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Putting Nature In Perspective
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Cotton is an attractive 3 yr. old 13.2h gelding Cremello pony who is a quick learner: lunges, walk, trot...he is a very nice mover. Cotton has good ground manners: stands for the farrier, current on vaccines, healthy & 100% sound. He needs an experienced trainer & handler as he has tons of potential for a big future!
the Mosby Heritage Area Association Rockburn THANK YOU TO Marshall, Va. OUR SPONSORS FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL EVENT! November 16, 6-8 pm
The Aldie Peddler Catoctin Creek Distilling Company A Party in the Old Style Karen Harper Fuog, Catering Northern Virginia Media Services/ A traditional Virginia evening, with Middleburg Life time-honored libations by Catoctin Reikis Studio (Florists) Creek Distilling delicious Shenandoah ValleyCompany, Civil WaraEra Dancers feast, and the Virginia Reel
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Boardman Ms Jean Brown 540-687-6681 for tickets Mr. and Mrs. Childs Burden Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dees www.mosbyheritagearea.org Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeLashmutt Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gibbens Mr. and Mrs. Donald Glickman Mr. Kimball Hart Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hazel Mr. and Mrs. James Hildbold Lt. Col. and Mrs. Arthur House Ms Virginia Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Marc Leepson Dr. Paul Massimiano Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morency Ms Alyce Rideout and Mr. Jim Bleakley Ms Amy V. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Wallace Mrs. Janet Whitehouse The “Mum Ball” Committee: Elaine Burden, Gayle DeLashmutt, Donald and Mia Glickman, Janna Leepson, and Susan Wallace Considering an End of Year Contribution? 540/687-6681 or www.mosbyheritagearea.org
December 2013
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Gerald Adelmann, president and CEO of Openlands in Chicago and chairman of the Center for Humans and Nature, began the program by directing the audience’s attention to the challenging questions concerning nature and our place in it. “How do we understand in a richer way how we are part of nature?” he asked. “How can we create a successful economy without continuous economic growth? Can democracy in crisis deal with the climate crisis? What does the earth ask of us?” Art historian Eleanor Jones Harvey, senior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, spoke on the subject of “Landscape as Metaphor in the Civil War.” Harvey is an award-winning author of several works on 19th century art, including “The Civil War and American Art.” She focused on the ways in which various artists portrayed the war and its impact, demonstrating that “geographical and meteorological metaphors were a common language for comprehending the violence of the war and its uncertainty.” Scientist and conservationist Thomas Lovejoy, credited with having coined the term “biological diversity” and founder of “Nature,” the popular television series, spoke about the 19th century tradition of effective public and private partnerships that continue today. The morning session also included artist, writer, naturalist and conservationist James Prosek, who made his debut in 1996 at age 19 with the book “Trout: An Illustrated History.” Currently, Prosek serves as curatorial affiliate at the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale and is a member of the Board of the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies. Selected watercolors painted by Prosek for the latest edition of his book, “Trout of the World,” were on display along with rare books
selected by Prosek from the NSLM collection. The afternoon presentations focused on “Teaming with Nature” within our own lives and communities. Presenters included Lisa Roberts, a museum and community education consultant, and Perry Mathewes, a horticultural specialist. Symposium participants were invited to view the art of contemporary artistnaturalists Robin Hill and Meg Page. Those two artists also will be highlighted at the museum through Feb. 23 in the exhibition “Contemporary Artist-Naturalists: Robin Hill & Meg Page.” They are both deeply connected to the natural world and continue in the spirit of the likes of Dürer, Catesby, Wilson and Audubon rendering fauna and flora from near and far. The selection of naturalist paintings by Hill and Page of animals composed with native plant-life often against minimalist backgrounds are masterful and distinct interpretations distinguishing them from their peers and raising them to the level of their forerunners. Unlike their predecessors, however, who oftentimes found themselves cataloguing new species in a lush, abundant and untouched environment, Hill and Page face the modern issue of documenting and preserving wildlife in a diminishing habitat. Hill’s career as an internationally recognized artist, naturalist and author spans over five decades. His involvement in conservation efforts began in Australia in the 1960s, and since then he has observed and painted a wide variety of avian species in Africa, Australia, Great Britain and Europe as well as America. While he also paints mammals and portraits, this exhibition will feature the bird paintings for which he is best known. Maryland-native Page, a fine art graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, too, has strong ties to conservation, and in her career spanning more than 30 years, she has continually found inspiration in the countryside. She says of her diverse domestic and wild animal subjects, “Art dedicated to the preservation of the natural landscape, wild species and heritage breeds was the foundation of my working career and a life-long passion.” Both Hill and Page display acute powers of observation and a focus on the aesthetic aspects of nature with a meticulous sense of detail. While their styles are quite diverse, their work celebrates the intrinsic beauty of the natural world and echoes the past while lending a fresh perspective. It is this painterly balance between reality and sensitivity that defines them, and the classic and timeless efforts of the artist-naturist. The NSLM is committed to sharing information through exhibitions, lectures, seminars, publications and special events, and is open to researchers and the general public.
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By Dulcy Hooper For Middleburg Life The National Sporting Library & Museum recently welcomed more than 70 attendees to a symposium entitled “Perspectives on Teaming with Nature.” Participants included a number of acclaimed leaders who have teamed with nature in art history, conservation, science, historic preservation and the visual arts.
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