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SALE 25% off Chuck Fisher and renowned artist Robert Sabuda combine their artistry with laser technology. To celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Florence Griswold House Fisher and Sabuda take the art of pop-up design to a new level of sophistication and style with this limited-edition 3D pop-up card. This card will surprise and delight every time you open it and read a brief history of one of America's iconic architectural treasures. Each of these unique cards is made by hand. $11.00 ($9.90 members)
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Once Upon a Time in Old Lyme: The Story of an American Art Colony By David D.J. Rau and narrated by Anne Farrow with original music by Neely Bruce DVD: 19 minutes Publisher: Florence Griswold Museum (2011) Second edition, subtitles added Product Size: 0.5 x 5.25 x 7.5 inches Once Upon a Time in Old Lyme presents a cheerful introduction to the history of the Florence Griswold Museum. This short film provides an overview of the formation of the Lyme Art Colony and its most influential members. In 1899, the artist Henry Ward Ranger suggested that Florence Griswold reserve the rooms in her boardinghouse for a group of artists from New York City. They were eager to escape the heat of the city and enjoy an excursion to the breezy shoreline of Connecticut, full of beautiful scenery to inspire their paintings. True to his word, he returned in 1900 with a merry band of painters who formed the Lyme Art Colony. The story of Miss Florence and the painters of the Lyme Art Colony is masterfully told and illustrated with original paintings, vintage photography, and heartwarming drawings by one of the nation’s leading storytellers—the artist David Macaulay. -
The Lymes’ Heritage Cookbook Edited by Elizabeth Meriwether Schuler Softcover: 306 pages Publisher: Lyme Historical Society (1991) Product Size: 0.8 x 6 x 9 inches Old Lyme and Lyme, two towns at the mouth of the Connecticut River, were basically agricultural communities until recent years. In keeping with that tradition, the Lyme Historical Society presents this beautiful and nostalgic cookbook, illustrated with the bucolic works of Thomas Nason (1889-1971), a Lyme resident for more than 30 years. With over 500 recipes and thoroughly indexed for ease of use, this cookbook is a carefully chosen collection of favorite recipes that will appeal to both expert and novice cooks. Emphasis is on New England dishes, some very old, that are adapted to modern tastes, cooking methods, and ingredients. All recipes have been tested and are introduced with a few descriptive words that tell something about the area, its history, people, and the environment. In addition, there are three special chapters on activities that were typical of the area—shad bakes, smoking bluefish, and cooking in beehive ovens. If you like to cook, this book offers enticing, easily followed, accurate recipes and delightful reading about life in the Lymes today and in years gone by. -
Celebrating the addition of the Museum's 200th palette in 2019. For over fifteen years, visitors from across the region have admired the painted palettes on Miss Florence’s Artist Trees. The idea of contemporary artists creating paintings on artists’ palettes is a nod to the Museum’s history as the center for the Lyme Art Colony, and alludes to the door and wall panels the artists painted throughout Miss Florence’s boardinghouse over a century ago. The palette artists’ styles and subject matter are as varied as the individuals. Oils, acrylics, watercolors, ceramics, glass, and collage are used to transform the palettes into traditional holiday scenes, delightful landscapes, and more than a few surprises! Noted artists from across the country have donated works to this one-of-a-kind holiday icon. -
Miss Florence and the Artists of Old Lyme By Arthur Heming and illustrated by James Stevenson Hardcover: 96 pages Publisher: Florence Griswold Museum (2022) ISBN-10: 1-8808-9724-5 ISBN-13: 978-1-880897-33-1 Product Size: 0.4 x 8 x 9.6 inches We are pleased to announce the third edition of Miss Florence and the Artists of Old Lyme by Arthur Heming. This updated edition adds 16 pages of text and photos compiled and written by Curator Amy Kurtz Lansing. The new information gives an overview of Miss Florence’s boardinghouse and the period rooms as well as a section on how today’s Florence Griswold Museum connects and celebrates the art, history, and nature of our area. Seven pages are dedicated to contemporary images of the site and highlights from the Museum’s collection. A ten-year veteran of the Lyme Art Colony, Arthur Heming achieved international success as a painter and writer. When he read of Miss Florence’s death in 1937, he chronicled his reminiscences of the Lyme Art Colony and her vanished era. His unpublished manuscript was lost for decades until it was unearthed in a box of old papers at the Griswold House. Heming’s story is a heartwarming recollection of a bygone age: a charming, firsthand account of Miss Florence, her wonderful old home, and the lives of creative artists and distinguished summer visitors such as Childe Hassam and Woodrow Wilson.
