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THIS IS A LARGE UNDERTAKING by Photographer BRUCE BYERS of Sawmill Road, Sherman and New York City. For the past nine years you’ve seen Bruce around town with his multiple cameras taking photos of you and your neighbors!
“The show is a collection of photos of the people and places of Sherman
taken since 1994. As a photographer I have found Sherman to be a place of history
to be photographed,” explains Bruce. Among his favorites are the Memorial
Day Parade and its Veteran Fields tributes. The activities on and around the
soccer and softball fields have also caught his camera’s eye on multiple
occasions. A slideshow of some of his more recent photos can be seen at the
IGA checkout counters.
This six-week exhibit will be shown at six different venues throughout town:
at Northrop House, The Old Store, the American Pie, the Bank, the IGA and the
Arrivederci Restaurant.
All photos will be mounted and may be ordered through the SHS on the same consignment arrangement as the Museum Shop.
Northrop House will be open Saturdays and The Old Store will be open Thursday through Saturday for the duration of this exhibition. The photos at the Society will remain on display into the autumn.
Bruce Byers: The Man behind the Camera
BRUCE BYERS has been taking photographs since his high school
years. His specialty is portraits and street moments, which capture the true
spirit of life in its everyday guise. Unstaged and unstructured, his works of
art reflect spontaneous moments of introspection, isolation, joy, serenity,
playfulness, and love.
“I am fascinated by the emotional power of an individual’s private
reveries which are typically unobserved by the outside world," notes Bruce.
His pictures communicate a wide variety of shared human emotions. As one peruses
his “Images of Sherman” collection, one connects with the subjects
in the photos and briefly immerse oneself in their inner most thoughts and feelings.
Bruce has been based in New York City since 1975, and has done a wide variety
of photography work, including people photography, high fashion, travel, and
advertising.
Bruce was also instrumental in working with The Old Print Shop, an established
gallery, to create a section for photography where he had a show of his work
in April of 2000. Since then he has had shows in New York City and Germany.
You can see some of his work at his web site www.brucebyers.com
NORTHROP HOUSE MUSEUM:
Miniatures
Featured at 2006 Holiday Exhibition
IT HAS BEEN several years since the Sherman Historical Society put on display
a precious dollhouse donated to them by long-time Sherman residents Honkey and
Frank Rogers for their annual Holiday exhibition at Northrop House.
The
Rogers bought their dollhouse in 1972 and remodeled it to their liking.
The dollhouse had been the couple’s pet project for many years before they donated it to the SHS in 1990. It features the inside of the home of a wealthy family living in the outgoing 19th century.
The
salon features a grand piano.
Every room is a treasure in itself, from the elegant salon where the figures are performing on their musical instruments, over the fully stocked kitchen where old-fashioned cans are placed in the pantry, to the silver napkin rings on the carefully set dining room table.
The
kitchen is well equipped.
The upstairs depicts the bedrooms and a Victorian style bathroom. Part of the roof lifts up to reveal a playroom with tiny attic treasures.
The back of the dollhouse opens up to provide a look at the inside.
The dollhouse drew a lot of attention and interest at the time, and Gloria
agreed it would be nice to see if there were any other miniature treasures hidden
away in the dark and dusty corners of people’s attics.
PHYLLIS MCGOLDRICK together with ROBIN SZENDY will coordinate the miniature
exhibition for this year’s Holiday Open House traditionally held on the
first Sunday in December.
| Miniatures Wanted We are looking for all kinds of miniatures, old and new, of different scales from various periods. These could be toys, dolls, toy soldiers, dollhouses, battle scenes, castles, ships, trains or anything else of a smaller scale. If you’re not sure if the item you have is suitable, please call Phyllis at 354-0388 for further clarification. * * * * * |
This local history museum will be open by appointment on weekdays. The Museum Shop at The Old Store will try to staff two volunteers on Saturdays, that one may be able to lead a family across the road for a short tour. A few open events will be planned during the season to view Northrop House.
We suggest that if you have guests you wish to take on tour, please call in advance and we’ll make arrangements. Call the office at 354.3083, the Museum Shop at 350.3475, or a volunteer you may know. We are pleased to open the house for you! As it stands, there are not enough weekend visitors to staff a volunteer on site on a regular basis, but never let that deter! Please come!
OPENINGS: Due to volunteer vacations and availability, these exhibits will evolve slowly for late spring openings.