Florence Griswold Museum
Sylvia Harding, Mary Connors, Josephine Brown, Ann Traver, Johanna Kooij, Winifred Laubach, Mary Gordon, Ruby McClernon, Margaret Smith, Dorothy Smith, and Joy Malloy, Bicentennial Quilt. This image of a quilt created for the United States of America's Bicentennial in 1976 features twenty four vividly colored squares. The patchwork quilt portrays historic events, houses, and rural scenes of Lyme and Old Lyme, Connecticut in commemoration of the Bicentennial. It was based on the idea of the 19th century "friendship" quilt where many people contributed pieces. The pieces were gathered as part of a contest sponsored by the Lyme Historical Society during the summer of 1976. The quilt is now in the collection of the Florence Griswold Museum.
Patchwork: Connecticut Artists Consider 2502026-06-29T13:06:35-04:00
Guy Pène duBois (1884–1958), "Mary Tarleton Knollenberg". The subject of this oil painting is Mary Tarleton Knollenberg, an American sculptor. She sits on a bed in an interior scene, looking to the side out of frame, wearing a stylish yellow top and blue scarf. Artist Guy Pène du Bois painted this expressive, modern portrait of Knollenberg with whom he once had a romantic relationship.
From Art Colony to Connecticut Collection: Highlights from the Florence Griswold Museum2026-06-03T16:48:48-04:00
Selections from the Hartford Steam Boiler Collection2026-05-18T15:56:50-04:00
An American Place: The Art Colony at Old Lyme2026-05-18T16:00:44-04:00

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video detail: Courtney Mattison, Malum Geminos, 2019. Glazed stoneware and porcelain, 84 x 250 x 22 in.; Courtney Mattison, Afterglow (Our Changing Seas VI), 2018. Glazed stoneware and porcelain, 90.5 x 102 x 19.5 in., Courtesy of the artist; Photograph by Paul Mutino

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Don’t miss our latest news, events and exhibits.

In the spirit of the Lyme Art Colony, FloGris welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds to get up close and personal with the art of Connecticut.

Florence Griswold Museum

860.434.5542

96 Lyme Street | Old Lyme, CT 06371

AFFILIATES:

video detail: Courtney Mattison, Malum Geminos, 2019. Glazed stoneware and porcelain, 84 x 250 x 22 in.; Courtney Mattison, Afterglow (Our Changing Seas VI), 2018. Glazed stoneware and porcelain, 90.5 x 102 x 19.5 in., Courtesy of the artist; Jennifer Angus, Installation in the Griswold House Dining Room for Silver Wings and Golden Scales, 2019, Courtesy of the artist; Photographs by Paul Mutino

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