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3rd Annual Samuel L. Parrish Lecture: William Merritt Chase Founder of Art Village |
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at Whitefield Music Room in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York |
Date: |
August 13, 2015 |
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5:00 PM
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Admission: | $125.00 for members of Southampton Historical Museum, $140.00 for non-members. |
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Whitefield Music Room |
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155 Hill Street |
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Southampton, NY 11968 |
Description: |
3rd Annual Samuel L. Parrish Lecture: William Merritt Chase Founder of Art Village at Whitefield Music Room in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
The Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art (1891-1902), directed by Wiliam Merritt Chase, was the largest and best known of America's late 19th century plein air summer schools. Decorative arts historians Cynthia V. A. Schaffner and Lori Zabar, authors of "The Founding and Design of William Merritt Chase's Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art and the Art Village" will give an illustrated PowerPoint lecture on how the school and its campus, the Art Village, were founded and used in the development of Shinnecock Hills, located just outside the Village of Southampton, into a summer resort. The lecture takes place in the Music Room at Whitefield, a gilded age mansion designed by Stanford White between 1898 and 1907. The 16 acre estate was mentioned as "one of twelve significant country houses in America" by Country Life Magazine in 1915. A reception for the speakers follows the lecture in the garden. Attendance is limited, to RSVP please call 631-283-2494.
About Southampton Historical Museum
The Southampton Colonial Society (now doing business as the Southampton Historical Museum) was organized in 1898 and incorporated in 1910. In its early days, the Society collected and exhibited historical objects and documents relating to the history and development of Southampton, organized pageants, and gave lectures on antiques. By the 1990s the Rogers Mansion property had expanded to include 12 historic structures including a one-room schoolhouse, a 1825 barn and a 19th century paint shore, among others. The museum is open year-round with changing exhibits on historic topics, a research center, and extensive education programs for schoolchildren and adults.
The Rogers Mansion contains an extensive research library and archives dedicated to the history of Southampton and its surrounding areas. The library currently contains over 800 volumes and the archives include a wide range of subjects from account books to family memorabilia. Come explore our research center and with the help of a research assistant see what you can discover. |
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631-283-2494 |
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