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Julius Melchers' 'Captain Jack'

October 19, 2015

Julius Melchers and Figurecarving in 19th Century America

In 1886, a New York journalist noted that, “Few objects, policemen and lampposts excepted, are more familiar to the public than the cigar store wooden

Category iconArt,  Classes,  Events,  Julius Melchers Tag iconcigar store figure,  Detroit,  figurecarving,  figurehead,  Gari Melchers,  Julius Melchers,  Michigan,  sculpture

July 15, 2015

Gari Melchers: Left or Right Handed?

Very often visitors to Belmont will see the many Gari Melchers self-portraits and paintings of him by other artists, as well as historical

Category iconArt,  Gari Melchers,  Uncategorized Tag iconartist,  Gari Melchers,  painter,  painting,  portraits,  self-portrait

Couple in a Dutch Kitchen

June 23, 2015

Another Conundrum of Connoisseurship!

UPDATE:  "Puzzler of a Painting no More" Recently a gentleman from the Netherlands asked me to look at an untitled watercolor he purchased from a

Category iconArt,  Gari Melchers,  George Hitchcock Tag iconDutch Masters,  Edwin Austen Abbey,  Gari Melchers,  George Boughton,  George Hitchcock,  Hague School,  Holland,  Walter MacEwen,  watercolor

Preschool Palette

June 8, 2015

Green is the Color of Spring

Hello Belmont Blog readers! My name is Tramia Jackson and as the Education Assistant and newest staff member here at Gari Melcher’s Home and Studio at

Category iconArt,  Children,  Classes,  Preschool Palette,  Spring Tag iconart,  Belmont,  early childhood education,  Preschool Palette

Cottage in Snow

February 23, 2015

Gari Melchers Exhibition Opening in Fairfield, Conn.

We are very excited to be opening the exhibition, "Gari Melchers: An American Impressionist at Home and Abroad," in just a few short weeks here at the

Category iconArt,  Gari Melchers Tag iconBellarmine Museum of Art,  Fairfield University,  Gari Melchers

Crimson Rambler

February 18, 2015

Another Ramblin’ Rose Graces Belmont

For a renowned figure painter like Gari Melchers, it was out of the ordinary to devote an entire canvas to the view of an empty garden, but the vision

Category iconArt,  Corinne Melchers,  Gardening,  Gari and Corinne Melchers,  Restored Gardens Tag iconarbor,  Butler Institute,  Crimson Rambler,  Dutch,  Garden,  Garden Club of Virginia,  Gari Melchers,  George Hitchcock,  Holland,  impressionism,  painting,  putto,  roses,  Schuylenburg,  Tea in the Garden,  Telfair Museum of Art,  tulips

October 14, 2014

A Plein Air Artist’s Paradise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtP97L6vczk Artists of all types and ages are encouraged to use Belmont as the backdrop for their artistic

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photo of Mason Dillon behind the plow

September 1, 2014

Back in the Day

“Back in the day” Belmont in September was a lively place, lively in the sense of human activity as well as the emerging splendor of autumn.  

Category iconArt,  Belmont Estate,  Gari and Corinne Melchers Tag iconBelmont,  fair,  fall,  farm,  Gari Melchers,  harvest

August 13, 2014

Let’s Face It! Remembering Gari Melchers

Hang around artists long enough and you’re bound to have your portrait painted. That explains why there are so many portraits of Gari Melchers by his

Category iconArt,  Gari Melchers Tag iconAcademie Julian,  art,  artist,  bust,  Charles and James Deering,  Emil Fuchs,  Felix Vallotton,  Fritz Mackensen,  Fritz Strobentz,  Gari Melchers,  Grand Ducal Academy of Art,  James J. Shannon,  low relief portrait,  Paul Manship,  portrait,  sketch

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