February Today! Wednesdays, February 22, 2:30 - 4 pm
Fashion Drawing, Victorian Style!
The Women of New England exhibition provides period fashions to examine, inspire and draw. Bring a large sketchbook and your own dry drawing supplies. Sorry, no ink or watercolor in galleries.
Thursdays, February 23, 12:15 - 1 pm
Gallery Talks
Classical Mythology in Modern & Contemporary Art
MarchFriday, March 2, 2012
FRIDAY ART FORUM: BEYOND THE PICTURE
5-7pm

An Enrichment & Social Program for Museum Members.
Panel Discussion & lively conversation using works of art from the Museum's collection as a springboard for conversation about contemporary themes.

TERRITORIES OF CONFLICT: TRUTH OR FICTION IN DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHS?
Moderator: Salvatore Scalora
Panelists: Adam Nadal, Cathy Schlund-Vials & Amii Omara-Otunnu

Become a museum member with a special event discount of $10 off a single $30 membership or higher! Call 860-486-1709 for more information.
Thursdays, March 8, 12:15 - 1 pm
Gallery Talks
Themes from the Collections
Museum Hours

Galleries
Tuesday–Friday 10–4:30, Saturday & Sunday 1–4:30

The Store & The Beanery
Tuesday–Friday 8:30–4, Saturday & Sunday 1–4

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Exhibition Catalogs

Benton Museum Exhibition Catalogues For Sale These catalogues can be purchased by calling the Museum at 860-486-5084. There will be an additional $3 – 5 shipping charge based on the weight of the catalogue. The museum accepts visa, mastercard, or discovercard.

From Amazing Stories to Weird Tales Covering Pulp Fiction

Exhibition Catalogue by Eve Perry Published by The William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut
Copyright 2010
Softcover, 42 pages
32 Color images

Description: Introduction; Hard-Boiled Drama; Six-Gun Sagas; Weird Tales and Menace; Air War Adventures; Science Fiction; Hero Worship; Hot Pulps.

$10

Women's Work, Women's Dreams A Century of Swedish Women's Art

From the Samuel and Ann Charters Collection of Swedish Art and Swedish Art Glass

Exhibition Catalogue by Ann Charters
Published by The William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut
Copyright 2009
Softcover, 82 pages
68 Color images

Description: Introduction; From the Stuga; An Association of Artists; A Vision of Society; Entering our World; Thoughts of 2009 – A Statement by Artist Eva Bjorkstrom; Bonader – Mottoes for the walls; Into the Kitchens; Weaving and Pictorial Tapestry; The Artists and their Works – Paintings, Works on Paper, and Sculpture; Artist Registry.

$12

Holocaust Wall Hangings

Exhibition Catalogue By Judith Weinshall Liberman
With essays by Stephen C. Feinstein, Salvatore Scalora, Ori Z. Soltes and by the artist Judith Liberman

Published by Judith Weinshall Liberman
Copyright 2002
Hardcover, 89 pages
45 black and white and color images

Essays:
Conceptualizing the Scale of Destruction: Judith Weinshall Liberman's Wall Hangings about the Holocaust by Stephen C. Feinstein Symbols and Signs of Longing in the Holocaust Wall Hangings of Judith Weinshall Liberman by Salvatore Scalora Liberman's Holocaust Wall Hangings, Art and Jewish Art by Ori Z. Soltes

$18

The American Print: Originality and Experimentation 1790-1890

Exhibition Catalogue by Thomas Bruhn
Additional Essay by Kate Steinway

Published by The William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut
Copyright 1993
Softcover, 120 pages
78 Black and white images

Description: Introduction; The Early Prints; Catalogue and Details of the Artists

$15

J. Alden Weir A Place of His Own

Exhibition Catalogue by Hildegard Cummings, Helen K. Fusscas and Susan G. Larkin

Published by The William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut
Copyright 1991
Softcover, 100 pages
32 Black and White images & 16 Color images

Essays: Home is the Starting Place, J. Alden Weir and the Spirit of the Place by Hildegard Cummings The Mystery of a New Path, The Art of J. Alden Weir by Helen Fusscas A Curious Aggregation, J. Alden Weir and His Circle by Susan G. Larkin

$20