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A Tribute to Ralph Carpenter, 1909-2009
Rovensky Room Display Case Exhibition
Through August 10, 2009
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The Redwood Library takes this opportunity to honor Ralph Carpenter
whose efforts helped not only our restoration project but aided other historic Newport sites.
Mr. Carpenter was an avid collector, furniture connoisseur and preservationist. His knowledge of American decorative arts, particularly Newport furniture, was in high demand from collectors and curators alike. Mr. Carpenter was a true friend of the Redwood library. He will be missed.
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Newport’s Own:
Portraits by Jane Stuart
James and Candace Van Alen Gallery
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
February 1 through December 31, 2009
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Guest Curated by Linda Eppich of the Preservation Society of Newport County
Paintings in the Exhibition
From the Collection of Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport, Rhode Island
John Goddard Weaver, c. 1860; Gift of Mrs. Clement Weaver Brown, Sr.
Caroline Marsh Thurston, c. 1843-1845; Bequest of Caroline Marsh Thurston
Hand and Goblet, 1887; Gift of Mrs. Powel
From the Collection of the Newport Historical Society, Newport, Rhode Island
William Bailey at Eight Years, 1836; Gift of the Estate of Bessie Bailey
Mrs. William Bailey, c. 1845-1850; Gift of Miss W. C. Bailey
Clarissa Gardiner (Simons) Allen, c. 1855-1857 ; Gift of the Estate of Joseph Allen
Samuel Allen, c. 1857; Gift of the Estate of Joseph Allen
From the Collection of the Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, RI: from her mother Alletta Nathalie Lorillard Bailey (1888-1935)
From the Collection of the Newport Art Museum, Newport, Rhode Island
Mother and Child, the Little Family, c. 1845-1846; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Boit
From the Collection of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
George Washington, c. 1845-1860; Gift of Elizabeth D. Potter
From the Collection of the State of Rhode Island, Newport Colony House, Newport, Rhode Island
George Washington at Dorchester Heights, c. 1861
From the Collection of the Boston Athenaeum, Boston, Massachusetts
Mary Peters Forbes Fay, 1856; Gift of Suzanne Burke (Mrs. Livingston) Biddle
Sigourney Webster Fay, 1855; Gift of Suzanne Burke (Mrs. Livingston) Biddle
From the Collection of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
Charlotte Story Forrester, c. 1825 by Gilbert Stuart and Jane Stuart; Bequest of Marianne S. Devereux, 1912
Daniel Webster, 1853; Gift of Mrs. Anna C. Warren
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The exhibition produced in collaboration with the Newport Historical Society,
the Preservation Society of Newport County, and the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
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And coming in August....
Books of Many Colors: Decorated Cloth Bindings, 1850s to 1900s
Mid-August through mid-November, 2009
Publishers began to produce books bound with cloth covers in the mid-1800’s. The first examples
of this type of binding are simply designed with blind embossing or a small amount of gold tooling for the title.
As the years pass, the style evolves to more complex pictorial designs and in a variety of cloth colors.
The Redwood Library’s Special Collections contain many books that can illustrate each
new development during this important period of publishing history.
This exhibition will include fancifully decorated children’s books as well as biographies and historical works to showcase the wide variety of illustrated covers that are linked thematically to the works they encase.
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