{"id":3641,"date":"2010-04-16T19:26:08","date_gmt":"2010-04-16T19:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub-dev.bates.edu\/museum\/?page_id=3641"},"modified":"2021-10-05T15:22:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T19:22:56","slug":"figure-drawings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/exhibitions\/y2008\/figure-drawings\/","title":{"rendered":"Figure Drawings from the Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Figure Drawings from the Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

July 29 – November 1, 2008<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In 1951, the heirs of the Marsden Hartley estate left as a gift to Bates College, in compliance with his wish, the last remaining effects from Corea, Maine, where he lived and kept a studio. The collection was left as a memorial to the Lewiston artist of international recognition and historical note. Again, in 1955, Hartley\u2019s niece, Miss Norma G. Berger, made an additional gift of her property of the artist to the College. This gift included ninety-nine drawings from two sketchbooks and works by other artists in Hartley\u2019s personal collection. A selection of Hartley\u2019s ninety-nine drawings are included in this exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection continues to attract important gifts to the museum\u2019s collection. The Museum of Art recently received two important early drawings from Chris Huntington and Charlotte McGill which we are pleased to debut at this time. The exhibition also features a charming bronze portrait of Hartley by artist Michael de Lisio, donated by Sanford Schwartz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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