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Last year, the Everson included Judy Natal’s video The Custodian in the summer exhibition Time Returns: A Continuous Now, a mostly photo-based exhibition dedicated to exploring representations of nature in photographs made in the past 150 years. After the exhibition closed, the Museum purchased the video for its collection. Read More

J. Alden Weir (1852-1919) was born to a family of artists in West Point, New York. His father, an accomplished painter, was a drawing professor at the Military Academy in West Point, and his older brother was a landscape painter and ultimately served as a professor of painting at Yale University. In 1870, with his family’s support, Weir moved to New York City at age seventeen to study at the National Academy of Design. Three years later, in 1873, he traveled to Paris and spent the next four years studying at the École des Beaux-Arts. In this time, Weir traveled all over Europe, absorbing history and culture. Read More

When discussing the attributes of a painting, frames are often overlooked. In the case of James Cantwell’s (1855-1926) Untitled Landscape (Otisco Lake), however, the painting’s gilded Carrig-Rohane frame is just as worthy of appreciation as the painting itself. Untitled Landscape (Otisco Lake) offers a rare opportunity to explore a painting in its original frame when both creators—the painter and the frame maker—are known. Read More

Today we introduce a new blog series, Recent Acquisitions, which will highlight recently acquired works in the Everson’s collection. More than just a repository for the preservation of objects, the Everson is committed to creating dynamic and meaningful encounters with modern and contemporary American art through its collections. As such, the Museum acquires works that engage diverse communities, inspire curiosity and lifelong learning, and encourage community-wide conversations that promote a more vital and inclusive society. Read More

Every year, the Everson hosts its annual Summer Picnic, a fundraiser honoring members of the community who have helped shape Central New York through their gifts of leadership and strong convictions that art and creative expression enhance our quality of life. The Picnic takes place outside of the Museum on the Community Plaza, where honorees receive the Everson Medal thanking them for their service and recognizing their incredible support of the Museum. Read More