Exhibitions
August 29, 2020 through December 29, 2021
This exhibition features images and materials from the Arkell Museum's Judge magazine collection.
Judge magazine debuted in 1881; William J. Arkell purchased the floundering periodical in 1885 specifically to attack the Democratic presidential campaign. Judge quickly rose in popularity with the addition of famed cartoonists including Eugene Zimmerman, and began to rival competing publications such as Puck. This exhibition focuses on the history of the magazine, the role it played in American political life, and its connection to Canajoharie, NY.
This exhibition has an accompanying YouTube video for learners and educators. This video was designed and created by Robyn L. Cochrane, Master's Candidate, Cooperstown Graduate Program, Class of 2021.
Video can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/41M6Lc00bjM
Eugene “Zim” Zimmerman (1862-1933)
Willet F. Cook, 1904
Watercolor on paper
Museum Purchase, 2006
July 9, 2020 through May 23, 2021
This exhibition features a selection of masterworks from the Arkell Museum's permanent collection.
Artist include N.C. Wyeth, Grandma Moses, James Whistler, George Inness, Gilbert Stuart, Robert Henri, Walter Launt Palmer, Charles H. Davis, and William Glackens.
This exhibition will be on view until Sunday, May 23.
Charles H. Davis
On The West Wind, ca 1915
Oil On Canvas
Gift of Bartlett Arkell, 1929
July 9, 2020 through December 30, 2020
This new exhibition features the Arkell Museum's permanent collection of Winslow Homer watercolors and woodcuts.
Homer began his career as an illustrator for Harpers during the Civil War. After the war Homer continued producing material for the publication including a number of illustrations that accompanied children's stories and poems. This exhibition examines Winslow Homer's skill as an illustrator and early work with print publications, shedding new light on how this influenced his later work.
Winslow Homer
Sponge Fishing, Bahamas, 1885
Watercolor and Graphite on Paper
Gift of Bartlett Arkell, 1940
