CATALYST FALL–WINTER 2019. VOLUME 47. NUMBER 2
Brandywine Christmas N OV EM BER 29– JAN UARY 5
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FOREVER LANDS: STORIES OF CONSERVATION
“The most compelling reason as to why I eased my land is to preserve the beauty of the environment. It is very important to preserve beauty because, unless you do, it will naturally disappear.” — George Strawbridge Jr. Easement landowner and Trustee of the Brandywine
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Member Moments
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Member Spotlight
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An Extraordinary Conservationist
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Hiking through History
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N. C. Wyeth’s Nightfall: A Masterpiece Comes Home
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Cinderella & Co.—Three Fairy Tales Reimagined
Through January 5, 2020 Daily, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving & Christmas Day)
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On the Continuum of Voting Rights
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Events Calendar
Winter Hours: January 6 through March 31, 2020 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Open Wednesday through Monday; (closed Tuesday)
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Critter Recipe
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Memorials & Tributes
NEW MUSEUM HOURS OF OPERATION BEGIN ON JANUARY 6
Hours of Operation: Beginning April 1, 2020 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Open Wednesday through Monday; (closed Tuesday)
Catalyst is published semi-annually by the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art, a public charity founded in 1967. It is sent free to all members. Questions may be directed to Marketing & Communications, P.O. Box 141, Chadds Ford, PA 19317. © 2019 Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art. Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art is registered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under the provision of Act No. 1990-202. Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within PA (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. 3
Member Moments We love it when our members join us for special Brandywine events! Take a look back at a few of our favorite recent memories.
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89th Radnor Hunt Races
Tip-a-Canoe and Barbecue, too!
Member Appreciation Day
May 2019
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Collecting N. C. Wyeth: A Conversation with Linda L. Bean & Doug Allen
N. C. Wyeth: New Perspectives Member Preview Party
Brandywine Battlefield Driving Tour
June 2019
Through the Photographer’s Eye: Art in Nature at the Laurels Preserve
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
“I think the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art is the heart and soul of this picturesque valley.”
A member for almost 30 years, Ginger
Tucker has experienced co-founder George A. “Frolic” Weymouth’s vision for the Brandywine blossom and grow into the organization we see today. Ginger’s first visit to the Museum was in the early 1970s while she was getting her MFA at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Philadelphia. After she moved to Chadds Ford with her family nearly 20 years later, Ginger says “it was a natural fit to become involved with the organization.” In addition to being a loyal member, Ginger is also one of the Brandywine’s talented Garden Volunteers. Since 1990, she has been dedicated to the planting and care of an array of native wildflowers, trees and shrubs that cover the campus. She also fondly remembers working with F.M. Mooberry, the original designer of the Brandywine’s gardens. Naturally, as a garden volunteer, Ginger’s favorite Brandywine event is its Annual Wildflower, Native Plant & Seed Sale. Held every year on Mother’s Day Weekend in May, the sale includes a wide variety of native grasses, ferns, vines, shrubs and trees.
After almost three decades of membership, Ginger notes it’s hard to pick a favorite special exhibition. However, one that particularly resonated with her was The du Pont Family: Two Hundred Years of Portraits exhibition in 2000, which celebrated the family’s 200th anniversary in America. Ginger says that the exhibition stands out to her for both its “historical documentation, as well as the talented artists who painted the du Pont family.” While remarking that the Museum’s Andrew and N. C. Wyeth exhibitions over the years have contained “many exquisite drawings and paintings that are burned into my memory,” Ginger says Jamie Wyeth’s “beautiful and powerful” Nureyev exhibition remains most vivid in her mind. Ginger’s green thumb is not only put to good use at the Brandywine, but at home as well! She enjoys cooking and baking with her seven grandchildren and travelling overseas—most recently visiting Sussex, England for the Chelsea Flower Show. Also a fan of Chadds Ford’s history and the Battle of Brandywine,
Ginger enjoys poring over maps and books about the battle, and has worked at the Chadds Ford Historical Society. In a never-ending pursuit to expand her knowledge, Ginger also enjoys classes and volunteering with the Tree Club at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Delaware. n Want to share the spotlight? Contact Kaitlin LeRoy, Membership Manager, for details on how you can be featured in our next issue of Catalyst. Kaitlin can be reached at 610.388.8341 or kleroy@brandywine.org.
SHARE YOUR LOVE OF ART & NATURE Let someone special in your life enjoy the benefits of a Brandywine membership! Call our Membership office at 610.388.8341 or purchase online at brandywine.org/join.
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An Extraordinary
CONSERVATIONIST
Left: Hal Haskell with his late wife, Mimi
Hal Haskell has always seemed to be in a hurry—usually because
he has so much to do—but for the past 50 years he and his late wife, Mimi, went slow and steady in conserving their property, Hill Girt Farm, located along the lower reaches of the Brandywine River. The Honorable Harry G. Haskell Jr. (“Hal” to those who know him) is one of the earliest champions of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art and has served as a trustee since the organization’s inception. In 1969, Hal and Mimi were one of the first landowners to grant a conservation easement to the Brandywine—then called the Tri-County Conservancy—along with their neighbors George A. “Frolic” Weymouth (the organization’s co-founder), Ford and Katharine Draper, and Phyllis and Jamie Wyeth. Together these four easements protected a total of 338 acres along four miles of the east and west banks of the Brandywine from Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, to the Delaware state line. This was the beginning of what would become an extraordinary conservation legacy. Over the next 38 years, Hal, who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1957–1959) and Mayor of the City of Wilmington (1969–1973), and Mimi granted a total of 12 conservation easements, protecting 947 acres of their farm. They also granted an agricultural easement to the Pennsbury Land Trust conserving an additional 76 acres and permanently deed restricted 15 acres surrounding their main house and farm complex. 6
The Haskell easements are remarkable in their scope. Combined they permanently protect close to 500 acres of successional and mature woodlands; over 250 acres of hay and crop fields; nearly 70 acres of wetlands and ponds; 2.5 miles of river frontage; 1.7 miles of forested buffers along smaller creeks and streams; and 2.8 miles of scenic road frontage. While there is no better demonstration of Hal Haskell’s commitment to conservation and the environment than the many easements he and Mimi granted to protect his beloved Hill Girt Farm, Haskell’s environmental advocacy extends well beyond his own backyard. During his term as Mayor, Hal came to realize how critically important it was to protect the Brandywine River, the City of Wilmington’s primary source of drinking water. Pollution upstream in Pennsylvania threatened the hundreds of thousands of citizens downstream. Hal was able to secure support from the governors of Delaware and Pennsylvania for his efforts to protect the Brandywine from environmental degradation and abuse, which has had a lasting impact over the decades since his term ended. With so many accomplishments and so much still to do, Hal has always been in a rush to get it all done. As a constant champion for land preservation and the environment, he has built an impressive legacy as an extraordinary conservationist and continues to be an important voice for the Brandywine. n
Hiking through
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Coming soon: a new illustrative map, designed by the Brandywine Conservancy, will enable visitors to the region to explore the rich history of the American Revolutionary War’s Philadelphia Campaign of 1777 in addition to the area’s many cultural, recreational and natural attractions. 7
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parks, as well as farms and residential developments along the Brandywine Valley in Chester and Delaware Counties. Of those protected open spaces, the Brandywine Conservancy has preserved 500 contiguous acres where the fiercest fighting transpired during the Battle of Brandywine, including its recent acquisition of Birmingham Hill— the epicenter of the battle. Available in early 2020, the Brandywine’s Hiking through History map will stretch across approximately 800 square miles of the battle lands through Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Tracing the entirety of the Philadelphia Campaign of 1777, the map will de-
tail the troop movements and significant events, while also outlining overlapping recreational opportunities along the way. Using the map 9as/1a6 guide, visitors will be able to hike, bike, drive and explore the region’s Revolutionary War history from Elkton, Maryland—where the British landed on August 25, 1777—to the capture of Philadelphia on September 26, 1777, then northwards to the Valley Forge Encampment on December 19, 1777. Featured with the troop movements will be over 330 miles of regional multi-use trails and greenways, including portions 1 of the 3,000-mile-long East Coast Greenway and the 196-mile Mason-Dixon
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N. C. WYETH’S NIGHTFALL A Masterpiece Comes Home
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Decades ago, and 1,000 miles from Chadds Ford, Helen and John Kenefick resolved
to bequeath Nightfall (1945)—one of N. C. Wyeth’s signature tempera paintings—to the Brandywine River Museum of Art. It was a decision that would profoundly affect the Museum and its renowned collection. After the death of Mrs. Kenefick this past January, her son, John Ryan, reached out to the Museum’s director about his parents’ gift of Nightfall to the Brandywine. “I had not been aware of this planned gift,” noted Thomas Padon, The James H. Duff Director. “I was floored by the news that this masterpiece was now part of the Museum’s collection. As it was one of the last paintings N. C. Wyeth created in his Chadds Ford studio it was a homecoming of sorts.” Who were the Keneficks, donors of this painting that instantly became one of the most important works in the collection? Padon spoke to John Ryan who told him that his mother, Helen Perot Walker (known to her friends as Hani), grew up in Bryn Mawr. She met her first husband, John Ryan, on Cliff Island, Maine, where her family spent every summer. Working for AT&T, Ryan was transferred to Omaha in 1960 where he and Helen had four children. He died a decade later, and in 1973 Helen married John C. Kenefick, CEO of Union Pacific Railroad. Mr. Kenefick was celebrated for his business acumen and oversaw Union Pacific’s purchase of both the Missouri Pacific Railroad and Western Pacific Railroad. Helen was passionate about sailing and gardens, in particular the Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha, where she served on the board; John’s passions were railroads, travel and his alma mater, Princeton University, of which he was a long-time trustee. In 1975, the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha organized the first one-person exhibition devoted to Jamie Wyeth. A long-time supporter of the Joslyn, Helen was involved in planning the series of celebratory events around the opening. After hearing that Andrew and Betsy Wyeth—never fans of long-distance travel—wouldn’t be attending the opening, the Keneficks arranged for Union Pacific’s corporate jet to fly them in. The festivities
Left: N. C. Wyeth (1882-1945), Nightfall, 1945, tempera on hardboard, 31 1/2 × 40 in. Brandywine River Museum of Art, bequest of Helen and John Kenefick, 2019
included an intimate dinner at Omaha’s Union Station on John Kenefick’s private rail car. An instant bond between the Keneficks and the Wyeths was created. After 1976 the Keneficks began buying works by all three generations of the Wyeth family, and would see Andrew and Betsy, their son Jamie, and his wife, Phyllis, on trips back to Pennsylvania. Jamie Wyeth recalls the “unforgettable experience of traveling with Phyllis and the Keneficks on that private rail car through the west and southwest, taking in everything from a performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to a rodeo in Oklahoma.” Helen’s son, John, said that Nightfall hung in the living room over the sofa. “It really captured my mother and stepfather’s imaginations.” He added, “They had grown up with books illustrated by N. C. Wyeth, and the artist was larger than life to them.” At a family meeting in the 1990s the Keneficks advised their children that Nightfall would go to
Above (left to right): John Kenefick, Phyllis Wyeth, Helen Kenefick and Jamie Wyeth at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, 1975.
a museum. John remembers his mother saying, “Nightfall is something special and should go to a place where it could be enjoyed by everyone,” then pausing before adding, “it should go to the Brandywine.” John wasn’t surprised that they singled out Nightfall from other works in their collection—there was something intensely moving about the painting. “Everyone felt it, so my sisters and I all understood why our parents wanted to do this.” John Kenefick died in 2011. When Helen Kenefick moved to an assisted living facility in 2017, she took along Nightfall. The story of this remarkable gift speaks volumes about the generosity and warmth of the donors and their family. We are deeply grateful to Helen and John Kenefick—it is largely through major gifts such as theirs that the Museum has assembled the majority of its collection. Just as the Keneficks envisioned, Nightfall will enthrall visitors to the Brandywine for generations to come. n 11
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Left: Brian Pinkney (b. 1961), What a grand entrance Cendrillon made! (detail), 1998, oil on scratchboard. Collection of the artist. Illustration for Cendrillon, A Caribbean Cinderella by Robert D. San Souci (Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1998) Page 14, top: Barbara McClintock (b. 1955), Very soon, Goldilocks came to a curious little house there in the woods, 2003, watercolor and ink on paper. Private collection. Illustration for Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold by Jim Aylesworth (Scholastic, 2003) Page 14, bottom: Steven Guarnaccia (b. 1953), Finally, the wolf arrived at the house of the third little pig, 2009, ink and watercolor. Collection of the artist. Illustration for The Three Little Pigs, an Architectural Tale by Steven Guarnaccia (Abrams, 2010)
“Once upon a time . . .” For centuries, chil-
dren (and, yes, adults too!) have thrilled to the lure of these evocative words and the stories they introduce. Fairy tales spark our imaginations, teach life lessons, and touch on dark fears and basic truths. Cinderella & Co.—Three Fairy Tales Reimagined invites us to suspend our disbelief and enter into the enchanted yet familiar world where bears make (and seemingly like) porridge, pigs can build a range of shoddy to well-made houses, and humble girls who are beautiful and kind become royalty and live “happily ever after.” Through an exploration of illustrations created over 300 years for three beloved stories—Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the ex-
hibition draws from traditional Western and other cultural representations as well as contemporary drawings that upend familiar narratives. Guest curator H. Nichols B. Clark has selected more than 100 drawings from books that reveal both cultural and stylistic diversity. Such variety, Clark attests, “underscores the notion that stories and pictures mean different things to different people—no one interpretation is alike.” Perhaps that is the greatest lure of the fairy tale—an infinitely adaptable story, endlessly imagined and reimagined over time and place. To this point, the exhibition includes masterfully executed watercolors by Ed
Young for the tale of Yeh-Shen, an ancient story from China. Yeh-Shen’s only friend is a magnificent fish and the source of the magic that raises her above her family misfortunes and brings her a king’s love. The soft, limpid effect of Young’s technique evokes the watery world of the fish. In an Indonesian version of the tale, it is a crocodile who provides Damura, the Cinderella figure, with a beautiful dress for the ball, and that crocodile saves her life. With bright, saturated colors, Reynold Ruffins’ drawings for The Gift of the Crocodile conjure the exoticism and lush vegetation of the Spice Islands. Brian Pinkney’s colorful, exuberant drawings of “Cendrillon” interpret a Caribbean version of the tale. Clark finds that some 13
porridge-eating bears but chocolate-eating dinosaurs, and in Lane Smith’s version of the three little pigs—The True Story of the Three Little Pigs—the poor wolf really just has an epically bad cold and “accidentally” sneezes the houses down. Steven Kellogg’s three pigs operate a successful wafflery, which in the end turns into a wolfery.
illustrations even transcend their time; for example, Arthur Rackham’s silhouette-style illustrations originally published in a 1919 edition of Cinderella feel modern enough to accompany Rebecca Solnit’s 2019 version of the tale, in which Cinderella eschews Prince Nevermore, opting instead to open a bakery café. Clark’s puckish sense of humor is evident in many of his selections for this exhi-
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bition. He has included drawings from Steven Guarnaccia’s inventive interpretation of Cinderella, whose apparel is inspired by some of the most renowned fashion designers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, as well as work by William Wegman, whose famous Weimaraners appear as characters in this canine vision of the classic tale. In Mo Willems’s telling of the Goldilocks story, the heroine encounters not
Because they appeal to our imagination and are open to interpretation, fairy tales continue to stand the test of time, with subtle shifts occurring across eras and cultures. Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks and the Three Bears have been endlessly told and retold, as the drawings in this exhibition demonstrate. Their enduring fascination rests in the way these stories can be adapted to fit a time, place and culture. After all, anything is possible in a fairy tale. n Cinderella & Co.—Three Fairy Tales Reimagined is made possible by the generosity of Otto’s BMW & Mini. Additional support for the exhibition has been provided by donors to the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s Exhibition Fund, including the Davenport Family Foundation, William C. and Laura Buck, Mr. and Mrs. Anson McC. Beard Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Matz, Dr. and Mrs. John Fawcett, and Mr. Alan P. Slack.
Above: Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt, founder of the League of Women Voters, lead an estimated 20,000 supporters in a women’s suffrage march on New York’s Fifth Avenue in 1915. (AP Photo)
On the Continuum of
VOTING RIGHTS A personal perspective on the exhibition Votes for Women: A Visual History In February the Brandywine presents Votes for Women: A Visual History, a landmark exhibition that traces the imagery of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States leading up to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. But the journey to universal women’s suffrage did not end there. Although millions of women voted after its ratification, hurdles such as poll taxes and literacy tests prevented many minorities from voting until the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.
Above: Krysta Jones, co-chair of the national organization Women’s Vote Centennial Initiative
As we prepare for this historic exhibition, Krysta Jones—co-chair of the national organization Women’s Vote Centennial Initiative and an advisor for Votes for Women, working with the exhibition’s curator Amanda Burdan—shares her personal perspective on how women and people of color have sought to fully participate in our democracy over a broader period of 100 years. 15
In 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States was passed, granting women the right to vote. But even after this passage, voting struggles persisted for minority groups, including Black American, Native American and Latina women. It would take another 44 years with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for most Americans to have the right to vote under the protection of law. Some would argue that we are still fighting to secure the right for others in our democracy—including formerly convicted people, and even Washington, D.C. residents who do not have full federal representation. Growing up in the 1990s as a Black woman, I never thought about the women’s suffrage movement. To think that when I was born in 1978, women only had the right to vote for 58 years, is astounding. As a nation we place value on the right to vote, and it has (and is) used to show who we think is worthy of participation in society. I was born at the end of the first wave of the feminist movement and in elementary school perceived the world as a place where women “seemed” relatively equal. As my interest and engagement in women’s issues grew, it was apparent that mainstream his-
tory was told as if women were just miraculously “given” the right to vote. In reality, the American women’s suffrage movement encompassed several stages of a hard-fought battle over 100 years, with organizational, generational and racial struggles to secure the right and legal ability to vote. The earlier parts of the movement represented a new way of thinking and a rejection of the “Cult of Womanhood” idea that real women were submissive wives and mothers.
KEY MOMENTS THROUGHOUT THE MOVEMENT INCLUDED: Seneca Falls The first-ever women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York, from July 19–20, 1848. It is probably the event most associated with the beginning of the women’s rights and suffrage movements.
Civil War and Civil Rights During the Civil War, the women’s rights movement stalled while many activists focused on ending slavery and pursuing citizenship for formerly enslaved people.
Progressive Campaign for Suffrage In 1869 the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association were formed. Racism persisted in the mainstream movement, and there was a surge in Black women’s clubs focused on social uplift for the race, which became the precursor to the Black sorority movement.
Nineteenth Amendment The nineteenth amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920, granting women the right to vote.
March to Full Equality Not all women were permitted to vote in practice after the nineteenth amendment was passed. The following decades saw the emergence of a new phase in the civil rights movement. Even today, 99 years later, women are still arguably fighting for equal rights. The Brandywine’s Votes for Women exhibition serves as not only a visual documentation of the triumph of earning the right to vote. It evinces the multiple facets of an evolution of thought and the development of our democracy. Today, the women’s movement has reached another critical point with concerns that mimic those of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Not all women agree on what the “goal” for women should be, and there is no organization that represents everyone. Some women do not feel included in the feminist and women’s movements, and there is still discussion about the definition and focus of women’s issues. And—still today—all women do not vote. Yet, we have come a long way, including being very close to having the first woman president. While we may not agree entirely on our goals, Votes for Women implores us to question how these iterations move us toward a more perfect union and encourages us to find our voice and move—in whatever direction that we choose. n
Above: Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy cheers on Equal Rights Amendment demonstrators outside the Capitol in Richmond, VA, at the opening of the General Assembly, January 9, 2019. Even in 2019, the Equal Rights Amendment—drafted by suffrage leaders soon after the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified—remains unpassed. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Votes for Women: A Visual History is on view February 1–June 7, 2020
Speaker Series to Commemorate the Nineteenth Amendment As part of the landmark exhibition Votes for Women: A Visual History, the Brandywine is excited to host a Speaker Series & Summit that will focus on historic and contemporary women’s issues. To feature a variety of voices, including those of executive leaders, historians, entrepreneurs and community activists, these dynamic programs will provide a forum to engage directly with women’s history. We invite our members to attend these events, each of which will shed light on the historic and contemporary battles for equality. Votes for Women: A Visual History is made possible by PECO, The Coby Foundation, Ltd., and The Center for American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Additional support has been provided by donors to the Brandywine River Museum of Art Exhibition Fund, including William C. and Laura Buck, Mr. and Mrs. Anson McC. Beard Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Matz Art of the Vote educational programs are generously sponsored by PNC Arts Alive.
Above: Delta Sigma Theta, a sorority founded in 1913 at Howard University, participated in the historic 1913 suffrage parade in Washington, D.C. In this undated photograph from the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University, women involved in “the Delta Crusade for Registered Voters” shows the continued efforts of Delta Sigma Theta sorors to expand voting rights to all Americans.
For information on the Speaker Series & Summit, check out the Catalyst calendar section in this issue. Additional events and details will be announced soon on brandywine. org/events and in the Spring-Summer 2020 issue of Catalyst.
Below: Stephen Somerstein, “Vote” written in sunscreen on the forehead of marcher Bobby Simmons, 1965. © Stephen Somerstein
Speaker Series & Summit presented by Chase.
Witness to History: Selma Photography of Stephen Somerstein On view February 1, 2020 to June 14, 2020 Serving as a companion to the Votes for Women: A Visual History exhibition, Witness to History explores the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, civil rights march—a turning point in the civil rights movement that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act. This exhibition presents 55 of the photographs taken through the lens of photographer Stephen Somerstein—then a 24-year-old student—on March 25, 1965, accompanied by his commentary of the day’s events. With five cameras around his neck and only 15 rolls of film, Somerstein seemed to be everywhere at once documenting this pivotal moment in history. He captured photographs of Dr. King and other prominent activists such as Rosa Parks, James Baldwin, Bayard Rustin, John Lewis, and Joan Baez. Somerstein also took poignant portraits of his fellow demonstrators, as well as the anonymous bystanders who had gathered along route to observe the civil action in progress. n
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EVENTS CALENDAR November 2019–April 2020
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First Sundays for Families: Pirate Adventure Day
Stroller Tours: Cinderella & Co.
Illustrating for a Changing World
10:30 a.m.^ A guided tour designed especially for adults accompanied by babies.
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6–8 p.m. Three-time Caldecott winning illustrator David Wiesner discusses creative techniques for keeping his work current.
Creative Escape: Paper Quilled Snowflakes
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10 a.m.–1 p.m.* A day of pirate crafts, encounters with Fortune’s Folly Pirates and Storytime Peter Pan by Hedgerow Theatre.
7 & 14 Children’s Read-Aloud Tours 10:30 a.m. Children and their grown-ups hear a story, interact with art and make creative crafts.
10 Hike-a-Loop Trail in the Laurels Preserve 9–11 a.m.+ Guided hike in the Laurels Preserve.
6–8 p.m. Unwind, mingle and make art. BYOB!
16 Winter Resident Bird Walk at the Laurels Preserve 9–11 a.m.+ Guided bird walk at the Laurels Preserve.
Winter Tree I.D. Walk at the Laurels Preserve 9–11 a.m.+ Guided hike to identify trees in the Laurels Preserve.
Listen, Move and Create with Barbara McClintock 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Story and craft with award-winning illustrator Barbara McClintock.
Event Information Children & Family
Performances & Music
Tours & Talks
Workshops & Classes
Members Only
Special Events Art of the Vote presented by PNC Arts Alive
December 2019
Speaker Series & Summit event presented by Chase
5 Polar Express Read-Aloud Pajama Party 7–8 p.m. Children and their grown-ups hear the classic tale and enjoy cocoa and cookies.
Unless otherwise noted, all programs and events are ticketed and/or require advance registration.
7 & 14 Breakfast with the Trains 8:30–10 a.m. An exclusive visit with the Brandywine Railroad and a continental breakfast in the Museum’s café for all ages.
Holiday Critter Sale MEMBER PREVIEW SALE:
Thursday, December 5, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. PUBLIC SALE:
Thursday, December 5, 4:30–8 p.m. & December 6–8, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
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Stroller Tours: Brandywine Christmas
New Member Reception
10:30 a.m.^ A guided tour designed especially for adults accompanied by babies.
11 Children’s Christmas Party 6–8 p.m. An evening of holiday entertainment, face painting, model trains, a visit with Santa, Cookie Land and more!
6–8 p.m.+ An evening reception for first-year members.
18 Piano Performance by Jennifer Nicole Campbell 1–2 p.m.^ Classical piano performance in the Museum’s atrium.
For more information, program descriptions or to register, please visit brandywine.org/events
+ Registration required, but free admission * Free; no registration required ^ Free with Museum admission; no registration required
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Sensory-Friendly Train Morning
Stroller Tours: A Brandywine Heritage
Arctic BBQ
Chef’s Table: Burns Supper
1–3 p.m.^ Stay warm outdoors with this fun and frosty BBQ in the Museum’s courtyard. Member Happy Hour offered from noon–1 p.m.
6–9 p.m. Celebrate the life and poetry of Robert Burns with a traditional Scottish menu and whisky tasting.
8:30–9:30 a.m.+ Early access to the Brandywine Railroad for visitors with autism or sensory-processing disorder.
10:30 a.m.^ A guided tour designed especially for adults accompanied by babies.
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Laurels Preserve Trails Loop Hike
Young Friends Trivia Night
9–11 a.m.+ Guided hike in the Laurels Preserve.
7–9 p.m. Put your thinking cap on! Form your team and join us for an evening of fun, food and friendly competition.
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24 Artist-Led Gallery Tour 2–3 p.m.^ A guided tour led by a professional painter.
30 Votes for Women: A Visual History Member Preview Party 6:30–8:30 p.m.+
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ARTZ at Brandywine
Member Appreciation Day
11 a.m.–12 p.m.+ A welcoming program for visitors with dementia and their care partners.
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.* All-day, members-only access to Votes for Women: A Visual History.
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First Sundays for Families
Curator’s Gallery Talk: Dressed to Express
11 a.m.–2 p.m.* Free creative art activities and performances.
Letters to Aunt Hattie 2 p.m.* A play about African American abolitionist and suffragist Harriet Forten Purvis followed by a talkback.
2 p.m.^ Votes for Women exhibition-themed gallery talk with curator Amanda C. Burdan.
Children’s Read-Aloud Tours Thursdays, February 6–March 26, 10:30 a.m. Children and their grown-ups hear a story, interact with art and make creative crafts.
Seeing Suffrage With 2020 Vision 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Lecture with curator Amanda C. Burdan exploring the making of the Votes for Women exhibition.
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Plein Air Inside Out
Laurels Preserve Trails Loop Hike
Laurels Preserve Trails Loop Hike
9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Sketch or paint from the Museum’s atrium windows.
9–11 a.m.+
9–11 a.m.+ Guided hike in the Laurels Preserve.
12 ARTZ at Brandywine 11 a.m.–12 p.m.+
13 Galentine’s Day 6–8 p.m. Celebrate Votes for Women with an evening reception, guided tour and hands-on activities.
14 Stroller Tours: Rumors and Romance 10:30 a.m.^ A guided tour designed especially for adults accompanied by babies. 20
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26 Creative Escape: Watercolor Florals 6–8 p.m. Unwind, mingle and make art. BYOB!
Justice Bell at the Brandywine February 29 through March 8^ Visit the replica Justice Bell on view at the Museum.
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First Sundays for Families
Under the Bonnet: Lucretia Mott
Creative Escape: Powerful Prints
Gender & Race in Politics: A Conversation
11 a.m.–2 p.m.* Free creative art activities and performances.
2 Members’ Bus Trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show Join the Brandywine on a trip to the 2020 Philadelphia Flower Show.
6&7 Plein Air Inside Out 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Sketch or paint from the Museum’s atrium windows.
Drawing & Painting with Karl J. Kuerner New classes starting March 17 Eight-week painting classes at Kuerner Farm.
2 p.m. A play about Lucretia Mott, a prominent Quaker woman who fought for the rights of women and African Americans.
11 ARTZ at Brandywine 11 a.m.–12 p.m.+
Liberty: Race & Gender in the Long History of Women’s Suffrage 6 p.m. Lecture by Dr. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich discussing images of Liberty related to abolition and suffrage.
13 Stroller Tours: Votes for Women
6–8 p.m. Unwind, mingle and make art. BYOB!
19 Curator’s Gallery Talk: Deeds Not Words 2 p.m.^ Votes for Women exhibition-themed gallery talk with curator Amanda C. Burdan.
6 p.m. Panel discussion on gender and race in politics, led by Krysta Jones, co-chair of Women’s Vote Centennial Initiative.
27 Artist-Led Gallery Tour 2–3 p.m.^ A guided tour led by a professional painter.
Music on the Brandywine 6–8 p.m. Classical music performance in the Museum’s atrium.
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Chef’s Table Dinner 6 p.m.
28 Sensory-Friendly Saturday
Guided hike in the Laurels Preserve.
9–10:30 a.m.+ Early access to the Museum and hands-on activities for visitors with autism or sensory-processing disorder.
Laurels Preserve Trails Loop Hike 9–11 a.m.+
10:30 a.m.^ A guided tour designed especially for adults accompanied by babies.
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Songs of Suffrage
Curator’s Gallery Talk: Marketing Women’s Rights
Brandywine River Clean Up
Stewardship Walk at the Laurels Preserve
2 p.m.^ Folk musicians present engaging songs of the suffrage movement.
5 First Sundays for Families 11 a.m.–2 p.m.* Free creative art activities and performances.
2 p.m.^ Votes for Women exhibition-themed gallery talk with curator Amanda C. Burdan.
10 Stroller Tours: Spring Landscapes 10:30 a.m.^
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Wildflower Walk at the Laurels Preserve
11 a.m –12 p.m.+
9–11 a.m.+
9 a.m.–1 p.m.+ Annual volunteer river clean up.
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9–11 a.m.+ Guided hike in the Laurels Preserve.
Creative Escape: Felting Fashion
Kuerner Farm Plein Air Day
6–8 p.m. Unwind, mingle and make art. BYOB!
9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. An exclusive opportunity for artists to explore Kuerner Farm.
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Kuerner Farm Photography Evening
Spring Garden Walk
4:30–8 p.m.
10–11 a.m. A guided walk through the Brandywine’s campus gardens.
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“PICNIC-RAIDING TEDDY BEAR” Critter Recipe
Equipment Toothbrush, hot-glue gun, Dremel drill, pruning scissors and garden gloves
Ingredients
• 6 Teasel pods (2 medium• • • • • • •
and 4 small-sized pods) for the bear’s body 4 small Fava beans for the bear’s paws 3 Golden Rain Tree seeds for the eyes and nose 2 sections of Beech seed pod for the ears 1 small dried Rudbeckia seed pod for the tail 1 Burr Oak acorn cap for the basket Dried miniature rosebuds 1 cross-section of a small branch (1/4 inch) for the base Clear acrylic spray Wire for hanging
3. Glue the acorn cup basket between the bear’s arms. Once basket is secure, add glue to the inside of the acorn cap and insert the dried rosebuds.
Step-by-step 1. Brush the teasel pods free of seeds and debris with a toothbrush. Remove the pod’s stem and base, then trim with pruning scissors to create the illusion of fur. After trimming, assemble the body of the bear with hot glue using medium-
5. Drill a hole in the back of the torso, just below the bear’s head, and press the hanging wire through the bear. Drop a tiny bit of glue on the back of the bear where the wire exits to secure it in place. Finish with clear acrylic spray and let dry.
Holiday Critter Sale Featuring ornaments made from all-natural materials by Brandywine volunteers. Member Preview Sale
Thursday, December 5, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Public Sale
December 5, 4:30–8 p.m. & December 6–8, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
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2. Position and hot glue the bear to the branch base. Use the tip of the pruning scissors to trim small cavities for its ears, eyes and nose. Insert and glue the Golden Rain Tree seeds for the eyes and nose, and Beech seed pods for the ears.
4. Add “paws” by gluing the Fava beans to the ends of the bear’s arms and legs. Trim a cavity in the back of the bear’s torso and glue the Rudbeckia seed pod as a tail.
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Proceeds benefit the Volunteers’ Purchase Fund, and Art Education and Programming
sized pods for the bear’s head and torso, and small pods for the arms and legs.
BRANDYWINE EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Memorials & Tributes The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art gratefully accepts and acknowledges gifts in honor or in memory of family and special friends, and in appreciation of our staff and volunteers. Recent gifts include: IN HONOR OF BARBARA & RICHARD
IN MEMORY OF VICTORIA HAY PACAUD
ARMEN’S 59TH ANNIVERSARY
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Lafayette Collins III
Ms. Carol Armen IN HONOR OF ALAN SLACK IN HONOR OF ANN AND JOE
Jane Pepper
ARMSTRONG
The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art re-
cently achieved renewal of its accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. The prestigious land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national high-quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Since 1967, the Brandywine has been a leader in protecting and conserving the land, water, natural and cultural resources in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware—with over 66,000 acres of open space permanently protected to date. It was also one of the first conservation organizations to be awarded accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission in 2008. Since then, the Brandywine has successfully completed the rigorous accreditation renewal process twice, maintaining its accreditation status for over a decade. “This award is an affirmation of our commitment to excellence in all aspects of our innovative conservation work and serves as a guiding framework for upholding the highest national standards that the Brandywine has consistently maintained over the years,” said Virginia A. Logan, The Frolic Weymouth Executive Director & C.E.O. of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art.
Mr. Henry P. Howell
IN MEMORY OF LIZ REILLY
IN MEMORY OF LAVERNE P. CARTER
Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Goodman Mrs. Ellen Hoffmann
Dorothy S. Huff IN MEMORY OF RICHARD L. SCHWAB
Chadds Ford Township
Mrs. Susan R. Theiss Ms. Carol L. Griffin
IN HONOR OF SYLVIA DAVENPORT
IN HONOR OF ROBERT MONTGOMERY
Ms. Eunice Steinbrecher
SCOTT
IN MEMORY OF ROSEMARY COMITTA
Dr. Benjamin F. Hammond IN HONOR OF TED DEHNE AND VICKY PROFY
IN HONOR OF W. DONALD SPARKS II,
Ms. Nancy Myers
ESQUIRE
IN MEMORY OF LEE DERHAM
Mrs. L. Marcia Martin IN HONOR OF THE SPEECHES MADE BY ELLEN M. FERRETTI AND JOHN GOODALL
Phoebe A. Driscoll IN MEMORY OF MRS. CAROL GALLAGHER
Ms. Barbara E. Stobart IN MEMORY OF MRS. DOROTHY L. ABRECKA GRIMES
Ms. Kimberly L. Sachse & Mr. Joseph F. Grimes Mr. & Mrs. John D. Sachse IN MEMORY OF MR. WARREN HOUSTON
Eleanor C. Smith Janet Reynolds Mark Bedwell IN MEMORY OF GAIL GRESHAM LAM
Mr. and Mrs. T. Dennis Walker IN MEMORY OF JOHN J. NESBITT III
Mrs. Suzanne Freney
The LeFrak Trust Company IN APPRECIATION OF THE STROUDS
Mr. Peter Milliken IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL WAINWRIGHT
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Konopka IN MEMORY OF MR. PETER SCOVILLE WELLS
Mrs. Patricia Trent Wells IN MEMORY OF GEORGE A. “FROLIC” WEYMOUTH (in addition to previous gifts)
Rencourt Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. R. Scott Schroeder IN MEMORY OF PHYLLIS MILLS WYETH (in addition to previous gifts)
Jim & Sally Duff Charley & Lois Cheston Ann L. Jones Kiger Insurance Lloyd & Cristina Lisk Live Oak Foundation Sanderson Museum
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P.O. Box 141, Route 1 Chadds Ford, PA 19317
MUSEUM HOURS 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., daily Closed Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day
New hours of operation begin January 6. See page 3 INFORMATION brandywine.org/museum information@brandywine.org 610.388.2700 FOLLOW THE MUSEUM @brandywinerivermuseum @brandywinerivermuseum @branrivermuseum
EXHIBITIONS Cinderella & Co.—Three Fairy Tales Reimagined October 5–January 5, 2020 Brandywine Christmas November 29, 2019–January 5, 2020 Votes for Women: A Visual History February 1–June 7, 2020 Witness to History: Selma Photography of Stephen Somerstein February 1–June 14, 2020
THE LAURELS & WATERLOO MILLS PRESERVE HOURS Open daily, sunrise to sunset INFORMATION brandywine.org/conservancy information@brandywine.org 610.388.8340 FOLLOW THE CONSERVANCY @brandywineconservancy @brandywineconservancy @branconservancy Cover image: Howard Pyle, The Nation Makers (detail), ca. 1903, oil on canvas, 40 1/4 × 26 in. Purchased through a grant from the Mabel Pew Myrin Trust, 1984