Scooters, Cranberry Pickers, and "Whirling Dervishes" Hal B. Fullerton's Long Island Exhibition Opens At The Heckscher Museum of Art
- HUNTINGTON, New York
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- April 26, 2013
Huntington, NY – The Heckscher Museum of Art is pleased to present Scooters, Cranberry Pickers, and “Whirling Dervishes” Hal B. Fullerton’s Long Island. On view from April 27 through August 4, 2013, this exhibition features the works of Hal B. Fullerton who was a self-taught photographer whose works document life on Long Island in the early years of the 20th century.
As a special agent and agriculturalist for the Long Island Rail Road, Fullerton’s photographs were reproduced in promotional material that encouraged tourism and farming on the Island. Born in Ohio, Fullerton worked in New York before moving to Long Island, settling first in Brooklyn, and then progressively east to Queens, Huntington, East Setauket, and finally Middle Island. In Suffolk County, Fullerton and his wife established experimental farms for the L.I.R.R., contributing to the area’s agricultural development. His photographs capture the picturesque, agrarian charm of the Island, while also revealing aesthetic conventions seen in contemporary painting of the period.
Also opening on April 27 and on view through August 11, 2013, is Car Culture: Art and the Automobile which explores artistic responses to the automobile in photographs, paintings, and sculptures that examine an aspect of our experience that is usually taken for granted.
Exhibition related programs:
Scooters, Cranberry Pickers, and “Whirling Dervishes” Hal B. Fullerton’s Long Island
FRIDAY GALLERY TALK
Hal Fullerton's Photographs: History Becomes Art
Photographer Neil Scholl
Lecture/Gallery Talk, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join photographer Neil Scholl and travel back in time as he talks about the digitization and restoration of Hal B. Fullerton's historic and artistic photographic documentation of Long Island life in the early years of the 20th century. As a special agent and agriculturalist for the Long Island Rail Road, Fullerton's photographs were reproduced in promotional materials that encouraged tourism and farming on the Island. His photographs capture the picturesque, agrarian charm of the Island.
Contact:
Nina MullerThe Heckscher Museum of Art
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muller@heckscher.org
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Huntington, New York
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About The Heckscher Museum of Art
The Heckscher Museum of Art, founded in 1920 by August Heckscher, serves the people of the Town of Huntington and surrounding communities. Through exhibitions of its permanent and loan collections of art and related programs, it seeks to provide inspiring and transformative educational experiences to encourage a broader understanding of our past and present and enrich the quality of life of the individuals it serves. The Museum Permanent Collection contains more than 2,200 works from the early 16th century to present. For information about The Heckscher Museum of Art, visit www.heckscher.org. Museum Hours Wednesday - Friday | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm * Saturday and Sunday | 11:00 am - 5:00 pm * Monday and Tuesday | Closed * Huntington Township Residents admitted FREE Wednesdays after 2:00 pm and Saturdays before 1:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free Admission for Active Military Personnel and Veterans Available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention Common Access Card (CAC), a DD Form 1173, a DD Form 1173-1, a Veteran’s DD-214, or a Veteran ID card and a driver’s license. Includes active military personnel (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserve) or Veteran and up to five (5) family members (spouse, child, aunt, uncle, grandparent, etc.).
