As curator at GMHS I have been compiling a complete Melchers database for years, 38 to be precise. Over 1650 individual items have been catalogued,
Gari Melchers: American Master 1860-1932
The name Gari Melchers once held true star power. At the pinnacle of his career, Melchers occupied studios in Paris, Holland and New York, was
An Artist’s Fascination with Light
As an expatriate in Holland, Germany, and Paris and back in the United States, every time Gari Melchers pulled up stakes he was compelled to find a
The Early Modern Masterpiece That Might Have Been Ours
When the National Gallery of Art opened the exhibition Degas at the Races in 1998, Peter Stroh, Gari Melchers’ great nephew, got to wondering
The Painting That Keeps On Giving
The creation of a work of art, just as with music or poetry, begins with the germ of an idea or a sudden inspiration, suggested by, say, the flash of
Looking to Learn: Learning to Look
Sometimes just slowing down in our fast-paced world can make a considerable difference. Taking the time to sit down and focus on a single
Johnna & Scott Tie the Knot
Saturday, June 13th was unusually hot for an early summer wedding but that didn’t keep the Lees from having a gorgeous outside ceremony. Their