’s research library, as well as the museum’sother notable collections. We hope you explore this featureand enjoy seeing the many objects housed here at the Bennington Museum.

Callie Raspuzzi—Registrar

Madison Watson (1863-1949) detail. After a heavy snow, plows were affixed to the trolley to clear thetracks on East Main Street. Note the signs for E.L. Nichols and Burt Brothers on left, the Putnam Hotelin the background, and the Opera House and old Methodist Church across the road.

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Calendar

Programs and EventsKids’ Noon Year’s Eve Party - Kids can welcome in the New Year with music, partyhats, sparkling grape juice, and the countdown to Noon. $3/member, $5/not-yet-members. Accompanying adults can party with us free of charge. (Does not includeadmission to the galleries.)

Community Day is a special day at the Museum when everyone is admitted at nocharge and are among the first visitors to see the wonderful spring exhibitions. Explore the galleries, walk the George Aiken Wildflower Trail and more. Mark yourcalendar to join us.

Music at the Museum presents Sue Ann Kahn on the flute, and Susan Jolles playingthe harp in a program that includes a flute solo composed by Lionel Nowak, and thepremiere of a new composition for flute and harp by Allen Shawn.

Spring Party plans are in the making to celebrate the return of Bennington Collects.Meet the collectors represented in this exhibition and find out what inspired themto begin their collection. Refreshments and more. Watch for details.

Bennington Museum ABCs – Designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers,this pre-school story hour includes stories on the month’s topic, visits to the galleriesto observe and talk about a piece of art or object, plus an art or craft activity. Themonthly program was developed and is offered in collaboration with the BenningtonFree Library. Admission: Free. Registration: Not required. Sponsored by The Bank ofBennington. Watch our website for details about our 2018 schedule. Our first gath-ering will be on February 15.

Bennington Historical Society Meetings are normally held the third Sunday of eachmonth from 2:00 pm. to 4:00 pm in the Ada Paresky Education Center located on thesecond floor of the Bennington Museum. Each meeting explores a wonderfully in-teresting topic on the history of Bennington and the area. Watch for details.

Sunday, December 3111:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 3

Sunday, March 112:00 pm

Friday, April 13

Third Thursday of every month except January1:30 to 2:30 pm

Non-Profit OrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDBennington, VT 05201

Permit No. 6075 Main Street

Bennington, VT 05201BenningtonMuseum.org

Thursday, December 28 The Festival Art Auction closes

Through December 30 Photographs by Laura Gilpin and Her Circle:

Gertrude Käsebier, Clarence H. White, and Clara Sipprell

December 31 Kids’ Noon Year’s Eve Celebration

February 1 through May 27 Enthusiasms: Personal Paintings by Jessica Park

February 1 through May 6 Southwestern Vermont Health Care - A Century of Caring

March 11 Music at the Museum

Opening March 31, 2018 Bennington Collects

Summer, 2018 Crash to Creativity: The New Deal in Vermont

Looking Ahead …

NEW GALLERY –Early Vermont

Desk and Bookcase owned by James Wilson, ca. 1800, Unknownmaker, Cherry, pine, Gift of Mrs. Donald Spencer