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Collection Spotlight: Deborah Buck’s They Had Stars in Their Eyes

July 9, 2024

In a far-reaching recent interview, artist Deborah Buck recently spoke about her work and process, particularly They Had Stars in Their Eyes featured in The Rains are Changing Fast: New…

Forbes Review: The Heckscher Transforms Art History with George Grosz ‘Stick Men’ Exhibit

“One could dedicate a doctoral thesis to unpacking the various elements and influences of Eclipse of the Sun, and hours mining myriad contemporary references from the Stickmen.” — Natasha Gural,…

Dix Hills Garden Club Designers Inspired by New Acquisition

April 8, 2024

For the celebratory weekend of the new exhibition, The Rains are Changing Fast: New Acquisitions in Context, the Museum was pleased to display a stunning floral design created by members…

Loans to Long Island Museum Highlight “The Power of Two”

The Heckscher Museum has lent four pieces from our collection to The Long Island Museum, including two pieces by Arthur Dove, one by Thomas Moran, and one by Robert Motherwell,…

New Acquisitions and Conservation Grants Spotlight American Sculptor Emma Stebbins

The Heckscher Museum of Art has acquired two exceptional, rare marble sculptures by American artist Emma Stebbins (1815-1882): Lotus Eater, 1863, and Sandalphon, 1866. A portrait of Stebbins painted around…

The Rains are Changing Fast: New Acquisitions in Context

March 23 through September 1 The Rains are Changing Fast highlights new acquisitions alongside artwork that has long anchored The Heckscher Museum collection. Meredith A. Brown, Consulting Curator of Contemporary…

New Sculpture at Dove Torr Cottage Installed

A new kinetic sculpture by Susan Buroker was installed at the Arthur Dove and Helen Torr Cottage in Centerport, NY. The sculpture was inspired by the work of Helen Torr…

New Soundwalk and Sculpture to Celebrate 25 Years of The Arthur Dove and Helen Torr Cottage

Girl’s Inc. Camp Contributes to Upcoming Projects The celebration of the 25th anniversary of the historic Dove/Torr Cottage, Centerport, NY, is also a time of renewal for The Heckscher Museum…

Celebrating the Salt Life of Arthur Dove & Helen Torr

Salt Life: Arthur Dove and Helen Torr, includes rarely exhibited watercolors by Dove on loan from the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, TX, as well as…

New Acquisitions Highlight Joanne Mulberg’s Fire Island Photographs

The Heckscher Museum of Art has acquired 11 photographs from Long Island artist Joanne Mulberg. Mulberg, an artist and LGBTQ+ ally, is known for her photographs of Fire Island’s The Pines…

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