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The '''Arkell Museum''' is |
The '''Arkell Museum''' is a museum in [[Canajoharie (village), New York|Canajoharie, New York]] that has an extensive collection of American paintings, primarily from 1860–1940, as well as historical exhibits about the history of the [[Mohawk River Valley]] and of the [[Beech-Nut]] babyfood company. The Canajoharie Library was founded in 1924, and a gallery was added in 1927. The [[museum]] was originally built to house copies of European masterpieces and original 19th-century American paintings collected by Bartlett Arkell, then the town's leading industrialist. Susan Finch has written of the museum, "The institution has evolved into more than just an art gallery with a library attached, but an art gallery with a small town attached. The roster of American painters exhibited here is astounding and completely out of scale with what you would expect from a Thruway exit between Albany and Utica."<ref name=Finch /> |
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Arkell acquired and donated some of the finest American paintings he came across. He incorporated several elements from different art museums that he visited in [[Europe]] and [[the United States]] into this museum. These were the European paintings Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Prince George Gallery at the Walker Art |
Arkell acquired and donated some of the finest American paintings he came across. He incorporated several elements from different art museums that he visited in [[Europe]] and [[the United States]] into this museum. These were the European paintings Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Prince George Gallery at the [[Walker Art Gallery]] in Liverpool, England and the gallery that housed ''[[The Night Watch]]'' at the [[Rijksmuseum]] in [[Amsterdam]], the [[Netherlands]]. Many of the paintings on display reflect Arkell's personal taste. Growing up in Canajoharie, landscapes of rural New York State and the Mohawk River are what Arkell found intriguing as well as familiar as they can be seen hanging on the museum walls{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} |
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The permanent collection includes twenty-one paintings by [[Winslow Homer]], works by all members of [[Robert Henri#The Eight|The Eight]], and paintings by leading American Impressionists such as [[Childe Hassam]]. [[George Inness]] and [[Ralph Albert Blakelock|Ralph Blakelock]] are also well represented by several works in this impressive collection. American paintings from the 20th century include realist and regionalist works by [[Paul Sample (artist)|Paul Sample]], [[Ogden Pleissner]] and [[Thomas Hart Benton (painter)|Thomas Hart Benton]]. |
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In addition to [[landscapes]] of [[New York]], Arkell also incorporated his love for [[New England]] and European countries like [[France]] and [[England]] into his collection by acquiring landscapes of these areas. |
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The collection also includes many paintings by [[Winslow Homer]], one of Arkell's favorite artists, [[Childe Hassam]], and the Vermont Regionalists. American Impressionist Painters and American Watercolor Painting also fill the museum. As with many collections founded prior to World War II, it also abounds in portraits of famous men and of the type of woman he found attractive, women with dark hair and eyes. All three of his wives had such hair and eye color. |
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This decorative arts collection derived from Arkell's desire to acquire objects of good taste such as furniture, sculpture, glass and pottery to place in the museum and library. |
This decorative arts collection derived from Arkell's desire to acquire objects of good taste such as furniture, sculpture, glass and pottery to place in the museum and library. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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<ref name=Finch>{{cite book |title=Upstate New York Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places |last=Finch |first=Susan |page=76 |isbn= |
<ref name=Finch>{{cite book |title=Upstate New York Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places |last=Finch |first=Susan |page=76 |isbn=978-0-7627-5945-3 |oclc=906187344 |publisher=Globe Pequot |year=2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9lidFN8tRMUC&pg=PA76}}</ref> |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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*{{cite news |last=Kane |first=Tim |title=Arkell Museum's expansion plans altered by economy |work=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]] |date=August 22, 2010 |url= |
*{{cite news |last=Kane |first=Tim |title=Arkell Museum's expansion plans altered by economy |work=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]] |date=August 22, 2010 |url=https://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Arkell-Museum-s-expansion-plans-altered-by-economy-625433.php}} |
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== External links == |
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* {{cite web|title=The Arkell Museum - Canajoharie, New York |publisher=The Arkell Museum |url=https://www.arkellmuseum.org/ |accessdate=2011-06-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725013927/https://www.arkellmuseum.org/ |archivedate=25 July 2011 |url-status=live }} |
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Latest revision as of 22:10, 25 January 2024
 The Arkell Museum | |
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| Location | Canajoharie, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°54′27.0″N 074°34′18.9″W / 42.907500°N 74.571917°W |
| Type | Art Museum |
| Website | arkellmuseum.org |
The Arkell Museum is a museum in Canajoharie, New York that has an extensive collection of American paintings, primarily from 1860–1940, as well as historical exhibits about the history of the Mohawk River Valley and of the Beech-Nut babyfood company. The Canajoharie Library was founded in 1924, and a gallery was added in 1927. The museum was originally built to house copies of European masterpieces and original 19th-century American paintings collected by Bartlett Arkell, then the town's leading industrialist. Susan Finch has written of the museum, "The institution has evolved into more than just an art gallery with a library attached, but an art gallery with a small town attached. The roster of American painters exhibited here is astounding and completely out of scale with what you would expect from a Thruway exit between Albany and Utica."[1]
Arkell acquired and donated some of the finest American paintings he came across. He incorporated several elements from different art museums that he visited in Europe and the United States into this museum. These were the European paintings Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Prince George Gallery at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, England and the gallery that housed The Night Watch at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Many of the paintings on display reflect Arkell's personal taste. Growing up in Canajoharie, landscapes of rural New York State and the Mohawk River are what Arkell found intriguing as well as familiar as they can be seen hanging on the museum walls[citation needed]
The permanent collection includes twenty-one paintings by Winslow Homer, works by all members of The Eight, and paintings by leading American Impressionists such as Childe Hassam. George Inness and Ralph Blakelock are also well represented by several works in this impressive collection. American paintings from the 20th century include realist and regionalist works by Paul Sample, Ogden Pleissner and Thomas Hart Benton.
This decorative arts collection derived from Arkell's desire to acquire objects of good taste such as furniture, sculpture, glass and pottery to place in the museum and library.
References[edit]
- ^ Finch, Susan (2010). Upstate New York Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places. Globe Pequot. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7627-5945-3. OCLC 906187344.
Further reading[edit]
- Kane, Tim (August 22, 2010). "Arkell Museum's expansion plans altered by economy". Times Union.
External links[edit]
- "The Arkell Museum - Canajoharie, New York". The Arkell Museum. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-12.