Cornish Colony Museum Winter Exhibit
Illustrating the Imagination:
Celebrating Children's Illustrators From the Cornish Colony and Today
Join the Cornish Colony Museum in celebrating the legacy of children's illustration this winter!
John Stadler, One Seal
Coll. of John Stalder
Illustrating the Imagination showcases over one dozen children's illustrators from the northeast over the past 100 years. Visit the exhibit and see original illustrations from your favorite childhood books by Tasha Tudor, Clement Hurd, Jessie Wilcox Smith, Steven Kellogg, Tomie dePaola, and many others!
The Cornish Colony's best-known children's illustrator was Maxfield Parrish, who illustrated over a dozen children's books, including L. Frank Baum's Mother Goose in Prose, Kenneth Grahame's The Golden Age and Dream Days, Washington Irving's Knickerbocker's History of New York, Nathaniel Hawthorne's A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, The Arabian Nights, and fellow Cornish Colony member Louise Saunders' The Knave of Hearts. The continued tradition of children's illustration in the northeast is a testament to the importance of Parrish's early works, and we honor this tradition this winter with Illustrating the Imagination!
Exhibit events will include Meet the Artist events, discussions panels on the importance of the imagination and how to become a professional illustrator, and more!
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The exhibition is open each week from Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm, and runs through Sunday, March 28th 2010. Visits Monday to Wednesday are by appointment only. More details can be found on our Exhibitions and Plan Your Visit pages.
Upcoming Events - Save the Date!
Celebrate the Holidays in New York City - Join the Cornish Colony Museum family for a fund- and friend-raising event at the Spanierman Gallery on December 15th! The event will feature a martini bar, sponsored by Vermont Spirits, a wine tasting by Frederick Mallo Vineyard, and a fantastic Silent Auction - perfect for holiday gift shopping! Join us at the Spanierman Gallery on West 58th Street in Manhattan, from 6:00 to 8:30pm.
For more information or to receive an invitation, please contact Robert L. Dean at 802-299-5295. A shuttle from the Upper Connecticut River Valley and special room rates at a great hotel will be available.
Meet the Artist: John Stadler - Be sure to stop by the Cornish Colony Museum on December 19th to meet one of Illustrated the Imagination's featured illustrators, John Stadler! Mr. Stadler is the author and illustrator of dozens of children's books, including One Seal, The Adventures of Snail at School, Catilda and Wilson and Miss Lovely. Don't miss this great opportunity on Saturday, December 19th from 12:00pm - 2:00pm.
Other exciting exhibit events TBA! Check back here for updates, or sign up to receive email updates via our digital newsletter.
Located in the historic Old Windsor Fire Station
147 Main St., Windsor, VT.
(802) 674-6008
Winter Hours:
Thursday - Sunday
10:00am to 4:00pm
Monday - Wednesday by appointment only