NOTES FROM THE FARMS THE JOURNAL OF THE CRAFTSMAN FARMS FOUNDATION

FROM THE SCHOLAR’S SYMPOSIUM TO KICK DIRECTOR’S CHAIR OFF DESIGN FOR LIVING WEEKEND —Heather E. Stivison he Design for Living Weekend begins scholars were selected: Ton October 5 at 9 a.m. with the 3rd Annual Emerging Scholars Symposium. Diana Greenwold, Ph.D. candidate, To everything This year’s symposium is sponsored by History of Art, University of California, there is a season Leigh Ann and Bruce Johnson. A part- Berkeley will present “Crafting New nership with Sotheby's Institute of Art, Citizens: Immigrant Identity at Boston's and a time . . . American Fine and Decorative Art Paul Revere Pottery, 1908-1942” or more than six years I have had Programme, the Symposium seeks to support and secure Arts and Crafts- John Paul Murphy, Ph.D. candidate, Art the honor of serving as the exec- F related scholarship among worthy grad- History, Northwestern University will utive director of the Stickley uate (and recently graduated) scholars. present “Is Poverty Progress? Henry Museum at Craftsman Farms. These George, , and the years have been filled with successes, Held in conjunction with a weekend of Aesthetics of Social Reform” challenges, and unforgettable memo- events on October 5-6, the Symposium ries that I will cherish for the rest of theme focuses on the integration of art David Sledge, History of Art M.A., my life. So it is a bittersweet moment and life. Speakers will address the inter- Williams College will present “History th to be writing my 26 and final “From section of craft, idealism, and economics and the Craftsman: Anti-modernism in the Director’s Chair” message. and the tension between economic via- Thomas Eakins's 1908 William Rush bility and a satisfied artistic life. Series” But to everything there is a season and a time, and the time for depar- A. M. Simpson wrote in the March 1902 These three emerging scholars will be ture is here. My husband and I will issue of The Craftsman magazine: joined by two distinguished scholars, be leaving the New Jersey home in Nancy Green and Suzanne L. Flynt. “Unless the production of the necessi- which we have lived for the past 27 ties of life can be made beautiful, Nancy Green, the Gale and Ira Drukier years to start a new and exciting pleasurable and instructive, our whole Curator of Prints, Drawings, and chapter of our lives in coastal society must remain disorganized, dis- Photographs at Cornell University’s Massachusetts. And so the time has integrated, and productive of pain, and Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,will come for me to say good-bye to the inartistic… What is needed at the Continued on page 2 Stickley Museum at Craftsman present time is a process of synthesis Farms and to all the wonderful peo- and correlation.” ple who help it thrive. Left: This is an aspect of modern life that the Symposium fea- tured speaker You are a dedicated group of mem- sought to Suzanne L. bers and I have been deeply touched correct. The tension between economic Flynt, who is by your kindness and warmth. I viability and a satisfied, artistic life curator of thank every one of you who have remained a constant concern for pro- Memorial Hall sent thoughtful notes and beautiful ducers throughout the period. Museum in cards to wish me well in my new life Deerfield, Emerging scholars were challenged to Continued on page 2 Massachusetts. submit papers on this theme. Three Fall 2013 a Vol. 22, No. 3 NOTES FROM THE FARMS

Director’s Chair continued from page 1 Conference continued...

th and to acknowledge the many things the Smithsonian, Syracuse University, be the 6 Annual Amy Stahl Memorial we have accomplished together. PBS, Drew University, and Sotheby’s Lecturer. Green’s catalogue Arthur Institute will continue to expand. And Wesley Dow and His Influence received At the core of these accomplishments our annual attendance, which has honorable mention in the Moe Prize was the development of a comprehen- grown more than 400% in the past six competition for works in art history sive historic site master plan in 2007. years, will also continue to grow. from the New York State Historical This massive multi-volume plan guid- Association and in 2006 Byrdcliffe won ed us as we worked together to pre- The biggest project of my tenure, the the Moe Prize as and an award from the Metropolitan Chapter of the Victorian serve and protect this historic site. Log House fire prevention project Society for Catalogue of Distinction. Some highlights of that preservation (described on page 4) is now coming Green received her B.A. from include the restoration of the master to a close. With so many projects Connecticut College and her M.A. in Art bedroom, master bathroom, and cot- completed, all eyes are looking towards History from Williams College. An essay tage roofs, and the rehabilitation of the next stage of life at Craftsman related to her topic appears on page 6. the North Cottage and the Milk Farms. We have just received a grant House. We also completed massive for more than $500,000 to begin a We are pleased to announce that projects that are invisible to the eye, new phase of rehabilitation and uti- Suzanne L. Flynt, Curator of Memorial such as inserting steel girders beneath lization of our beautiful historic site. Hall Museum, Deerfield, Massachusetts, the Log House stairs and pouring new The current three-year strategic plan has been added to the roster of distin- concrete footings beneath the building is coming to an end and the organiza- guished speakers. A 1903 article in The to protect the Log House from sagging tion is beginning to craft a strategic Craftsman declared that “Deerfield is and shifting. We created an Education plan for the next three to five years. sending all over the country beautiful Room, ADA bathroom, ADA walk- The timing is right for a change. things...to bring back something of lost ways, and have many more projects poetry to the earth.” Flynt will deliver well underway. None of these things I have had the privilege to talk with the featured address, “Arts and Crafts in would have been possible without many of you about the pride you feel Old Deerfield,” which will consider the your membership support, donations, in our success, your dreams for this distinctive manifestation of the Arts and and enthusiasm for the work that site, and your dearest hopes for the Crafts movement in this Massachusetts takes place here every day. future of the Stickley Museum. You community and the talented group of, have placed your trust in the Board of often female, artisans who cultivated it. We have an outstanding staff in place Directors and the staff to fulfill those that will allow the Museum to contin- hopes and dreams. As my time as Flynt, who resides in Dummerston, ue with its high-quality educational executive director draws to a close I Vermont, recently authored Poetry to the focus that is now at the very heart of want to share with you my firm belief Earth: The Arts and Crafts Movement in everything we do. The Emerging that these dreams will continue to Deerfield to accompany the exhibition Scholars Symposium, Family Days, the come true. Skilled Hands and High Ideals: The Arts Stickley Design Invitational, Artist-in and Crafts Movement in Deerfield.Her Residence, and many other excellent As I leave my position of executive previous publication The Allen Sisters: programs are now regular parts of our director, I will remain as a friend and Pictorial Photographers 1885-1920 was awarded the Historic New annual public offerings. The Mr. fellow member and donor. Craftsman Book Prize in 2002. Stickley series of exhibitions presented Farms is a beautiful and meaningful at the Annual Grove Park Inn Arts & historic site that I will always support The conference will end with a Question Crafts Conference and the ambitious and cherish. And I am heartened, and Answer session. Following the con- Syracuse University collaboration, knowing that I am leaving this unique ference, attendees may participate in an Styling an American Family,have treasure in the competent hands of optional group lunch at the nearby offered new scholarship in the field the talented and hardworking staff Tabor Road Tavern. and were sources of great pride. These members, and the caring and commit- are just the beginning of the programs ted Board of Trustees. It will be a time Taking place at the Stickley Museum and exhibitions that the Stickley of fresh new ideas and new accom- Saturday, October 5 , 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Museum will present in the future. plishments for the Stickley Museum. I $15 Member and $25 Non Member look forward to applauding all their $35 Optional lunch at Tabor Road Tavern Our many successfully partnerships future successes! call 973.540.0311, with prestigious institutions such as or visit StickleyMuseum.org Fall 2013 a Page 2 NOTES FROM THE FARMS

FALL FAMILY DAY BLENDS EDUCATION AND FAMILY FUN!

ummer’s end brings the return of Stickley Museum’s 7th Annual Fall Family Day. SSet for Saturday, September 21, this traditional fall festival celebrates harvest time and Craftsman Farms’ agricultural past. Fall Family Day is the museum’s biggest family program of the year, attracting hundreds of visitors, and we’re pleased to be partnering for a third time with local PBS affiliate WNET THIRTEEN’s Kids Club for this special afternoon.

We are looking forward to welcoming young visitors of all ages to Craftsman Farms, and we’re especially eager to welcome our special guest Clifford the Big Red Dog, who will be stopping by compliments of Kids Club. We’re also happy to have Sue Dupre returning for another Family Day. Joined by the Jugtown Mountain String Band, Dupre will lead “Square Dancing with Sue.” With live music to set the tone, families will be invited to promenade and practice their do-si-do during several rounds of square dancing.

Family Day will feature hayrides around the grounds of Craftsman Farms, pumpkin painting, and craft demonstrations like woodworking, embroidery, and finger knit- ting. The event also features the return of favorite activities like the Scavenger Hunt, the Balloon Cow craft, and old-fashioned carnival-style games like Rubber Ducky ring toss.

Inside the Log House, tours will be suspended for the day and families will be invit- ed to stroll through the museum Open House at their own pace.

Food vendor Apple Spice Junction will join us once again with a variety of delicious lunch and refreshment options including cider and their popular cider doughnuts, which have sold out every year. Special guest Clifford the Big Red Dog will be on hand to greet you! Mark your calendar now for this fun-filled and memory making afternoon at Craftsman Farms. TM & © 2013 Scholastic Inc. SCHOLASTIC and asso- ciated logo are trademarks of Scholastic Inc. CLIFFORD, Saturday, September 21 EMILY ELIZABETH, CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG, CLIFFORD'S PUPPY DAYS. BE BIG!, and Noon to 4:00 p.m. logos are trademarks and or registered trademarks of $5 Member Children and $7 Non Member Children Norman Bridwell. All rights reserved. $7 Adult or Free to Adults accompanying children

Fall Family Day pumpkin painting. Fall Family Day hayride tour of the site. Fall 2013 a Page 3 NOTES FROM THE FARMS PROJECT UPDATE: MEET VONDA GIVENS, ACTING DIRECTOR AVE THE TONE IERS S S P onda K. Givens, who has served as the nly seven months have passed since VStickley Museum’s director of education Owe first announced the campaign since 2008, will serve as the Stickley Museum’s raise $36,000 to save four deteriorating acting director during the search for a new execu- stone piers, and many of you have tive director. The Museum is fortunate to have already responded! Thanks to you we someone already on staff who is well versed in have raised over $20,000! the Stickley Museum’s operations and who brings a wealth of museum experience to the role. The project plans, which were developed Vonda began her career in museum education as by noted landscape architect Brian the outreach coordinator at the Jane Voorhees Bosenberg, have now been approved by Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick, NJ. the New Jersey Historic Preservation Following her time at the Zimmerli, she served as the director of education at Office. Work on the first two piers is the Hunterdon Museum of Art in Clinton, NJ. She has served on the Board of scheduled to begin in late September. Directors of the New Jersey Association of Museums, and currently serves on the Board of Museum Educatos of New Jersey, as well as the prestigious If you have not yet made your donation, Education Committee of American Alliance for Museums. A former instructor there’s still time. Just put “stone piers” in at her undergraduate alma mater, Lipscomb University, she holds two degrees in the memo line on your check or donate communication, including a master’s degree from Texas A & M University. online at StickleyMuseum.org. Either Givens is a native of middle Tennessee. She made New Jersey her home in 2001 way, your gift will help save an impor- and currently resides in Denville with her husband, contemporary artist Wes tant piece of Craftsman Farms history! Sherman, and their dogs Otto and Minnie. PROTECTING A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK or several years, the Stickley was a problem, because it FMuseum has been involved in required the installation of a a massive project to protect the brand new water main, plus three Log House from the danger of fire hydrants and a fire hook-up. fire. Funded by multiple grants including two from the Open It was quite a challenge to move Space Fund of the Township of this project along on schedule Parsippany-Troy Hills and two and while still keeping the from the Morris County Museum fully functioning Preservation Trust Fund, the throughout the process. We are project totaled over $600,000. very grateful to our funders and The Log House as the water line was installed. to the many people who made it It began in 2009 with a needs survey its unusual log construction, designing all work. We are especially grateful to that identified numerous projects of all the system was an arduous, year-long HMR Architects for their continuous sizes that could be done to prevent fires process, led by a talented team from sensitive oversight and to the hardwork- from ever occurring. Projects varied HMR Architects with the mechanical ing team from Merrell and Garaguso, from making changes to our archival systems designed by M & E Engineers. Inc. who undertook the actual construc- storage, to updating potentially haz- tion, led a group of sub-contractors, and ardous wiring throughout the building, Every step of the way was a challenge. worked around the needs of our visitors to installing fire walls and doors in non- Even the installation of water pipes to for many months. public areas and enclosing the furnace feed a sprinkler system was unusual, in a separate room with fire barriers. because pipes could not be installed Now that the entire project has been between studs and beneath the plaster successfully completed, we can all feel a Then recommendations were developed walls. As you know, the structure of the sense of pride in knowing that this for a discrete state-of-the-art fire protec- Log House is visible and the walls on the beloved National Historic Landmark is tion and suppression system. Because of first floor are rows of solid logs. Even well protected. the historic nature of the building and getting sufficient water to these pipes Fall 2013 a Page 4 NOTES FROM THE FARMS GET READY FOR THE GALA SUPPORTERS Thank you to the major supporters of DESIGN FOR LIVING GALA! Design for Living Weekend! s the sun begins to set on Saturday. October 5, the Mountain GOLD CORPORATE SPONSORS ALakes Club will be aglow with our Design for Living Gala dinner and auction. Join our chair Elaine Hirschl Ellis as we honor Parsippany-Troy Hills Administrator Jasmine Lim, State Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce, and the memory of the late Assemblyman Alex DeCroce.

A signature drink and the beautiful music of Columbian harpist Enki Bello will greet you as you arrive. Enjoy cocktails and conversation on the deck SILVER CORPORATE SPONSOR as you watch the rosy colors of the sunset reflecting on the lake below. Browse and bid on the fun silent auction which features something for every- BRONZE CORPORATE SPONSOR Above: Jon one. Prizes range from a Van Briggle Stewart columbine vase, to brunch for four at the Short Hills Hilton, to a 1923 Elbert Hubbard Right: Stephen Scrapbook, to an antique Georg Jensen Colbert brooch. GOLD BENEFACTOR TABLE The evening is rounded out by an open bar and Roberta and Howard Ahmanson sumptuous gourmet dinner. The live auction will be led by auctioneer Rob Gawley and fea- BENEFACTOR TABLES tures such diverse items as the 2014 Chicago Catherine J. Mathis Arts and Crafts tour, VIP tickets to see Jon and Robert C. Burchell Stewart and Stephen Colbert, a Raymond Weil Terri and Lou Glesmann man’s wristwatch, and registration for the 2014 Cynthia and Timothy McGinn Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Barbara and Robert Nickerson Above: Inn. Be sure to check out the full listing of auction Grove Park items at StickleyMuseum.org. Inn BENEFACTORS Joan Albin and Tom Bird Besides being one of the highlights of the year, the Right: Dorothy Beattie Raymond gala provides approximately 25% of the Museum’s John H. Bryan Weil watch annual income. Register online, by mail, or by phone and take pride in knowing you are support- Catherine and Nicholas Carlozzi ing the Stickley Museum. Amparo and Mitchell A. Codding Cara Corbo and Theodore Lytwyn Design for Living Gala: Saturday, October 5, 6 p.m. Elaine Hirschl Ellis at the Mountain Lakes Club. Reservations Required. Barbara N. Fuldner Bruce and Leigh Ann Johnson For more info or to make reservations: David Rago Monique and Gregg Seibert call 973.540.0311 Barbara A. Weiskittel or visit StickleyMuseum.org Nancy and Davey L. Willans Above: Veuve JoAnn and Paul Young Clicquot La Grande Basic Tickets: $185 Dame 1998 Sponsor: $500 SPONSORS Lori and Donald Hafner Right: LongHouse Benefactor: $1,000 Reserve, East Laura and Richard Reilly Hampton, NY Donald C. Stahl, M.D. Fall 2013 a Page 5 NOTES FROM THE FARMS

SHARED DREAMS:PARTNERSHIPS OF THE he Arts and Crafts movement came Hubbard, were attributed to the single- iner would be constantly blurred. The Tto fruition during a period of look- handed accomplishments of his tenacity Arts and Crafts Movement encouraged ing inward and nostalgically looking and genius, and the importance of col- members of both sexes to experiment back. In the 1860s, many rejected the laborative influences was almost always and produce work in the realms of the advances of the industrial age and were carefully glossed over. Ironically, this is fine and decorative arts. Many of the appalled by the horrors of the Crimean often the fault of biographers and not of women came to the field through the War, the first war to be recorded the subject, who in most cases would encouragement of family members — through photographs, bringing an have openly acknowledged the value of husbands, fathers, brothers — while immediacy to the conflict that previous their partner’s input. their skills were often relegated to the wars had not experienced. The result areas of traditional female crafts, was a desire to cocoon oneself, returning The Arts and Crafts Movement was one notably weaving and embroidery. But by to what was imagined as the simpler era of the first to foster and acknowledge the 1860s, this was starting to change. of the hand-made, surrounded with strong partnerships. Many of these The opening of so many professional art everyday objects that were aesthetically artists came from multi-generational schools, which included crafts in the pleasing, familiar, and ultimately com- artistic families in which carrying on the curriculum, encouraged women to par- forting. Leaders of the Arts and Crafts ticipate. Often from large families, these Movement such as William Morris and women were obliged to work to support made this ideal seem possi- “Within the themselves and their loved ones and art ble and, since the end of the 19th centu- was an acceptable field for women to ry, the appreciation of handcrafts has decorative artistic work in. Many women saw this training steadily risen to its position in the art as a serious career step and they began world today, where the lines between tradition, unlike to make inroads into furniture design, decorative and fine art are often blurred, with the singular metalwork, and even architecture. with both equally appreciated. The ideals that the arts and crafts practition- occupation of easel he Arts and Crafts Movement sup- ers upheld 150 years ago — the power of Tported the ideals of cross gender fine workmanship and true partnerships painting, the education, of artists of both sexes work- — remain valid today. process is often, by ing together to create beautiful objects. But this must have sometimes seemed The flourishing of the decorative arts nature, a like mere lip service, as men formed during the Arts and Crafts period in their artistic Guilds, based on a Great Britain and America and the vari- collaborative effort” Medieval precedent, which even in their ous personalities identified with this 19th century guise were usually reserved movement have remained a subject of legacy into the next generation was for male members only. Despite fascination to scholars almost since its manifest. Many others came to the cre- women’s roles as active participants and, beginnings in the middle of the ative life through the nurturing and for the first time, equal partners, in Victorian era and have been extensively encouragement of friends and colleagues. much of the production of the Arts and written about in books and articles. A It was a movement that encouraged col- Crafts movement, they were not allowed by-product of these chronicles is that laboration and cooperation and within to join the professional organizations often a partner, who at the time was an the context of close relationships this open to their male counterparts, such as integral influence on the artist — either process was often a resounding success. the Guild of Handicraft, founded by C. in practical terms, helping to originate R. Ashbee in 1888. In fact, women were conceptual approaches, or emotionally Within the decorative artistic tradition, occasionally treated with open hostility, — was relegated to a minor role, most unlike with the singular occupation of as Ashbee emphatically stated, “In the positively as inspirational muse or, tra- easel painting, the process is often, by Guild’s workshops our fellows are right- ditionally, as the quieter, domestic half nature, a collaborative effort, frequently ly nervous of the competition of the whose purpose was to enable the great with various people creating together in amateur, especially the lady amateur; she man (and with some notable exceptions a workshop. The exchange of ideas and is very versatile, she makes jewellery, she they were nearly all men) to get on with suggestions engendered in such an binds books, she enamels, she carves, the business of creating. The feats of the atmosphere would prevail, and the lines she does leather work, a hundred differ- “hero,”be it William Morris or Elbert between artist/creator/craftsman/imag- ent graceful and delicate crafts.” Ashbee Fall 2013 a Page 6 NOTES FROM THE FARMS

ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT —NANCY GREEN was voicing the sentiments of many of for their different artistic arenas. In fact, his name was known nationally, while his male colleagues, concerned that without Evelyn’s success as a painter, the artistic endeavors of his first wife, women would undersell the work of William could not have afforded the Bertha, and the written output of his their male competitors and thus pose an luxury of running a pottery that year second wife, Alice, remain largely unex- economic threat to their continuance. after year showed a financial loss. But plored. And the work of both Lucia and But the women of the Movement were his wife believed in his work and kept Arthur Mathews, while greatly appreci- not to be back-seated, and they formed the factory financially afloat. Mary Seton ated by those that are familiar with it, is their own Guild of Art in 1907 and con- Watts was an accomplished artist in her often given just fleeting notice in records tinued to make strides in education and own right when she married the of the Arts and Crafts Movement. reform. Victorian painter G. F. Watts and Christopher Whall, an important How exactly did each of these partner- hile Ruskin and Morris both artist and teacher, passed ships work? What type of interaction Wvociferously supported the ideal on his skill not only to numerous stu- existed? And, since there were obviously of the individual craftsman and the per- dents but to his daughter, Veronica, who sacrifices on both sides, how did these sonal achievement attained through sat- became a skilled stained glass artist in affect the relationships within each part- isfaction in one’s own labor, the reality her own right. nership? And, although it is impossible was much more complex. There are to determine what the success or failure many cases in which creative “couples” The Rhead family, known for their of the artists would have been without worked together harmoniously, sharing ceramic work, and Ralph and Jane the other, it can be contemplated with a vision, a dream of a life lived in mutu- Whitehead are clear examples of the some validity, since most of these part- al collaboration and support. Even emigration of the Arts and Crafts ideal nerships were long-term and interde- Ashbee, who spoke of women workers to America. Frederick Hürten Rhead, his pendent in ways that should be exam- in a denigrating way, could not have wife Agnes, and his uncle Louis Rhead ined. Those relationships that did ulti- achieved what he did without the aid of all settled here, helping to transform mately split apart often reflect a loss of his wife Janet, a woman of great intelli- pottery and design in this country. The accomplishment for both halves. gence and creativity in her own right, British entrepreneur Ralph Whitehead and he would have been the first to came to the in 1892 and All of these interactions are important acknowledge this. with the aid of his wealthy and artistic and have a large impact on our American wife, Jane, melded the influ- definition of the Arts and Crafts philos- Many of these artists were successful ences of British, East Coast, and ophy and style, both in America and in because of their interaction with a California Arts and Crafts in their utopi- Great Britain. spouse, a sibling, or a close friend. For an community, Byrdcliffe, in example, much has been written about Woodstock, New York. Though it was a About the Author: Nancy Green is the William Morris but little has been put dream of both of theirs, funded by both Gale and Ira Drukier Curator of forth about his relationship with his of their inheritances, it is Ralph who is European and American Art, Prints daughter May, who worked for the mistakenly credited for its conception and Drawings, 1800-1945, at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Morris firm and was one of the leading and implementation. Cornell University. She has received artistic embroiderers of her day. C. R. fellowships from the Getty and Ashbee is well known for the work of n America, Jane Addams’ name is syn- Winterthur to pursue her research on the Guild of Handicraft, but his wife Ionymous with the Settlement House the Byrdcliffe Colony in Woodstock, Janet was a long-term helpmeet without movement but her founding partner, New York; a Paul Mellon Centre whom the Guild would have floundered. Ellen Gates Starr, is rarely recognized for Fellowship and a Harry Ransom Francis and Jesse Rowat Newbery were her contributions to the arts and the Center Research Fellowship, as well as grants from Huntington-British both serious artists and their roles at the cultural life of Hull-House. The Academy, the Wolfsonian, Center for Glasgow School of Art was important in Overbeck sisters, through necessity, Craft, and Winterthur. This essay is establishing the career of many artists, established a ceramic business to sup- based on her forthcoming book also not least of whom were the port themselves and while today their entitled Shared Dreams: Collaborative Mackintoshes and McNairs. The painter work is much sought after, their individ- Partnerships of the Arts and Crafts Evelyn De Morgan and her husband ual stories remain obscure. In the case of Movement, which is funded by a grant William, the famous ceramist and novel- the Roycroft Community, Elbert Hubbard from the Ragdale Foundation. ist, also formed a supportive partnership was an unabashed self-proselytizer and Fall 2013 a Page 7 NOTES FROM THE FARMS

FARMS AFIELD: MEMBERS ENJOY A UNIQUE SUMMER RETREAT

Photo by Vonda Givens r. Richard Guy Wilson was our Photo by Barbara Weiskittel Dhonored guest and featured speaker at the Stickley Museum’s Summer Retreat to the National Historic Landmark Great Camp Sagamore, which is located in the Adirondacks at Raquette Lake, NY. Dr. Wilson’s lecture, entitled “Wilderness Rusticity and American Identity,” addressed American architecture and design in the 19th and early 20th century, and considered the influence of nature, wilderness, and rus- ticity. He discussed the emergence of the rustic style around the country in west- ern parks, the Adirondacks, and else- where, including the Log House at Craftsman Farms.

The sold-out Farms Afield summer retreat, which took place July 19 – 21, began with a “meet-up” and special pro- gram at the nearby Adirondack Museum. The unique experience of three days at Great Camp Sagamore, which once was the wilderness estate of Tour of Camp Pine Knot, the Vanderbilt family, also included Richard Guy Wilson and Ellie Wilson. Photo by Barbara Weiskittel

many other unique experiences: behind Photo by Kristen McCauley the scenes tours of Great Camp Sagamore with Program Director Jeff Flagg, time for fellowship, and a lunch- eon cruise and a tour of Camp Pine Knot with Rob Rubendall, Director.

It was an unforgettable experience for all who participated in it! Photo by Vonda Givens

Dr. Wilson presents the keynote address. Relaxing on the lake. Jeff Flagg leads the tour. Fall 2013 a Page 8 NOTES FROM THE FARMS

MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR FARMS AFIELD 2014! AN ARTS & CRAFTS INSIDER’S VIEW OF CHICAGO

lans are well underway for an excit- In addition to the private access and Ping Farms Afield trip in 2014. wonderful camaraderie, the trip includes Knowing that these unique experiences three nights at a hotel, welcome recep- sell out quickly, we suggest you make tion, three lunches, one or two dinners, your plans early. all admissions, ground transportaion throughout the entire trip, airport trans- This trip offers a fabulous way to discov- fers, and highly knowledgeable personal er the very best examples of Chicago’s guides. It will not include airfare. Arts and Crafts along with an intimate group of your fellow Stickley Museum Due to the limit on the number of peo- members. The trip is scheduled for May ple who may be included on a private- Crab Tree Cottage. 20 – 23, 2014 and is organized by Arts access trip, this Farms Afield is restricted & Crafts Tours whose president, Elaine While Crab Tree Farm is a working farm to Stickley Museum members only. To Hirschl Ellis, was the founding chair of with livestock and crops and a showcase assure a reservation on this amazing the Craftsman Farms Foundation, and for Arts and Crafts furniture and deco- trip, you may bid on a ticket during our who is profiled on page 10 of this issue. rative arts, it is also a place where con- auction during the Design for Living temporary craftsmanship is valued and Gala. Those not attending may bid by Known for its wealth of wonderful practiced. Half of the central barn is phone or in a sealed bid. For info on architecture, Chicago is especially rich in devoted to a fully equipped workshop how to bid, please call 973.540.0311. work by leading American Arts and for woodworkers, ceramic artists, metal- More information and other reservation Crafts designers. The highlight of this workers, and sculptors who receive opportuities will be available at trip will be our visit to the privately short- and long-term residencies. Also ArtsandCraftsTours.Com and owned property, Crab Tree Farm. The in the main barn is a showroom with StickleyMuseum.org later in the year. farm buildings display Arts and Crafts rotating exhibitions of furniture made collections in settings that have been in the workshop, often out of materials We look forward to exploring Chicago’s created to reflect the aesthetics of the found on the property. We are delighted Arts and Crafts treasures with you! Arts and Crafts movement. Furniture that John Bryan will be our host and displayed in the buildings is primarily guide at his remarkable estate. the work of Gustav Stickley. In addition to furniture, owner John Bryan’s collec- We will also visit many of the wonderful tion includes artwork (metalware, examples of Arts and Crafts architecture ceramics, textiles, paintings, etc.) created that influenced designers across the by American, English, and European country. Access to many of these is cus- designers, makers, and artists who were tomarily limited. We will include several Stickley’s contemporaries. buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright, most notably the Robie House. Nearby is the Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago by Bertram Goodhue. We will also visit the Glessner House by H. H. Richardson, Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Charnley-Persky House, and the Second Presbyterian Church with its substantial collection of stained glass windows with rare U.S. examples of the work of Edmund Burne-Jones. Our walking tour in the Chicago Loop will feature buildings by Burnham & Root and Holabird & Roche. Other sur- Interior of Crab Tree Farm’s prises will be included as the program is Interior of Crab Tree Farm’s Ellis House fea- English Apartment. finalized. turing a Harvey Ellis designed cube chair. Fall 2013 a Page 9 NOTES FROM THE FARMS MR. STICKLEY’S STYLE TODAY Our fall theme celebrates Arts and Crafts design, beginning TOM MENARD is president of Menard with an exciting panel discussion entitled “Beauty, Harmony, Construction. Prior to founding his and Simplicity: Mr. Stickley’s Style Today” which took place own firm he managed multi-million on Saturday, September 7 and explored ways to bring Mr. dollar projects for Whiting-Turner, a Stickley’s style into today’s homes. It was presented in con- large construction management com- junction with the launch of the Museum’s new “Mr. Stickley’s pany. He was inspired to start his own Style Tour,” which is available by reservation only on the last business because of his lifelong residen- three Saturdays of each month through the end of December. cy in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey — The panel discussion was offered free to members and fea- an early twentieth century planned tured a variety of professionals with expertise in Stickley community, featuring many Arts-and-Crafts-style homes. design and Arts and Crafts style. During the program, moder- Since 1993 he has developed and managed residential projects ated by Peter K. Mars, the panelists discussed the key elements ranging from simple home additions to multi-million dollar of Arts and Crafts style and the expression of these elements luxury homes. Menard takes great pride in his high quality in today’s homes, from homes with a fully integrated Craftsman craftsmanship and attention to detail. He truly sees his craft as aesthetic to those featuring a few simple Craftsman touches. an art form and strives for total customer satisfaction on each project. He served on the Board of the Craftsman Farms ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Foundation for ten years. TODD CONOVER holds a degree in GARY PAUL is a archi- fashion design from The College of tect and interior designer who has built Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse a career designing historically sensitive University. He is an Assistant Professor homes, hotels, apartments and pieds-a- of Design in The College of Visual and terre around the world. Educated in Performing Arts at Syracuse University, Boston, Cambridge, Providence, New a position that he has held since 1995. York and Jerusalem, he combines his Illustration, graphics and fine art have interests in history and culture to create always been a part of Conover’s visual thoughtful, energetic and site specific vocabulary. He likes to work in a variety of traditional medi- designs. Working on projects in diverse locations such as ums in conjunction with digital technology. Metal is a rela- Aspen, Martha’s Vineyard, Chicago, New York and the tively new medium for him, and he has been working in it Caribbean, Paul imbues his clients’ homes with highly func- since 2011, focusing on jewelry, utilitarian objects, lamps and tional solutions that reference the past, but anticipate the vessels. He serves on the Board of the Arts and Crafts Society future. Gary has taught at Parsons/The New School and NYU of Central New York and is a member of the Society of in New York City. He is developing a line of home furnishings Illustrators and the Society of North American Goldsmiths. with artist Ellen Frank and her Illumination Arts Foundation.

ELAINE HIRSCHL ELLIS is the DAVID DALTON RUDD JR., of President of Arts & Crafts Tours, which Dalton’s American Decorative Arts in she founded in 1992 to examine the Syracuse, New York since 1980, special- roots of the Arts and Crafts Movement izes in decorative arts of the 20th centu- where they began, in Britain. Ellis was ry with an emphasis on Stickley instrumental in establishing the Craftsman furniture. Rudd has been a Craftsman Farms Foundation and the consultant for the Everson Museum of successful effort to acquire and preserve Art, Rochester Institute of Technology, Craftsman Farms. She has lectured at the Onondaga Historical Society, Winterthur, the Los Angeles Conservancy, Pasadena Heritage, Christie’s Auction house, and an independent appraiser at the Gamble House, The Center for American Culture Studies, Craftsman Auctions in Lambertville, New Jersey. He is a Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, and on the columnist for American Bungalow magazine. Rudd was Queen Elizabeth II. She is on the boards of the William instrumental in starting the Arts and Craft Society of Central Morris Society in the United States, the American Friends of New York, where he is currently serves as president. Rudd also the Arts and Crafts in Chipping Campden, and MOBIA, the serves on the Board of the Craftsman Farms Foundation and Museum of Biblical Art. In 2007 she was elected an Associate of The Stone Quarry Hill Art Park in Cazenovia, NY and is a Brother of the Art Workers Guild. member of The Antiques Dealers Association of America. Fall 2013 a Page 10 NOTES FROM THE FARMS RECENT MEMBERSHIPS June 1, 2013 to August 15, 2013 We extend a warm thank you to the following members who joined or renewed their SPECIAL THANKS membership during the past few months. PONSOR Victoria and Richard McGlynn S Emily Seitz and Mathew Moore RECENT GRANTS: Dorothy A. Beattie Beverly Perry We are grateful for a recent grant from: Susan Devenish-Meares Gail and Marta Rottweiler The New Jersey Historical Gemma Russell Commission. PATRON Susan and Alan Stultz Jeanne Tanis and Robert Cucci Alexandria C. Arnold GIFTS IN KIND: John H. and Lucy Tscherne We are grateful for gifts in kind from: and John R. Haigh Annette and William Tyler Catherine Mathis Jan Vleck and Kathleen Peppard Lynda G. and Art Brender and Robert Burchell; Wanece N. and Conrad Witte Charles W. Galliker Elaine Hirschl Ellis; INDIVIDUAL Rosemary Kostansek; FRIEND Jan and Robert Price; Patricia Bono Janice M. Ballou Dean Edward Cartier David Rago and Suzanne Perrault; A. P. Bartinique and Jeffrey Preston Marvin Clawson Heather E. Stivison; Jane Berman and Bob Bemis Pat De Rousie-Webb Barbara A. Weiskittel. Janet and Peter A. Copeland Alice Glock Ken Dunham Scott Alan Gothe IN MEMORY: Anne and Mason Flemming Jasmine L. Lim We are grateful for gifts in memory of Rosalena Olivetti Nancy Finby Jean F. and Charles Gorham William Percin Lois Hull and Bill Harrison from: Robert W. Posch David Finby; Christine and Stephen G. Kaiser Jane Pugh Lezlie Kay Ann Spalding Wiles from: Mark Samuels Lasner STUDENTS AND SENIORS Harvey Bailey Barbara Fuldner. Anne and Sara Miller Judith Burwell Elizabeth Earley and Mark Mishler Barbara F. Cardinale IN HONOR: Laura and Michael Mulhaul Joyce Chapin Carolyn Truax Clemente We are grateful for gifts in honor of: Monique and Gregg G. Seibert Connie Ecker The Wedding Anniversary of Wayne Farmer Catherine Mathis DUAL/FAMILY Theresa Garnier Wanda Givens and Robert Burchell Carol and Joel Anderson Ann D. Korinda from: Steve Aripotch and Bruce Jones Lois Landroigt Freya and Richard Block; Pat and Gary Block Judith Liebman Pete Mars and Mike Dawson; Leslie and James Brunn Neil Macy John T. Shiner; Joanne Margiotta Amy Singer; Diane and Robert Casper Frances D. Masnik Heather E. and Douglas S. Stivison; Margaret Mary and Nick Cerbo Robert Romagnoli Jill Totenberg. Jan and Charles Clouse Barbara Westergaard Lynne and Audel Davis INSTITUTIONAL Nancy Iacomini and Daniel Donahue STONE PIERS: JoAnn Sabatino Falkenstein and Bernards Township Library We are grateful for recent gifts Jeffrey Falkenstein Evelyn S. Field Library, Raritan Valley to restore the stone piers from: Phyllis Hancock Community College Mary V. Authors; Virginia and Stanley Hirschi Oradell Public Library Anne Miller; Doreen and James Hurley Cliffside Park Public Library Beverly Perry; Suzanne Louer and Glen Whelpley Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library James Sadock, Jr.; Christina P. Mayer and Kevin Cooney Somerset County Library System The James Vanderlin Company. Fall 2013 a Page 11 Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Caldwell, NJ Permit No.1003

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