My feet are killing me. I’m tired. I subjected Art Handler Alex to various podcasts and audiobooks. And I’m running out of black leggings to wear. But I love it. Exhibition change-out is my favorite time of year and the past four weeks have been particularly exciting. Artist Jamie Wyeth generously allowed us to enjoy […]
Read More Dear Diary: You say Goodbye, I say Hello.The old adage goes, “Opportunity knocks but once,” but sometimes it’s twice. Two-weekends ago we had the second opportunity to showcase the National Sporting Library & Museum at the Washington Winter Show (WWS). Each year they invite a museum to exhibit at American University’s Katzen Center in Washington, DC, during their charity antique show in […]
Read More When opportunity knocks…As the mission of the NSLM states, we are committed to “preserve, promote, and share the literature, art, and culture of equestrian, angling, and field sports.” Two new temporary exhibitions cover all three of these areas. The National Sporting Library & Museum reopened in limited scope on Friday, July 17. Greeting visitors in Gallery 1 […]
Read More The equine Dr. Frankenstein and Mother EarthIt would have been easy for Jamie Wyeth to rest on the laurels of his family’s legacy and The Brandywine Tradition that grounded him. As a third-generation painter, he is the son of famed Andrew Wyeth and taught by his aunt, Carolyn Wyeth, who in turn had honed her talent by learning from Jamie’s grandfather, […]
Read More Phyllis’s GreenIn honor of Mother’s Day, I thought it appropriate to highlight a few sporting artists, who were also mothers, we have featured at NSLM. New York native Jean Eleanor Bowman (American, 1917-1994) studied at the Grand Central Art School, the National Academy of Design, and the Scott Carbee School of Art. She became known for […]
Read More Happy Mother’s Day!Occasionally while working with a book or object I have the chance to find out a great deal about the person that created it. This happened again recently during my work on our upcoming Angling in Special Collections exhibit. One element of the exhibition is a hand-made bamboo fly rod made by Henry Woolman, III. […]
Read More Henry “Hank” Woolman, IIII wanted to introduce two new acquisitions that recently joined out permanent collection. In November 2019, the NSLM became the proud stewards of two third-scale bronzes by the sculptor Herbert Haseltine (American, 1877-1962). They arrived on-site in January to great fanfare from staff. And here they are! On the right is Percheron Mare: Messaline and […]
Read More It’s a boy! And a girl! And another boy!By Tracy A. Brown Reading other people’s diaries has long been a guilty pleasure of mine. Thanks to the publishing of their private writings, I’ve painted along with Alfred Munnings, peeked at the tortured existences of John Cheever and Virginia Woolf, and ventured into Studio 54 with Andy Warhol—to name just a few. So when NSLM’s […]
Read More Transcribing Ellen’s DiariesWhen I walked into Joan Danziger’s studio for the first time in 2016, it was magical. An authentic reflection of the artist’s creative output for the past four decades, it is both a working space and a showcase. I was there to view a new wire and glass sculpture series Danziger had embarked upon of […]
Read More Entering the Magical World of Joan Danziger’s Wire and Glass HorsesThe permanent collection at the National Sporting Library & Museum has over 1,300 objects, including paintings, sculptures, works on paper, weathervanes, and dog collars. That’s right, dog collars. Fifteen years ago, Dr. and Mrs. Tim Greenan began collecting dog collars, eventually amassing 187 of them. In 2014, they donated their entire collection to the NSLM, […]
Read More Collared! The Dog Collars at NSLM
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