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Dorothy Dehner (1901-1994), Shells, 1946,
ink and watercolor on paper, 11½" x 15½".
—Through April 10
—New York City
Kraushaar Galleries presents Dorothy
Dehner, The Creative Process, 1930-
1950 , a collection of works on paper.
Dehner’s background in painting, photog-
raphy, dance, music, and acting contrib-
uted to her artistic style. She often drew
from nature. Many of her early drawings
became the basis for her later sculptures.
The gallery is located at 15 East 71st
Street, #2B, in New York City. Hours
are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to
5 p.m., and by appointment. For more
information, call (212) 288-2558 or visit
).
—Through May 25
—New York City
Captain Linnaeus Tripe: Photogra-
pher of India and Burma, 1852-1860 is
currently on view at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. Press materials provide
the following information: “Originally
from Devonport, England, Tripe joined
the British East India Company in 1839.
Although he spent several years in India
on assignment as an officer of the 12th
Madras Infantry, it wasn’t until he returned
to his hometown on leave in 1851 that he
learned photography. When he returned to
India in 1854, he photographed through-
out the country and Burma, at first on his
own initiative and later under the aus-
pices of the Madras Presidency—a Brit-
Nathan Benn (b. 1950), Woman at Kitchen
Door, New Haven, Vermont, 1973.
—Through May 25
—Shelburne, Vermont
Shelburne Museum is hosting Koda-
chrome Memory: American Pictures,
1972-1990, an exhibition of 67 color pho-
tographs by Nathan Benn taken before
digital photography became prominent.
Benn was formerly a staff photographer
for National Geographic. The photos
shown were taken in Vermont and in
Benn’s home state of Florida. Press mate-
rials note that the images are evocative
of “the regional textures of an America...
which for the most part, now exists only
in memory or on film.” A book by the
same name featuring a more extensive
selection of Benn’s photos was published
in 2013 by powerHouse Books.
Shelburne Museum is located at 6000
Shelburne Road in Shelburne, Vermont.
Winter hours (through April 30) are
Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. The only buildings open at this
time are the Pizzagalli Center for Art and
Education, the Round Barn, and the Webb
Gallery. Winter admission is $8 for adults
and $5 for children five to 17. For more
information, call (802) 985-3346 or visit
).
Sarah Ann Tuttle, George Dame School,
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Hope , circa
1810. Collection of William and Sally
Gemmill.
—Through June 21
—Bronx, New York
The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
presents Accomplished Women: School-
girl Art from Female Academies in the
Early Nineteenth Century. The exclusive
female academies of the late 18th and
early 19th centuries taught the arts of
drawing, painting, and embroidery along-
side reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Twelve works of art are on view, many
from the private collection of William
and Sally Gemmill, as well as a mourn-
ing embroidery from the museum’s own
collection.
The Bartow-Pell Mansion is located at
895 Shore Road, Pelham Bay Park, in the
Bronx. Hours are Wednesday, Saturday,
and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Guided tours
begin at a quarter after the hour. Admis-
sion is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and
students, and free for children under six.
For more information, call (718) 885-
1461 or visit ).
Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, England,
hot water urn, circa 1790, Sheffield or fused
plate with jasperware medallion.
—Through February 14, 2016
—Deerfield, Massachusetts
Historic Deerfield presents Greek
Gods, Roman Ideals: Neoclassicism and
Style in Early America. A press release
notes that “In the mid-18th century, a
new design style developed in France and
England, known at the time as the ‘true’
or ‘correct’ style. Referred to today as
Neoclassical, it harked back to the shapes
and ornaments of Classical Greece and
Rome. Discovery of the buried cities of
Herculaneum (1738) and Pompeii (1748)
revived interest in the ancient world and
inspired artists and architects to embrace
an ‘eternally valid’ aesthetic that could
be applied across the visual arts.” The
objects on view include furniture, needle-
work, decorative arts, and prints.
The exhibit is shown in the Flynt Cen-
ter of Early New England Life at 37D
Old Main Street in Deerfield. Through
April 12, hours are Saturday and Sunday,
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Beginning April
Wharton Esherick, prototype music stand,
1951, walnut.
—April 17-September 6
—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Moderne Gallery will host Wharton
Esherick (1887-1970): The Rose and
Nathan Rubinson Collection. Furniture,
lighting, sculptural objects, and woodcuts
by Esherick will be on view. Among the
highlights is Esherick’s first music stand,
made for Rose Rubinson and exhibited at
the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels.
The gallery is located at 111 North 3rd
Street in Philadelphia. It is open daily,
noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call
(215) 923-8536 or visit
gallery.com).
Elizabeth Lockhart Taft, Long Point Pond,
oil on wood panel, 40" x 40".
—April 24-May 9
—Guilford, Connecticut
The Guilford Art Center’s Mill Gal-
lery will host an exhibition of works by
the artists of Gallery One. The 11 Gal-
lery One artists from Connecticut and
two guest artists have contributed art in a
variety of media and styles. Gallery One
is a cooperative of mid-career artists. Its
mission is to provide southeastern Con-
necticut “with a stimulating resource and
to support one another as artists.”
The Guilford Art Center is located at
411 Church Street in Guilford. Hours
are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
Admission is free. For more information,
call (203) 453-5947 or visit
fordartcenter.org) or .
com).
Exhibitions
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—Through April 4
—New York City
Alexandre Gallery presents Lois Dodd:
Small Panel Paintings, featuring 24 recent
small-scale works that depict familiar
motifs such as gardens, houses, interiors,
and views from windows. The gallery is
also hosting a concurrent exhibit, Brett
Bigbee: Two Paintings.
Alexandre Gallery is located on the
13th floor at 41 East 57th Street in New
York City. Hours are Tuesday through
Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Satur-
day, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more informa-
tion, call (212) 755-2828 or visit (www.
Lois Dodd (b. 1927), Reflected Light on
Brick Wall, December, 2014, oil on masonite,
18" x 15¾ ".
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Linnaeus Tripe (British, 1822-1902), Seer-
ingham: Great Pagoda, Munduppum inside
Gateway, January 1858, albumen silver
print from paper negative, 10 11/16" x
13 13/16". The British Library, London.
ish administrative subdivision covering
much of southern India—when he was
appointed their photographer in 1856.”
Approximately 60 images are on view,
including Tripe’s earliest photos taken in
England (1852-54) and photos taken in
Mysore (1854), Burma (1855), and south
India (1857-58).
The Met is located at 1000 Fifth Ave-
nue in New York City. Hours are Sun-
day through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Recommended admission is
$25 for adults, $17 for seniors, $12 for
students, and free for children under 12
and for members. For more information,
call (212) 535-7710 or see
museum.org).
18, the center is open daily, 9:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Admission through April 12
(Flynt Center only) is $7 for adults and
$5 for youths six to 17. Admission start-
ing April 18 (good for the entire museum
grounds and houses) is $14 for adults and
$5 for youths six to 17. Children five and
under, members, and Deerfield residents
are admitted free of charge. For more
information, call (413) 775-7214 or visit
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