The Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art


	Exhibitions from the previous two years.
Grandma, what big eyes you have Trina Schart Hyman (1939-2004), 1983 Courtesy: The Estate of Trina Schart Hyman	FAIRY TALE ART: ILLUSTRATIONS FROM CHILDREN'S BOOKS On loan from Smith Kramer Fine Arts February 6 - May 25, 2009 Fairy tales offer a magic carpet ride to a timeless, enchanted, dreamlike world. The origins and history of fairy tales spans thousands of years and many cultures. These magical stories were told and retold by storytellers in early civilizations of China, Egypt, Europe and India. The fairy tales and folk tales featured in this exhibit celebrate stories handed down through the ages that echo the wisdom of past cultures and honor the symbolic and metaphoric language of the stories. The exhibit includes traditional versions of: The Firebird, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood along with modern stories such as: Cinderella's Dress, Child of the Faerie: Child of the Earth, and the Hungry Coat. Prize winning contemporary artists whose art is featured include: Kinuko Y. Craft, Trina Schart Hyman, Barry Moser, DEMI, Susan Paradis and Jim LaMarche. Fairy Tale Art Featured on WNEP 16
Befriending the "Big Bad Wolf" Kelly Farrell Black Ink, Watercolor 2008 Scranton High School Teacher: Lois Dreater	HAPPILY EVER AFTER? Student Art at the Everhart February 6 - May 25, 2009 Intrigued by fractured fairy tales? The Everhart Museum's latest Gallery One exhibit, Happily Ever After?: Student Art at the Everhart, highlights the work of area students who rewrote unexpected endings to their favorite fairy tales in humorous and thought-provoking artworks. Through these collaborative efforts, the Everhart nurtures creativity and showcases artistic excellence in the community. The schools involved in this exhibition include: Abington Heights High School, Blue Ridge Elementary School, John Marshall Elementary School, Moscow Elementary Center, Mountain View Elementary School, Scranton High School, and South Scranton Intermediate School. Happily Ever After? serves as a complement to the exhibit Fairy Tale Art: Illustrations from Children's Books.
View of Isaiah's Corner	ISAIAH'S CORNER: ENCHANTED EVERHART February 1 - May 25, 2009 Let your sense of adventure lead you to *Isaiah's Corner: Enchanted Everhart, where your imagination can run wild as you explore fairy tales and folk tales. Become a king or queen, solve puzzles, discover magic objects, write your own fairy tale with a moral to the story, and more in our hands-on activity center. Touch, play, create, and learn about the stories, objects, and illustrations from our Fairy Tale Art: Illustrations from Children's Books* exhibit! Please note that adult guidance is required at all times. So come to the museum and stop by Isaiah's Corner to learn about fairy tales and folk tales with your children. Then go visit our galleries where you and your children can apply your new knowledge in our temporary exhibits, *Fairy Tale Art: Illustrations from Children's Books and Happily Ever After?*
Beatles Arrive in NY © Harry Benson Feb.1964	THE BEATLES; PHOTOGRAPHS BY HARRY BENSON November 9, 2008 - December 29, 2008 The Beatles: Photographs by Harry Benson takes us back to a time when four cheeky lads from Liverpool forever changed popular music. Nearly 45 years after the Beatles began the British invasion with their historic Feb. 9, 1964 appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," the music world still stands in awe of their impact, and more importantly, their sound. This special exhibition celebrates what many consider to be the most influential event not only in rock 'n' roll history, but for American society as well.
Maria Josephy Prometheus, 1980 Mixed Media including Hardware Courtesy of International Arts & Artists © Maria Josephy	TOOLS IN MOTION: WORK FROM THE HECHINGER COLLECTION On loan from International Arts & Artists September 26 - December 22, 2008 Featuring 65 highlights from the collection of Washington, DC hardware-industry pioneer John Hechinger, this popular, family-friendly exhibition displays the amazing variety of 20th-century art that represents or incorporates tools and hardware. *TOOLS IN MOTION* includes sculptures, photographs, and paintings by such artists as Berenice Abbott, Arman, Jim Dine, Richard Estes, Walker Evans, Claes Oldenburg, and Wayne Thiebaud and celebrates the ubiquity of tools in our lives with art that transforms utilitarian objects into fanciful works of beauty, surprise and wit. This exhibit is touring throughout the country.
*Muffin Maid* Tara Mazurczyk Acrylic on board 2008 Abington Heights High School Teacher: Eileen Lang	STUDENT ART AT THE EVERHART: FANTASY TOOLS 26 September-29 December, 2008 Complementing the Everhart Museum's fall exhibit, Tools in Motion, the Gallery One exhibition, Student Art at the Everhart: Fantasy Tools, highlights the work of area students who created artworks inspired by their perfect fantasy tool. Through these collaborative efforts, the Everhart nurtures creativity and showcases artistic excellence in the community. The schools involved in this exhibition include: Abington Heights Middle School and High School, Scranton High School, Audubon Elementary School, Prescott Elementary School, and Mountain View Elementary School.
96.1 Path in Dunmore John Willard Raught ca. 1921 Everhart Museum Collection	ART OF THE LAND: JOHN WILLARD RAUGHT AND THE CONTINUING NEPA LANDSCAPE TRADITION Exclusive to the Everhart Museum June 20 - September 1, 2008 ART OF THE LAND is based on the 50+ works by John Willard Raught held by the Everhart Museum. This permanent collection began in 1931 when pieces by Raught were donated to the Museum in his memory. Today the Everhart Museum houses the largest public collection his work. Recognition and appreciation of Raught's style extends far beyond the geographic confines of Northeast Pennsylvania for one of the Museum's pieces, "A View of Harrison Avenue Bridge," was selected by the Clintons to hang in the White House and later was on display at the Clinton Presidential Library. In order to show the lasting influence of Raught on the region's artistic community, the Museum anticipates more than 20 contemporary regional artists will participate in this project and that their work will range from painting to sculpture to other forms of creative expression. Central to the interpretive plan of ART OF THE LAND is the desire to create an aesthetic and intellectual experience which enhances under-standing of the changing nature of the physical environment and creates a sense of place, especially for the residents of our region. Public programs will be presented focusing on artistic expression and/or environmental exploration by using the Museum collections as well as the natural resources of Nay Aug Park. By centering our interpretation on how individuals relate to nature we are ensuring the next century of support not only for the Everhart Museum, but for the world around us.
Borehole, Lackawanna River, Old Forge, PA Ava Maroni 2008 Type C print	MINING THE LANDSCAPE: STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ART June 20 - Sept. 1, 2008 Inspired by John Willard Raught's coal breaker paintings, area fourth-grade students explored both the beauty and the scarring caused by coalmining in the Northeast Pennsylvania landscape. Led by photographer and teacher Ward Roe, the students created landscape imagery using photography and collage. Environmental conservation and site scarring, mine reclamation, and pollution are a few of the themes explored in the students' work.
View of Isaiah's Corner	INTERACTIVE: ISAIAH'S CORNER: EVERHART GOES EVERGREEN! June 20 - Sept. 1, 2008 Gain a sense of place as you explore the landscape through artistic expression and environmental concepts. Isaiah's Corner will provide children with a unique opportunity to learn about landscapes through themes of recycling, fuel sources around the world, materials and garbage, environmental conservation and community activism. Touch, play, create, and discover things about going green and becoming eco-conscious! Please note that adult guidance is required at all times. So come to the museum and stop by Isaiah's Corner to learn about conserving our natural landscapes with your children. Then go visit our galleries where you and your children can apply your new knowledge of conservation in our temporary exhibits, Art of the Land: John Willard Raught and the NEPA Landscape Tradition, and Mining the Landscape: Student Environmental Art.
Shuar headdress (tentem) for women Peru or Ecuador ca. 1930-1950 Everhart Museum Collection 53.384.	FLOCKS & FEATHERS: BIRDS IN SCIENCE, CULTURE, AND ART Exclusive to the Everhart Museum February 1 - June 1, 2008 Birds take flight in the human imagination and play an important role in the global ecosystem. They travel millions of miles every year migrating around the world, and their life cycles, bird song and evolutionary characteristics have inspired scientists, cultures and artists for millennia. The Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art begins its 2008 centennial celebration with an interpretive exhibit based on the foundation of the Everhart Museum collection of birds; the Museum's founder, Isaiah Fawkes Everhart, was a physician who expressed a lifelong interest in ornithology (the study of birds). In fact, when founding the Museum in 1908, Everhart donated over 2,000 bird specimens to begin the Museum's collection, and ever since the Everhart Museum has continued to collect bird-oriented cultural and scientific materials. The exhibit Flocks & Feathers highlights the Museum's collections of specimens from around the world, cultural objects that use feathers or depict birds, as well as contemporary art inspired by avian creatures. This exhibit is partially sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Click here for a PDF of photos from the exhibition opening.
Common Yellowthroat nest Photograph Mike Carey 2007	IN THE FIELD: BIRDING & RESEARCH IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY Exclusive to the Everhart Museum February 1 - June 1, 2008 In the Field illustrates the efforts of Lackawanna County (PA) birders who observe and count the resident and migratory birds found in Northeastern Pennsylvania, as well as the data and studies of scientific researchers in tracking the habitats and health of these birds and their local ecological niches. Local birding enthusiasts, including members of the Lackawanna Audubon Society, lend their photos and data sheets for counting birds as part of the exhibit. Local biology professors present their years-long research and data from bird-banding and studying various species of resident and migratory birds stopping over in Lackawanna County for the exhibition.
Isaiah's Corner Photograph	INTERACTIVE: ISAIAH'S CORNER: BIRDS OF A FEATHER February 1 - June 1, 2008 Explore birds, their environment, habitats, feathers, and more in our hands-on activity center, designed with our youngest visitors in mind. Touch, play, create, and learn about birds and cultures from our Flocks & Feathers exhibit! Please note that adult guidance is required.
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