Join long-time AHPCS member Mike McCue for a unique event in his home in Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. After gathering at 11:30am in Mike's 1924 Biltmore Forest house to celebrate its centennial, Members will roam “open stacks” shelved in the Poetry Den and adjacent rooms. His catalogued collection of 1500 volumes...
Join us for a walk-through of an inspired exhibit comparing original drawings by the legendary editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant to rare historical prints from the Clements Library collection. In addition, Curator of Maps and Graphics, Sierra Laddusaw, will present a peek at new acquisitions for the library’s graphic arts and map divisions. The Clements Library...
The New Bedford Whaling Museum will be hosting a regional meeting on Friday, March 7th. The meeting will include a tour of the museum galleries focusing on prints and print-related artifacts led by Dr. Marina Dawn Wells, Assistant Curator of History & Culture. The tour will be followed by an opportunity to view additional prints...
Join us for a tour of Belmont, the spectacular home and studio of American Naturalist artist Julius Garibaldi (Gari) Melchers (1860-1932). This 27-acre estate features the historic residence, art studio and galleries, tours, gardens, historic buildings, and several miles of walking trails. Gari Melchers' Home and Studio serves as a resource for studying the full...
Lasting Legacy: A Celebration of American Historical Prints through the Career of Wendy Joan Shadwell Please join us for a conversation with AHPCS president Clayton Lewis and scholar Allison Stagg about the important role of popular American historical prints in connection with the career and philanthropy of Wendy Shadwell (1942-2007), alumna of Mary Washington ('63),...
Join us for a unique opportunity to explore rare treasures from the University of Michigan Clements Library, now featured at the Carnegie Museum of Art in the exhibition: Fault Lines: Art, Imperialism, and the Atlantic World. "...I work on the fault lines of art history--where art and historical records meet and, at times run against one another. This exhibition offers a look...
The Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, Connecticut, is known for the collection of French Impressionist paintings formed by Alfred Atmore Pope (1842-1913) and for the museum building itself, designed as a retirement home for her parents by Pope’s daughter, Theodate Pope Riddle (1867-1946), one of America’s first woman architects. This year, an exhibition explores the transformative...
The 2026 AHPCS Annual Meeting will be taking place in New Bedford, Massachusetts, June 8-11, and will include talks, museum visits, and the camaraderie of fellow print collectors. Learn more and register Image credit: Courtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
For folks who will be in Portland, Maine, on Thursday September 24th, at the opening of AHAA's biennial symposium, join Marie-Stéphanie Delamaire (Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh), Michael Hartman (RISD), Clayton Lewis (Clements Library), and Caroline Sloat (editor of Imprint) that evening at The Marquis Lounge. We would like to introduce you to the AHPCS,...
Here is a great opportunity to plunge into the world of Winslow Homer in Portland, Maine, on September 25, 2026. The AHPCS is offering a visit to the Portland Museum of Art’s exhibit: Winslow Homer: Painter, Etcher - the first major exhibition devoted to Winslow Homer’s monumental etchings. Homer’s wood engravings from Harper’s Weekly may...