BOUNDLESS - Opening Reception

Hill-Stead is the first architectural project of Theodate Pope Riddle (1867-1946), fourth registered female architect in the country, early proponent of historic preservation and caretaker of the family art collection. Designed as a country home for Theodate’s parents, Alfred and Ada Pope, the 33,000 square foot, 1901 mansion is considered “perhaps the finest Colonial Revival house and museum in the United States” (National Historic Landmark Report) and houses some of the most important Impressionist paintings in the world, including works by Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, and James McNeill Whistler.  A print collection spanning 400 years and including pieces by Albrecht Dürer, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Jean-François Millet and Japanese woodblock artists Hokusai, Hiroshige and Utamaro rounds out the collection. Established in 1946 as a cultural resource for the public in perpetuity, the museum is one of the nation’s few remaining representations of early-20th-century Country Place Estates.Each year Hill-Stead Museum utilizes its historic home, art collections, and 152-acre estate to offer over an array of programs in art, architecture, gardens, and natural science.  In keeping with the Pope family’s tradition of bringing literary, musical, and educational opportunities to the community, the museum presents concerts, lectures, workshops, family festivals, and the nationally acclaimed Sunken Garden Poetry Festival. With its in situ furnishings and collection, the museum offers a unique glimpse into the lifestyle of a well-to-do family at the turn of the 20th century and becomes a well-rounded cultural experience, more than just a day at a museum.

Hill-Stead Museum

You are cordially invited to the opening reception for BOUNDLESS: Altered Books in Contemporary Art. Be among the first to view contemporary sculpture among the many rare first editions and early volumes in the Pope family’s personal library. Guest curated by Carole Kunstadt, a graduate of the Hartford Art School. Boundless is an exhibition of altered books by three contemporary artists: Carole P. Kunstadt, Chris Perry and Erin Walrath.
Please join us on the Carriage Porch and in the Pope Board Room for wine, hors d’oeuvres and artful conversation. 
Museum Members are FREE; $10 non-members.

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