Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Docent JOAN QUATRANO conducts tour of Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© Ann Parry, annParry.com)

OUR Gilded Age at Nassau County Museum of Art

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (annparry.com)
November 29, 2023

Our Gilded Age – Nassau County Museum of Art
Exhibit on view through March 10, 2024
Map – One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor, NY

America’s Gilded Age of the late 1800s: a tale for today

For his special birthday during Thanksgiving weekend, Bob chose to visit Nassau County Museum of Art’s new exhibit ‘Our Gilded Age.’ which runs through March 10, 2024.

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. BOB STUHMER, illustrator and birthday boy, is outside the Georgian-style mansion at the Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, N.Y., U.S. Nov. 24, 2023. BOB STUHMER, illustrator and birthday boy, stands near entrance to the Georgian-style mansion, formerly Clayton mansion, at the Nassau County Museum of Art.

As I showed my member card in the lobby, the staffer told us tours recently began and pointed to the room where we could join one. What lucky timing! 

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Docent JOAN QUATRANO gives free tour of Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, N.Y., U.S. Nov. 24, 2023. Docent faces the portrait ‘Alice Dieudonnée Chase Sullivan,’ circa 1912, an oil on canvas by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), during tour of Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

The Nassau County Museum of Art is located on the former Frick ‘Clayton’ estate in the heart of Long Island’s Gold Coast, making ‘Our Gilded Age’ exhibit a natural.

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Visitors listen to'Our Gilded Age' tour by docent at Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, N.Y., U.S. Nov. 24, 2023. Visitors listen to ‘Our Gilded Age’ tour docent at Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

During the tour, our engaging docent JOAN QUATRANO explained the history of the Clayton estate. 

In 1913 Henry Clay Frick, co-founder of U.S. Steel, was going to give his son Childs and new daughter-in-law Frances Dixon an expensive bauble as a marriage present. When Francis said she’d prefer a mansion, Frick gave them the Clayton estate.

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Docent gives tour of Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, N.Y., U.S. Nov. 24, 2023. Docent JOAN QUATRANO gives tour of Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

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Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Visitor listens to'Our Gilded Age' tour by docent at Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, N.Y., U.S. Nov. 24, 2023. Visitor listens to ‘Our Gilded Age’ tour docent at Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

– Our Gilded Age NCMA –

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Docent gives tour of Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, N.Y., U.S. Nov. 24, 2023. Docent JOAN QUATRANO gives tour of Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

– Our Gilded Age NCMA –

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Tour climbs curved wood stairway to second floor of'Our Gilded Age' exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, N.Y., U.S. Nov. 24, 2023. Tour climbs curved wood stairway to second floor of ‘Our Gilded Age’ exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

upstairs downstairs

“The Gilded Age robber barons – the Goulds, the Vanderbilts, the Morgans and Rockefellers – did quite well under laissez-faire. Most of the rest of Americans were still stuck in the ditch, with little to no economic security….” – Ben Fountain (b. 1958) Chapel Hill, NC

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Docent JOAN QUATRANO conducts tour of Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Docent JOAN QUATRANO conducts tour of Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

– Our Gilded Age NCMA –

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Women's black leather boots and black hat with a feather are on display at Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, N.Y., U.S. Nov. 24, 2023. Women’s black leather boots and black hat with feathers are on display at Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

– Our Gilded Age NCMA –

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Bronze statue (extreme close-up) is on display at Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, N.Y., U.S. Nov. 24, 2023. Bronze statue (extreme close-up) is on display at Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com). fun version of statue

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RRoslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Third from left, BOB STUHMER is one of the visitors taking docent tour of Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Third from left, BOB STUHMER is one of the visitors taking docent tour of Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com).

– Our Gilded Age NCMA –

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. A Tiffany floor lamp and Tiffany window are on display at Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass floor lamp and window are on display at Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art.(© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com).


Feature Photo (top of post): Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S.. Nov. 24, 2023. Docent gestures to portrait during tour of Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art.


UPDATE (12/8/2024): NCMA Executive Director Beth Horn

Last weekend, BETH HORN announced on social media she’s the new director of the Nassau County Museum of Art.

Executive Director at Sands Point Preserve Conservancy is among Director Horn’s former positions at Long Island and Manhattan companies and cultural institutions.

Bob and I enjoyed participating in the Conservancy’s Long Island Fairy Festival Fairy Art Exhibit this year. My exhibit art: Midsummer Night 


LINKS:

Our Gilded Age: my PHOTO GALLERY

The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, by Mark Twain & Charles Dudley Warner, 1873. 

The Gilded Age – HBO drama series, premiered 1/2022

BobStuhmer.com

Nassau County Museum of Art:  site  become a member

CONTACT ME

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. Nov. 24, 2023. Visitors view items on display at Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. Nov. 24, 2023. Visitors view small, delicate items on display behind glass at Our Gilded Age exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com).

East Meadow, New York, U.S. October 10, 2023. Man holding American flag and Israeli flag on same pole, and wearing red white and blue Uncle Sam style outfit, is among thousands of people attending a rally at Eisenhower Park to show support for Israel following the surprise Hamas attacks over the weekend.

Rally to Support Israel at Eisenhower Park

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (annparry.com)
October 24, 2023

Nassau County rally & supply drive to support Israel

Roughly six thousand people attended a rally at Eisenhower Park on October 10th to show support for Israel following the surprise Hamas attacks over the weekend.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman hosted the nonpartisan, interfaith event that included community leaders speaking and a supply drive collecting items for victims of the violence.

“Rally to Support Israel

East Meadow, N.Y., U.S. Oct. 10, 2023. A young woman holds sign saying ‘THIS IS A MASSACRE WITHOUT I.D.F. THIS WOULD BE A HOLOCAUST’ and man holds ‘Israel will live!’ sign at rally at Eisenhower Park to show support for Israel following the surprise Hamas attacks over the weekend. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

VIDEO – Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker speaks at rally:

– rally to support Israel –

“Rally to Support Israel

East Meadow, N.Y., U.S. October 10, 2023. Several people wearing the Israeli flag are among thousands attending a rally at Eisenhower Park to show support for Israel following the surprise Hamas attacks over the weekend. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

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“Rally to Support Israel

East Meadow, N.Y., U.S. Oct. 10, 2023. MAZI MELESA PILIP, Nassau County Legislator (Republican – Dist. 10) and former IDF Paratrooper, speaks at podium during rally at Eisenhower Park to show support for Israel following the surprise Hamas attacks over the weekend. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

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“Rally to Support Israel

East Meadow, N.Y., U.S. October 10, 2023. Rabbi ANCHELLE PERL, leader of the Chabad of Mineola, speaks at podium during rally at Eisenhower Park to show support for Israel following the surprise Hamas attacks over the weekend. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

– rally to support Israel –

“Rally to Support Israel

East Meadow, N.Y., U.S. Oct. 10, 2023. Thousands of people attend a rally at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theater at Eisenhower Park to show support for Israel following the surprise Hamas attacks over the weekend. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

– rally to support Israel –

“Rally to Support Israel

East Meadow, N.Y., U.S. October 10, 2023. Man wearing ‘United for Israel Bellmore and Merrick L.I.’ t-shirt is among thousands of people attending a rally at Eisenhower Park to show support for Israel following the surprise Hamas attacks over the weekend. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

VIDEO – Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman speaks at rally:

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“Rally to Support Israel

East Meadow, N.Y., U.S. October 10, 2023. Nassau County police officers are next to a large ‘Donations for Israel’ box near an entrance to rally at Eisenhower Park to show support for Israel following the surprise Hamas attacks over the weekend. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)


FEATURE PHOTO (at top of post):  East Meadow, New York, U.S. Oct. 10, 2023. Man holding American flag and Israeli flag on same pole is among thousands of people attending a rally at Eisenhower Park to show support for Israel.


Rally for Israel:  my PHOTO GALLERY

VIDEOS:

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman speaks at rally: vimeo.com/annparry/blakeman-rally-israel

Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker speaks at rally: vimeo.com/annparry/drucker-rally-israel

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