点评:The Cahoon Museum of American Art exceeded our expectations in all ways: the new gallery, the respectful use of the historic Cahoon home, the featured exhibits, and the gardens and metal sculpture next door. And did I mention the exhibit interpretation?
As 45-year New Englanders with an interest in sailor art, particularly scrimshaw, Duke Riley’s exhibit blew us away. What an innovative way to make a statement and practice a craft! To use plastic as your canvas because that is sadly what washes up—brilliant! We routinely pick up plastic at local beaches, shuddering at the harm it can wreak. We appreciated naming the offenders.
Also great—offering the hands-on art area for younger visitors to take a stand for the ocean and against pollution.
I’ve collected folk art for years and have long had an interest in sailor’s valentines, so it was fascinating to see the incredible work of painter Ralph Cahoon and sailors valentine artist Bernard “Bernie” Woodman.
If you’re on the Cape and have an interest in American art, the Cahoon Museum of American Art is well worth a visit. We’ll return for future exhibits when we’re on the Cape again.
翻译:卡洪美国艺术博物馆在各个方面都超出了我们的预期:全新的画廊、对卡洪历史故居的尊重使用、特色展品,以及隔壁的花园和金属雕塑。还有,我有没有提到展览的解读?
作为居住在新英格兰的45岁人,我们对水手艺术,尤其是贝雕,都十分感兴趣,杜克·莱利的展览让我们惊叹不已。这真是一个展现自我、实践技艺的创新方式!用塑料做画布,可惜的是,塑料最终会被海水冲走——真是太棒了!我们经常在当地的海滩捡到塑料,对它造成的危害感到恐惧。我们很感激博物馆能指出这些“垃圾”的来源。
同样棒的是,博物馆为年轻游客提供了动手艺术区,让他们能够为海洋和污染发声。
我收藏民间艺术品多年,一直以来都对水手情人节主题很感兴趣,所以看到画家拉尔夫·卡洪和水手情人节艺术家伯纳德·“伯尼”·伍德曼的精彩作品,真是令人着迷。
如果你在科德角,并且对美国艺术感兴趣,卡洪美国艺术博物馆绝对值得一游。我们下次再来科德角的时候,一定会再来参观展览。