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28-04-2025
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Art treasure returns to Hartwick College
A 500-year-old painting from the collection at Hartwick College's Yager Museum recently got a facelift. According to a news release for the college, The Yager Museum of Art & Culture is celebrating as it welcomes one of its Renaissance treasures back from a year's conservation treatment at the Williamstown Art Conservation Center in Massachusetts. Painted in the early 16th century by Andrea Previtali (ca. 1480-1528), "Madonna and Child in a Landscape" was acquired by the Reverend Louis van Ess, rector of Saint James Episcopal Church in Oneonta and a Hartwick College professor, in the 1950s, the release stated. When van Ess passed away in 1960, he left much of his art collection, including the Previtali, to Hartwick. "Louis van Ess had collected American impressionist art before coming to Oneonta," museum Coordinator Doug Kendall said. "But in the 1950s, he traveled to Europe several times and purchased a number of Italian Renaissance paintings. Among them were two by Previtali, who was a student of Giovanni Bellini." "Madonna and Child in a Landscape," painted in oil on a wood panel, has been on display in the van Ess Gallery at the museum for several years. A survey funded with a Conservation Assessment Program grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services found that the wood panel and a wooden cradle added in the 20th century had suffered woodworm damage, according to the release. In addition, the painting's surface had suffered some losses and showed the accumulated dirt and dust of the centuries. In late 2023, the museum received a grant from the Greater Hudson Heritage Network and contracted with the Williamstown Art Conservation Center to treat and preserve the painting. A partnership between the state Council on the Arts and Greater Hudson Heritage Network), the conservation grant treatment program is made possible with the support of the Office of the Governor and the state Legislature. Over the next year, Williamstown conservators Maggie Barkovic and Tatiana Shannon "painstakingly treated the painting, cleaned it, strengthened the wood panel and varnished it before returning it to the Yager Museum," the release stated. "It's great to be able to share "Madonna and Child in a Landscape" with the community once again," Kendall said. "We also acknowledge the vital support of both federal and state grants funding for the arts that made the conservation treatment possible that has ensured the preservation of this masterpiece." The museum will unveil the conserved Previtali painting at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 in the van Ess Gallery as part of the continuing exhibit, "Masterpieces of European and American Art: the Hartwick College Art Treasure Room." Visitors can also explore the museum's current exhibits, including the new exhibit "Discovering Our Place: Working, Learning, and Playing Within These Hills," curated by students in Hartwick's Museum Studies program. The museum's regular hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. when the college is in session. The museum is closed on Sundays, Mondays, college holidays and when the college is not in session. Admission is free. More information is available through the museum's Facebook page and webpage, by calling 607-431-4480 or emailing kendalld@
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05-04-2025
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Yager Museum to screen documentary about Kinzua Dam, Native Americans
The Yager Museum of Arts and Culture at Hartwick College will host a screening of the documentary "Lake of Betrayal," a film about the construction of the Kinzua dam, which flooded the ancestral lands of the Seneca Indigenous people in western New York. The film will be screened 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 11, in the museum, according to a news release. After the screening, the film's creative team, which includes Paul Lamont, Scott Sackett and Caleb Abrams, will discuss the film and answer questions. This event is free and open to the public. Released in 2017, "Lake of Betrayal" charts how the Kinzua dam, built in 1965 to mitigate flooding in Pittsburgh, created a 27-mile reservoir over the top of Seneca ancestral lands, which had been protected by U.S. treaty since 1794. The Seneca Nation's activism and resistance failed to prevent the dam's construction, but spurred a more significant movement to preserve and expand its sovereignty, which continues to this day. "We are thrilled to be able to show such a powerful and insightful film," museum curator Quentin Lewis said in a statement. "The Yager Museum has always been a place for contemplating Indigenous history and culture, and the experiences of the Seneca are unfortunately all-too-familiar in the broader history of Indigenous people in America. Alongside our current exhibit on Catskill reservoirs, we are excited to highlight this parallel story of displacement, memory and resilience and to hear from the filmmakers who created it." This event was made possible through the generous support of the Richard and Gerri L. Haan Fund for Native American Studies at Hartwick College, the release stated. The Yager Museum's galleries will be open during the events. The museum's regular hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. when the college is in session. The museum is closed on Sundays, Mondays, college holidays, and when the college is not in session. Admission is free. More information is available on this and additional events through the museum's Facebook page and webpage or by calling 607-431-4480 or emailing Lewis at lewisq@
