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photo of hat sign

A selection of hats from the Historical Society's costume collection
from the 1920's to the 1950's is on exhibit in the parlor.

THE HILDEBRANDTS OF HUCKLEBERRY HILL
Will be exhibited in the Silvermine Room from May 22nd to October 1st, 2010

The Historical Society has received some lovely new paintings, done by Howard Hildebrandt. They were donated to the Society by the daughter of Mary and Walter Poor.  The painting on the left is of Walter Poor as a child; the painting in the center is of lovely flowers, and the one on the right is of Howard Hildebrandt's wife. These paintings are on display in the Silvermine Room.

Celebrating New Canaan's Modern Architects 1953 - 1983

New Canaan Architects


John Johanson's photo of Roosevelt Island photo of Philip Johnson's AT&T building photo of Gary Lindstrom & Assoc. New Canaan's Country School
photo of Eliot Noyes UN pavilion in Canada photo of Philip Johnson's Shrine in Indiana photo of Alan Goldberg's house in New Canaan

"New Canaan Architects 1953-1983", exhibited on the second floor of the Town House, gives an overview of thirty years of work by New Canaan architects. Most of the works selected for this exhibit are located out of New Canaan, for as their fame spread, commissions took the architects far and wide, and their styles developed in a variety of architectural expressions. Included among the works in the exhibit - mounted on the second floor - are personal interpretations and rethinkings of the International Style, restorations, eclecticisms, and post-modern allusions to our past.

It seems unlikely that a small town such as New Canaan will ever again be host to a group of architects so expressive of an era as those we celebrate in this exhibit. "New Canaan Architects 1953-1983" was first shown at the New Canaan Library.  The current members of the group, as in the past, continue to go their separate ways. Johanson's Suspended Web, Goldberg's NYNEX Pavilion and John Black Lee's own Residence III are examples of a continuous development of a much broader range of modernism. Others such as Richard Bergmann have shown an ongoing concern for contextualism and historic preservation, and Zane Yost's focus has been affordable housing. Although the current New Canaan architects may not have the fame of their celebrated predecessors, their products represent a varied and interesting body of work. The exhibit was arranged by Alan Goldberg and Nina Bremer.

The New Canaan Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge, is open Tuesday through Saturday: 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.   On Saturdays, the gallery is closed between 12:30 and 2 p.m.   For further information, call (203) 966-1776 or visit www.nchistory.org