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HECKSCHER HISTORY: August Heckscher: Visionary

March 1, 2020

August Heckscher (1848-1941) was born in Hamburg, Germany, and immigrated to the United States at age 19. He made his fortune in coal, zinc, copper, and real estate. The New…

“Adopt” Masterpieces and Materials from the Arthur Dove Archive

February 15, 2020

The Heckscher Museum is fortunate to hold an extraordinary number of masterpieces and archival materials by the renowned Huntington artist Arthur G. Dove. Now, these important artworks and historical objects…

A Curator’s Eye: Masterworks on View

February 1, 2020

Youth Eternal by Evelyn Beatrice Longman has the distinction of being the artwork on longest continuous view in The Heckscher Museum. The fountain takes center stage in the Museum lobby,…

Amanda Valdez: Piecework Exhibition Introduces Artist Amanda Valdez in First Long Island Show

MUSEUM PRESS RELEASE
February 2020

Contemporary artist Amanda Valdez launches her first show in a New York art museum with an exhibition featuring brilliantly colored, patterned, and textured abstract paintings. Valdez achieves her unique style…

Putting The Heckscher Museum of Art “On the Map”: The Legacy of Eva Ingersoll Gatling

January 5, 2020

“For me, the challenge of The Heckscher Museum of Art was the opportunity to make a small museum fully professional, my dream was to have the collection in excellent condition,…

Curator Tour of Locally Sourced

December 12, 2020

Earlier today, Dr. Karli Wurzelbacher, Curator, led members and sponsors on a special tour of The Heckscher Museum’s current exhibition, Locally Sourced: Collecting Long Island Artists. Touching on important works…

A History of Art on LI: “Locally Sourced” at Heckscher Museum

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By Deidre S. Greben

December 6, 2019

Hans Namuth’s iconic shots of Jackson Pollock at work in his Springs studio gave the world a critical behind-the-scenes glimpse of the Abstract Expressionist’s seminal drip painting technique. Now another…