THE LOST GENEREATION OF PA. IMPRESSIONISTS ART SHOW

The Lost Generation of Pennsylvania Impressionists

When: August 2nd through August 31st 2012
Where: First Floor Lincoln Galleries, Historic Yellow Springs, Chester  Springs, PA
Open: Saturday and  Sunday 12pm-4pm; Weekdays by request
Cost: FREE

Historic  Yellow Springs (HYS) will be hosting a diverse collection of work by talented  students who attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) Country  School from 1917 to 1952.  The PAFA  Country School is now the village of Historic Yellow Springs, Chester Springs,  PA. The opening night of the show (August 2nd) will be part of the  Chester County Town Tours, beginning at 5:30pm.

The  beautiful landscape of Yellow Springs prompted then PAFA president John  Fredrick Lewis to open a summer school for artists at the turn of the last  century. The Country School provided the much needed en plein air (in the open air) style of art training to these already  accomplished Academy artists. The foundation of the PAFA Country School’s  teaching philosophy was the 19th century French Impressionist movement.  The magnificent grounds and scenery of the Country School attracted some of the  area’s best art instructors and students, including Daniel Garber, N.C. Wyeth,  Albert Laessle, Roswell Weidner and Albert Van Nesse Greene. In addition to landscapes,  Country School artists were educated in portraiture and sculpture.

The artwork  is from Historic Yellow Springs’ own archives and various private collections.  Many have not been seen in over a decade.   The collection of artwork features work by well known artists who  attended the Country School such as Darce Boulton, Lucus Crowell, Albert Van  Nesse Greene, Roy C. Nuse, Francis Speight, Dorcas Kunzie Weidner, Roswell  Weidner and Paul Wescott.  A number of  the works were saved from destruction by Country School instructors Dorcas  Kunzie Weidner and Roswell Weidner.