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The latest from exhibitions, auctions, and more.
- A Long Friendship and a Long-hidden PaintingTwo Boys in a Boat is a quick oil study of George Benson and his close friend Henry Chaplin. The boys were inseparable, spending their days together collecting arrowheads, hunting, bird watching, sailing or rowing… Read more: A Long Friendship and a Long-hidden Painting
- Benson’s First Painting of His Favorite Model“My Little Girl” currently for sale Frank W. Benson once said that he was delighted when his “home grown models” began to arrive. Of his four children, his oldest Eleanor was the child he used most often as… Read more: Benson’s First Painting of His Favorite Model
- In Case You Missed It: Video of Frank W. Benson: Artist, Ornithologist, ConservationistWatch Faith Andrews Bedford’s Presentation to Mass Audubon View the recorded lecture here.
- Attend a free live webinar with Mass Audubon – “Frank W. Benson: Artist, Ornithologist, Conservationist”Faith Andrews Bedford to speak via Zoom, Mar. 7 at 7 p.m. EST As a boy, Frank W. Benson spent every free moment tramping the marshes surrounding his boyhood in home in Salem, Massachusetts and sketching… Read more: Attend a free live webinar with Mass Audubon – “Frank W. Benson: Artist, Ornithologist, Conservationist”
- Benson’s “Firelight” to be AuctionedFrank W. Benson Firelight signed and dated ‘F.W. Benson ’93’ (lower left) oil on canvas 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm.) Painted in 1893. Noted newscaster Barbara Walters bought this beautiful painting by… Read more: Benson’s “Firelight” to be Auctioned