For December, our artifact of the month is a lovely watercolor of a dredged anchor, the sea life growing on it almost making it look like a holiday wreath. This piece is new to our collection and the staff were all pretty excited about it as it. That excitement grew as the piece was further researched.
The image is supposed to be a depiction of an anchor dredged up in 1885 off Cape Ann by Alpheus Hyatt. To anybody with some knowledge of our institutional history, the name Hyatt should sound familiar. Alpheus was the father of our founder, Anna Hyatt Huntington.Read more
Our first picture this month shows artist Lopez Mezquita in August of 1934. He was a member of the Hispanic Society, which was founded by Archer Milton Huntington, who also founded our museum. Mezquita was asked to come to the museum to paint portraits of some of the staff, including resident painter Thomas Skinner (a picture of that is to come later).
This next image shows Admiral E.W. Sylvester and a ship’s officer with lifering from USSWisconsin. Not sure what exactly is happening in the photo, but it looks as if the guy on the left cracked a joke that the guy on the right didn’t appreciate.Wisconsinis now resting in Norfolk where people can explore her decks.Read more
This image from October 28, 1962 shows two gentlemen checking out a display at the opening of our International Antarctic Exhibition. Just a few years ago we had another exhibition about the Antarctic, although it was much smaller than this one.
To go along with the previous photo, this is a shot of Associate Museum Director Harold Sniffen (famous for putting together the list of Jacobsen paintings) speaking at the opening of the International Antarctic Exhibition on October 28, 1962. The eagle figurehead from USSLancasterlooks great behind Sniffen!Read more
With the arrival of Spring and sunny, warm weather, I am reminded of all the fun things the museum has to offer outside of the building (especially as my office is rather chilly). It seems as though a lot of people don’t already know this, but the museum owns 550 acres of property, including the Noland Trail and Lake Maury. Part of the vision of our founder, Archer Huntington, was to create an outside space for the public to be able to enjoy along with the museum. Lake Maury was created by constructing a dam (the Lion’s Bridge) near the James River.
很多人已经在我们的社区ry familiar with Lion’s Bridge as it is a frequently visited area. I mean, what’s not to love? There are a few places to sit down and enjoy beautiful weather while also getting great views of the James River and Lake Maury while the majestic lions stand guard. Every November festive wreaths are placed around the necks of the lions to help bring in the Holidays, which has become a popular event in the community. As for the history of the lions, they were sculpted by the museum’s founder’s wife, Anna Hyatt Huntington (clickHEREto learn more about her), ca 1932.Read more
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