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Fern Coppedge: New Acquisitions
In 1920, Fern Coppedge bought a house and studio in Lumberville, Pennsylvania and painted the surrounding Bucks County landscape in bold shapes and vibrant colors. Coppedge is especially celebrated for her snow landscapes, her most common subject. She once famously stated, 鈥淧eople used to think me queer when I was a little girl because I saw deep purples and reds and violets in a field of snow. I used to be hurt over it until I gave up trying to understand people and concentrated on my love and understanding of landscapes. Then it didn鈥檛 make any difference.鈥� This exhibition highlights the Michener Art Museum鈥檚 recent acquisition of four beautiful winter paintings by Coppedge and celebrates the digitization of Coppedge鈥檚 scrapbooks from the Museum鈥檚 Library and Archives.
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In 1920, Fern Coppedge bought a house and studio in Lumberville, Pennsylvania and painted the surrounding Bucks County landscape in bold shapes and vibrant colors. Coppedge is especially celebrated for her snow landscapes, her most common subject. She once famously stated, 鈥淧eople used to think me queer when I was a little girl because I saw deep purples and reds and violets in a field of snow. I used to be hurt over it until I gave up trying to understand people and concentrated on my love and understanding of landscapes. Then it didn鈥檛 make any difference.鈥� This exhibition highlights the Michener Art Museum鈥檚 recent acquisition of four beautiful winter paintings by Coppedge and celebrates the digitization of Coppedge鈥檚 scrapbooks from the Museum鈥檚 Library and Archives.
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The Michener Art Museum is presenting Fern Coppedge: New Discoveries, on view from September 12, 2020-April 18, 2021.
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