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COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Thomas Moran’s “The Woods in Autumn”

By Michael W. Schantz, Ph.D., Executive Director & CEO

The Woods in Autumn (1864) by Thomas Moran (1837-1926) was an instant favorite of mine when I first arrived at the Museum in the Fall of 2010. Indeed, at first…

Dove/Torr Cottage Featured in Two New Books

May 20, 2020

The Dove/Torr Cottage, the historic studio and home of American artists Helen Torr (1886-1967) and Arthur Dove (1880-1946), is highlighted in two new books published this spring. The Dove/Torr Cottage…

Virtual Visitors Choice Awards: Results!

May 19, 2020

H@H Kids Edition (Episode 9): Abstract Jumble

May 19, 2020

For this week’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition, we will be learning about artist Risaburo Kimura and his piece Amsterdam, which is from the Museum’s permanent collection. Then, Lisa Sayedi,…

Youth Ambassadors Talk “Long Island’s Best”

May 13, 2020

The Heckscher Museum Youth Ambassadors, a program for students in grades 5 to 8, discuss their favorite artwork from Long Island’s Best 2020 in these new videos. The five Youth…

H@H Kids Edition (Episode 8): “Family” Portraits

May 12, 2020

For this week’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition, we will be learning about artist Fairfield Porter and his painting Elizabeth in a Red Chair, which is from the Museum’s permanent collection,…

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Fairfield Porter’s “Elizabeth in a Red Chair”

By Karli Wurzelbacher, Curator

As the wholeness of life eludes control, so the wholeness of art eludes the control of the artist. The realist thinks he knows ahead of time what reality is, and…

H@H Kids Edition (Episode 7): FANtastic Fans

May 5, 2020

For this week’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition, we will be learning about artist Miriam Schapiro and her piece In the Heat of Winter, which is from the Museum’s permanent…

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Long Island Biennial 2020

May 1, 2020

The Heckscher Museum of Art is pleased to present the Long Island Biennial, a juried exhibition featuring contemporary artists of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. For well over a century, Long…

Emerging Artists Instagram Takeovers May 6 – 27

As part of the “Heckscher at Home” initiative, this program celebrating contemporary artists has been re-envisioned as an Instagram virtual series. The Museum is pleased to announce that Emerging Artists Tom…