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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)

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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)

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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)

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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).

[blogpost feature photo] Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. The Nassau County Museum of Art holds the opening weekend of its 'Modigliani and the Modern Portrait' exhibit, which is on view through Nov. 5, 2023. (© 2023 Ann Parry, annparry.com)

Modigliani & the Modern Portrait at Nassau County Museum of Art

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (annparry.com)
July 26, 2023

Modigliani & the Modern Portrait – Nassau County Museum of Art
Exhibit on view through November 5, 2023
Map – One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor, NY 11578

liking Modigliani

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. Visitor BARRY poses outdoors behind large gilt frame as his wife captures photo of him opening weekend of'Modigliani and the Modern Portrait' exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. Visitor BARRY poses behind large gilt frame as his wife captures his portrait during opening weekend of ‘Modigliani and the Modern Portrait’ exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Modigliani and I go way way back, so I visited the Nassau County Museum of Art’s exhibit “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait” with Bob during its opening weekend.

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. Portrait of a Woman, 1919, an oil on millboard, glazed, by AMEDEO MODIGLIANI (1884-1920) is on view - and also featured on the poster above main lobby fireplace - at the Nassau County Museum of Art during its'Modigliani and the Modern Portrait' exhibit. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

[Photo Composite] Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. Portrait of a Woman,’ 1919, a glazed oil on millboard, by AMEDEO MODIGLIANI (1884-1920) is on view – and also featured on exhibit poster above main lobby fireplace – at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

like Modigliani

When we were quite young, my brothers and I enjoyed going to summer programs at Park Avenue School. In crafts, we made more lanyards, loop belts and woven straw baskets than necessary, and when Lou and John headed to sports, I headed to art classes. 

Not long ago, an oil painting I created during one of those classes surfaced in my basement. The closeup portrait, on coated heavy paper, shows a woman in profile, from her shoulders to her long curved neck to her head with blond hair swept up high. 

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023.'Portrait of Madame Rachele Osterlind,' 1919, an oil on canvas by Amedeo Modigliani (1994-1920) is on view at the Nassau County Museum of Art during its'Modigliani and the Modern Portrait' exhibit.(© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. ‘Portrait of Madame Rachele Osterlind,’ 1919, an oil on canvas by AMEDEO MODIGLIANI (1884-1920) is on view at the Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Seeing that portrait, I vividly remembered how excited my mom was over a half century ago when she told me the art teacher said it was like a Modigliani painting. 

Ten-year-old me barely had time to wonder “Modigliani?” before Mom explained he’s an artist famous for portraits with exaggerated long necks. And soon after I checked our family’s Encyclopedia Britannica to learn more about his work. 

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023.BOB STUHMER and ANN PARRY visit The Nassau County Museum of Art during the opening weekend of its'Modigliani and the Modern Portrait' exhibit(© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. L-R, BOB STUHMER and ANN PARRY visit The Nassau County Museum of Art during the opening weekend of its ‘Modigliani & the Modern Portrait’ exhibit (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

More than once during my school years, I heard Mom telling others about the time an art teacher compared my work to Modigliani’s.

Then I’d smile, with fond thoughts of Modigliani, and loving thoughts of Mom.

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. Self-Portrait, circa 1958, a photogram gelatin silver print and cutout by PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) is on view at the Nassau County Museum of Art'Modigliani and the Modern Portrait' exhibit. exhibit(© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. ‘Self-Portrait,’ circa 1958, a photogram gelatin silver print and cutout by PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) is on view at the Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

picture yourself

During my visit to the Modigliani exhibit, I noticed a large empty gilt frame on display outside the Arnold & Joan Saltzman Fine Art Building.

A woman standing in front of the frame was taking photos of her husband posing behind it. Bob and I went over, and I ended up taking photos of them, and they took some of us.

You can see these fun, very modern portraits at start and end of this post, and in my photo gallery.

The “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait” exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art runs through November 5, 2023.   

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023.'Egyptian Head,' 1922, by Gaston Lachaise (1882-1935; is one of several bronze busts on display during'Modigliani and the Modern Portrait' exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. ‘Egyptian Head,’1922, by GASTON LACHAISE (1882-1935, is one of several bronze busts on display at the Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

• NOTE: images immediately above & below show same area of gallery

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023.L-R, Visitor stands next to bronze busts:'Scofield Thayer,' 1923, by Gaston Lachaise (1882-1935);'Egyptian Head,' 1922, also by Gaston Lachaise; and'Kent Leavitt,' 1936, by Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), during'Modigliani and the Modern Portrait' exhibit at Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. L-R, Visitor stands near bronze busts: ‘Scofield Thayer,’ 1923, by GASTON LACHAISE (1882-1935); ‘Egyptian Head,’ 1922, also by GASTON LACHAISE ; and ‘Kent Leavitt,’ 1936, by ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988), at the Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

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Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. At right, Untitled (Marilyn Monroe), 1967, by ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) is on view during The Nassau County Museum of Art'Modigliani and the Modern Portrait' exhibit. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. At right, ‘Untitled (Marilyn Monroe),’ 1967, by ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) is on view at the Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

– Modigliani NCMA –

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. Three photo and pigmented beeswax combines, 2019, by Marybeth Rothman: Victoria Pullen, Syringa, and Melody Hitchcock, are on view during The Nassau County Museum of Art'Modigliani and the Modern Portrait' exhibit. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. L-R, Three photo and pigmented beeswax combines, 2019, by MARYBETH ROTHMAN: L-R, ‘Victoria Pullen,’ ‘Syringa,’ and ‘Melody Hitchcock,’ are on view at the Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)  head-on view 

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Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. Andy Warhol's colorful (1928-1982) Untitled (Marilyn Monroe), 1967, is on view during The Nassau County Museum of Art'Modigliani and the Modern Portrait' exhibit. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. ‘Black Hats IV,’ 2012, 63-color silkscreen on paper by ALEX KATZ, (b. 1927) is on view at the Nassau County Museum of Art. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

– Modigliani NCMA –

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023.  The Arnold & Joan Saltzman Fine Art Building at Nassau County Museum of Art is the former Frick Mansion on the Gold Coast of Long Island. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023.  The Arnold & Joan Saltzman Fine Art Building at Nassau County Museum of Art is the former Frick Mansion on the Gold Coast of Long Island. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

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Feature Photo (at top of post): Roslyn, N.Y., U.S. July 23, 2023.  Visitor views Portrait of a Boy, 1918, an oil on canvas by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) at the Nassau County Museum of Art.


Modigliani & Modern Portrait:  my PHOTO GALLERY

Nassau County Museum of Art:  site  become a member

CONTACT ME

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. BOB STUHMER and ANN PARRY pose behind a large gilt frame outdoors at the Nassau County Museum of Art. Visitor BARRY captured the photo with Ann's iPhone. (© 2023 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

Roslyn Harbor, New York, U.S. July 23, 2023. L-R, BOB STUHMER and ANN PARRY pose behind a large gilt frame outdoors at the Nassau County Museum of Art. Photo captured by visitor BARRY with Ann’s iPhone 13 Pro.