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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an...

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A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an...

Free

A Wildness Distant from Ourselves: Art and Ecology in 19th-Century America

“It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such.” – Henry David Thoreau, Journal IX, 1856 Henry David Thoreau's midcentury clarion call offers a concise distillation of a prevailing, paradoxical, European American conception of the environment as other, a foil for the reason and civility of man, at times an...

Free

Gallery Tour: Rosamond Purcell: Nature Stands Aside

Curator Gordon Wilkins will bring participants through the exhibition and discuss Purcell’s work. This event is offered as part of Essex National Heritage Area’s Trails & Sails program. Registration is required.

Free

Q&A with Harry Benson

In conjunction with Harry Benson: Four Stories, Benson will answer questions about the exhibition and discuss his six decades of work as a photojournalist. A reception will follow. Space is limited; registration is required.

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Art Workshop

Explore Rosamond Purcell: Nature Stands Aside and experiment with objects and ideas that connect with themes of seeing the world through the dual lenses of art and science. Julie Bernson, Associate Director of Learning at The Trustees of Reservations and former Addison Curator of Education, will lead the program. All ages are welcome, but children...

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Gallery Tour: Rosamond Purcell: Nature Stands Aside

Join Curator Gordon Wilkins for a walk-through and discussion of the exhibition. This event, organized with Andover's Memorial Hall Library, is free, but space is limited; register online or call 978.623.8430.

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Virtual Gallery Talk: Rosamond Purcell: Nature Stands Aside

Curator Gordon Wilkins will lead visitors on a virtual tour through the exhibition, highlighting the themes and works presented. This free event is organized with Andover's Memorial Hall Library; register online or call 978.623.8430.

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Addison Gallery Opening Reception

Addison Gallery of American Art Chapel Avenue, Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Join us in celebrating the new exhibitions: enjoy great company, light refreshments, and the best of American art! Free and open to the public.

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In Conversation: Kay WalkingStick and Wendy Nālani E. Ikemoto

Addison Gallery of American Art Chapel Avenue, Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Join artist Kay WalkingStick and exhibition curator Wendy Nālani E. Ikemoto, Vice President and Chief Curator of the New-York Historical Society, for an engaging, informal conversation about the themes presented in Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School. The exhibition, organized by New-York Historical Society, places landscape paintings by WalkingStick in conversation with 19th-century Hudson River...

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