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December 9, 2024

Gari Melchers & John Singer Sargent

Did Gari Melchers (1860-1932) know fellow artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)? The American expats were, after all, born only four years apart and

Category iconGari Melchers,  John Singer Sargent,  Paris Exposition,  Paris Salon,  Plein Air Painting,  Theodore Roosevelt,  Uncategorized

January 3, 2024

Animal Lovers

No doubt about it, Gari and Corinne Melchers loved animals. The couple enjoyed dogs as pets and usually had at least one canine companion at all

Category iconanimals,  dog,  Gari and Corinne Melchers,  Gari Melchers Home and Studio,  parrot,  pets Tag iconBelmont,  Corinne Melchers,  Gari Melchers,  Gari Melchers Home and Studio,  pets

July 28, 2023

Spirit of an Artist

While his passing is a real loss to American art, the spirit of his work will always live. Adolph A Weinman, German-born American sculptor Our

Category iconArt,  Corinne Melchers,  Gari and Corinne Melchers,  Gari Melchers,  Gari Melchers Home and Studio Tag iconAdolph A Weinman,  American Academy of Arts and Letters,  Cass Gilbert,  Childe Hassam,  Corinne Melchers,  Dr Nicholas Murray Butler,  Edward Alden Jewell,  Edwin H Blashfield,  F. Wellington Ruckstull,  Gari Melchers,  Gari Melchers Home and Studio,  Governor Cross,  Herbert Adams,  John Sloan,  Leonard Mackall,  Robert Underwood Johnson,  Royal Cortissoz,  The New York Times

February 20, 2023

Gari Melchers: Our Best Picks

After studying Gari Melchers for nearly forty years it’s inevitable that people expect the curator of the collection to have a favorite. Impossible.

Category iconArt,  Art Gallery,  Corinne Melchers,  Falmouth,  Gari and Corinne Melchers,  Gari Melchers,  Gari Melchers Home and Studio

August 29, 2022

Belmont’s Historic Horseshoe Staircase

One of the most striking architectural features of the historic house Belmont is the semicircular arrangement of stone steps on the east elevation

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August 17, 2022

That Darling Irascible Gari Melchers

I’ve shared letters with you from Mrs. Melchers’ archive before, but this one really stands out. It is one of the most revealing first-person

Category iconArt,  Art Gallery,  Artist Studio,  Belmont Estate,  Corinne Melchers,  Gari and Corinne Melchers,  Gari Melchers,  Gari Melchers Home and Studio,  Robert McGill Mackall

April 25, 2022

Missouri State Capitol Murals: The Backstory

On the heels of his success with the Detroit Public Library murals, Gari Melchers was approached in early 1922 by John Pickard, Missouri State Capitol

Category iconEugene Field,  Gari and Corinne Melchers,  Gari Melchers,  John Pickard,  Major James Rollins,  Mark Twain,  Missouri Governor,  Missouri State Capitol,  mural,  pose,  Robert McGill Mackall,  Susan Blow

April 20, 2022

Barnyard Revival

Thanks to the careful research and expert skills of Grounds Maintenance Manager Dave Ludeker and Maintenance Assistant Daniel Carter, I am able to

Category iconBelmont Estate,  Corinne Melchers,  Falmouth,  Gari and Corinne Melchers,  Gari Melchers,  Gari Melchers Home and Studio,  Restoration Projects,  Uncategorized

May 17, 2021

More Melchers Paintings Surface

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,

Category iconArt,  Belmont Estate,  Corinne Melchers,  Gari and Corinne Melchers,  Gari Melchers,  Gari Melchers Home and Studio,  Historic Home,  Historic House,  Historic House Museum,  model,  Plein Air Painting,  Studio and Galleries

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