Upcoming Exhibit Announcement: Holiday Selections 2009
Holiday Selections 2009: Including a Special Exhibit of Vintage Greeting Cards
November 3 – December 23, 2009
For the holiday season, Bert Gallery has assembled a fine selection of artwork by local artists both past and present. Many of the paintings are by noted Providence painters from the late 19th century, including seascapes by Elijah Baxter (1849-1939) and Henry Cady (1849-1935), landscapes by Stacy Tolman (1860-1935), Grace Albee (1890-1985) and F. Usher DeVoll (1873-1941), and still life by Gordon Peers (1909-1988) and Florence Leif (1913-1968).
The exhibit runs from November 3 through December 23, 2009. The gallery is located on 540 South Water Street in the Corliss Landing building in Providence, RI and is open 11am-5pm Tuesday through Friday, and 12-4pm on Saturday, or by appointment. The gallery is closed Sunday and Monday. Parking is available on the street in front of the gallery or in the parking lot across the street. Visit our website, www.bertgallery.com, to preview our inventory of paintings in the gallery collection.
In addition, there is a special exhibit of vintage artist greeting cards for sale. With the growth of printmaking in the United States at the turn of the century, artists developed a special affinity for making their own greeting cards, whether individually designed or printed. Woodblock and linoleum cuts were particularly popular. On exhibit and for sale is a selection of greeting cards, designs and actual linoleum and wood blocks by various early 20th century Rhode Island artists to include Edna Martin (1896-1996), Ruth Forrest (1916-1994), Eliza Gardiner (1871-1955) and Edna Lawrence (1898-1987). Shop for a perfect creative holiday gift this season.
There will be a special Gallery Night Providence program on November 19th at Bert Gallery at 6:30pm. Wells Pile, a local printmaking enthusiast, will demonstrate the printing process from linoleum and wood blocks from vintage wood blocks of Rhode Island artists. Drop by and see how it is done then make your own hand printed print from a vintage woodblock and take it home! For more information please call 401.751.2628 or visit the website at www.bertgallery.com.
October 1, 2009