discovering the hill-stead, interview: cindy cormier
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Discovering the Hill-Stead, Interview: Cindy Cormier Discovering the Hill-Stead, Interview: Cindy Cormier
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Hill
-Ste
ad
is m
uch
mo
re t
han
a c
om
fort
ab
le c
ou
ntr
y h
ou
se. I
t is
an
act
of
pe
rso
nal r
ein
ven
tio
n f
or
its
pri
nci
pal d
esi
gn
er,
Th
eo
date
Po
pe
, th
e
he
ad
stro
ng
dau
gh
ter
of
Alf
red
Atm
ore
an
d A
da B
roo
ks P
op
e,
pro
s-
pe
rou
s an
d p
rom
ine
nt
Cle
vela
nd
ers
wh
ose
ori
gin
s o
nly
on
e g
en
era
-
tio
n b
efo
re l
ay
in h
ard
scra
bb
le f
arm
ing
in
Ne
w E
ng
lan
d.
Ch
rist
en
ed
Eff
ie,
at
an
earl
y ag
e s
he
re
nam
ed
he
rse
lf T
he
od
ate
, m
ean
ing
“g
ift
of
Go
d,”
wh
ich
was
the
nam
e o
f h
er
mate
rnal
gra
nd
mo
the
r fr
om
Main
e.
Bu
t a c
han
ge
of
nam
e w
as
no
t e
no
ug
h f
or
the
im
pe
rio
us
an
d a
mb
itio
us
Eff
ie.
Se
nt
east
to
Mis
s P
ort
er’s
Sch
oo
l in
Farm
ing
ton
,
Co
nn
ect
icu
t, s
he
was
so in
spir
ed
by
the
Ne
w E
ng
lan
d la
nd
scap
e a
nd
the
loca
l cu
ltu
re t
hat
by
ag
e s
ixte
en
sh
e w
as
dra
win
g u
p p
lan
s fo
r h
er
dre
am
ho
use
in
Co
nn
ect
icu
t.
Aft
er
gra
du
ati
on
cam
e t
he
cu
sto
mary
Gra
nd
To
ur
of
Eu
rop
e w
ith
he
r p
are
nts
an
d s
ub
seq
ue
nt
pre
sen
tati
on
to h
igh
so
cie
ty b
ack
in
Cle
vela
nd
. T
hat
was
a d
isast
er,
an
d a
s so
on
as
she
was
ab
le t
o,
Th
eo
date
en
gin
ee
red
he
r e
scap
e b
ack
fro
m
Cle
vela
nd
to
Farm
ing
ton
in
ord
er
to r
ealiz
e h
er
arc
hit
ect
ura
l d
ream
,
bu
yin
g a
nd
re
sto
rin
g i
n t
he
man
ne
r o
f th
e e
arl
y-n
ine
tee
nth
-ce
ntu
ry
two
Co
nn
ect
icu
t co
lon
ial fa
rmh
ou
ses
on
fo
rty-
two
acr
es
of
lan
d.
Bu
t am
bit
iou
s T
he
od
ate
fo
un
d t
hat
the
re
no
vati
on
had
no
t sa
tiate
d
he
r n
ee
d t
o c
reate
. S
he
th
en
de
cid
ed
th
at
the
on
ly w
ay
to s
uff
icie
ntl
y
uti
lize
he
r art
isti
c ta
len
ts,
ide
alis
tic
natu
re,
an
d d
ete
rmin
ati
on
was
to
be
com
e a
pro
fess
ion
al
arc
hit
ect
, d
esp
ite
th
e f
act
th
at
arc
hit
ect
ure
was
at
that
tim
e a
pro
fess
ion
vir
tually
clo
sed
to
wo
me
n.
Barr
ed
fro
m
ad
mis
sio
n t
o a
ll-m
ale
Pri
nce
ton
, sh
e e
nlis
ted
pri
vate
tu
tors
. W
hat
the
n t
ran
spir
ed
is
pre
tty
am
azi
ng
. T
he
od
ate
pe
rsu
ad
ed
he
r p
are
nts
to m
ove
East
, n
ot
to N
ew
Yo
rk C
ity
as
man
y ri
ch M
idw
est
ern
ers
lik
e
the
Fri
cks,
Carn
eg
ies,
Ph
ipp
ses—
no
t to
me
nti
on
Cle
vela
nd
’s l
ead
ing
fam
ily,
the
Ro
cke
felle
rs—
we
re d
oin
g,
bu
t to
ru
ral
Farm
ing
ton
. It
was
a b
rilli
an
t st
rate
gy
to l
au
nch
he
r p
rofe
ssio
nal
care
er
wh
ile r
ealiz
ing
he
r cu
ltu
ral
ag
en
da.
Wit
h t
he
pro
mis
e o
f a c
om
mis
sio
n f
or
a b
ig
ho
use
to
inco
rpo
rate
he
r p
are
nts
’ art
co
llect
ion
—Im
pre
ssio
nis
t p
ain
t-
ing
s p
urc
hase
d b
y th
e P
op
es
in E
uro
pe
—T
he
od
ate
, th
en
en
teri
ng
he
r th
irti
es,
was
ab
le t
o e
nlis
t th
e r
en
ow
ne
d a
rch
ite
ctu
ral
firm
of
McK
im,
Me
ad
an
d W
hit
e t
o p
rod
uce
pro
fess
ion
al
dra
win
gs
of
he
r
ide
as
for
a c
ou
ntr
y h
ou
se.
Loo
kin
g b
ack
it is
als
o a
mazi
ng
ho
w s
imila
r in
te
mp
era
me
nt
Th
eo
date
was
to
an
oth
er
imp
eri
ou
s se
lf-i
nve
nto
r, th
e
arc
hit
ect
F
ran
k Ll
oyd
Wri
gh
t, w
ith
wh
om
sh
e s
hare
d a
bir
th y
ear.
Wri
gh
t als
o h
ate
d t
he
Mid
we
st a
nd
was
ab
le t
o e
scap
e i
t –
in h
is c
ase
on
ly b
y je
ttis
on
ing
wif
e a
nd
six
ch
ildre
n a
nd
fle
ein
g t
o I
taly
wit
h a
lo
ver.
Mo
re i
mp
or-
tan
tly,
he
to
o w
as
inte
nt
on
cre
ati
ng
th
e q
uin
tess
en
tial
Am
eri
can
ho
use
. L
ike
Wri
gh
t, T
he
od
ate
re
ject
ed
th
e E
uro
pe
an
pala
ce m
od
el
po
pu
lar
in t
he
late
nin
ete
en
th c
en
tury
, w
hic
h f
or
he
r re
eke
d o
f th
e
ne
w m
on
ey
an
d p
rete
nsi
on
s sh
e h
ad
de
test
ed
sin
ce c
hild
ho
od
. Wh
ile
Wri
gh
t’s c
om
man
din
g t
ale
nt
pro
pe
lled
him
to
ward
ab
stra
ctio
n a
nd
inn
ova
tio
n,
Th
eo
date
’s m
ore
mo
de
st g
ifts
le
d h
er
tow
ard
an
arc
hi-
tect
ure
of
rep
rese
nta
tio
n a
nd
narr
ati
on
. I
taly
or
no
, W
rig
ht
rem
ain
ed
a p
rovi
nci
al—
a m
an
of
the
pra
irie
wh
ich
he
lo
ath
ed
bu
t co
uld
n’t
esc
ap
e.
Th
eo
date
was
cosm
op
olit
an
bu
t lo
ng
ed
to
be
pro
vin
cial—
to
be
ro
ote
d i
n h
er
be
love
d c
orn
er
of
Co
nn
ect
icu
t.
Wh
ile W
rig
ht
was
myt
ho
log
izin
g t
he
pra
irie
, bu
t o
n h
is o
wn
art
isti
c te
rms,
Th
eo
date
was
em
bra
cin
g N
ew
En
gla
nd
ve
rnacu
lar,
no
t se
eki
ng
to
re
inve
nt
it, b
ut
to
exp
lore
its
nu
an
ces.
Th
eo
date
de
ep
ly b
elie
ved
th
at
his
tori
cal a
llusi
on
co
uld
giv
e m
ean
ing
to t
he
pre
sen
t. I
n r
ew
riti
ng
he
r p
ast
sh
e c
ast
he
r p
are
nts
in
th
e r
ole
of
Ne
w E
ng
lan
d g
en
try,
ju
st a
s sh
e h
ad
on
ce r
efo
rmu
late
d h
ers
elf
fro
m E
ffie
to
Th
eo
date
. T
he
de
sig
n f
or
Hill
-Ste
ad
did
no
t sl
avi
shly
cop
y it
s m
od
el—
wh
ich
inte
rest
ing
ly jo
ine
d a
Ne
w E
ng
lan
d p
roto
typ
e
wit
h t
hat
of
Mo
un
t V
ern
on
, V
irg
inia
ho
me
to
Ge
org
e W
ash
ing
ton
an
d d
esi
gn
ed
by
its
pri
nci
pal
resi
de
nt.
Re
pe
ati
ng
on
ly t
he
ess
en
tial
featu
re,
the
tw
o-s
tory
po
rch
, T
he
od
ate
base
d t
he
re
st o
f th
e d
esi
gn
on
an
ide
aliz
ed
ve
rsio
n o
f th
e N
ew
En
gla
nd
farm
ho
use
on
a 2
50-a
cre
wo
rkin
g f
arm
. A
t fi
rst
gla
nce
th
e h
ou
se m
ay
see
m j
ust
an
oth
er
in
a l
on
g s
eri
es
of
ho
use
s m
od
ele
d a
fte
r th
e f
irst
pre
sid
en
t’s—
ho
use
s
that
incl
ud
e M
cKim
, M
ead
an
d W
hit
e’s
Jam
es
Bre
ese
Ho
use
(1898),
So
uth
am
pto
n,
Ne
w Y
ork
, w
hic
h s
ign
ific
an
tly
be
gan
as
a f
arm
ho
use
,
as
we
ll as
Ro
be
rt J
. C
olli
er’s
ho
use
of
1914 b
y Jo
hn
Ru
sse
ll P
op
e (
no
rela
tio
n)
at
Wic
katu
nk,
Ne
w J
ers
ey,
an
d e
xte
nd
ing
to
th
e 1
930s
to
reach
so
me
so
rt o
f ap
oth
eo
sis
as
ho
me
off
ice
to
Davi
d O
. S
elz
nic
k,
pro
du
cer
of
the
film
Go
ne
Wit
h t
he
Win
d (
1939),
an
d t
he
vari
ou
s
Ho
ward
Jo
hn
son
re
stau
ran
ts t
hat
we
re b
uilt
in
Ne
w E
ng
lan
d i
n t
he
1930s
an
d
1940s.
B
ut
clo
ser
insp
ect
ion
re
veals
H
ill-S
tead
’s
live
ly
syn
cop
ati
on
of
faça
de
ele
me
nts
, e
spe
cially
th
e c
olo
nn
ad
e p
laye
d
off
ag
ain
st a
n a
nti
ph
on
al o
f b
ay
win
do
ws.
In
sid
e, th
e G
eo
rgia
n r
eg
u-
lari
ty o
f W
ash
ing
ton
’s h
ou
se is
ab
an
do
ne
d in
favo
r o
f a s
op
his
tica
ted
spati
al
arr
an
ge
me
nt
rela
tin
g t
o M
cKim
, M
ead
an
d W
hit
e’s
Sh
ing
le
Sty
le
wo
rk
of
the
1880s,
w
ith
b
old
cr
iss-
cro
ssin
g
dia
go
nal
vist
as
lead
ing
th
e
eye
to
th
e
care
fully
p
lace
d
pain
tin
gs
that
are
n
eve
r
pe
rmit
ted
to
be
re
arr
an
ge
d o
r to
tra
vel.
Hill
-Ste
ad
, to
a r
em
ark
ab
le
de
gre
e,
is b
oth
mo
nu
me
nta
l an
d i
nfo
rmal—
no
tri
vial
acc
om
plis
h-
me
nt.
It is
a farm
ho
use
an
d a
man
sio
n. M
ost
of all,
it is
qu
inte
sse
nti
ally
an
Am
eri
can
ho
use
.
Aft
er
com
ple
tin
g H
ill-S
tea
d,
Th
eo
da
te w
en
t o
n t
o a
ca
ree
r a
s a
lic
-
en
sed
arc
hit
ect,
re
bu
ild
ing
Th
eo
do
re R
oo
seve
lt’s
bir
thp
lace
in
Man
hatt
an
, d
esi
gn
ing
ho
use
s an
d t
he
bu
ildin
gs
of
We
sto
ver
Sch
oo
l
for
gir
ls a
nd
Avo
n O
ld F
arm
s, a
sch
oo
l fo
r b
oys
wh
ich
sh
e f
ou
nd
ed
an
d im
bu
ed
wit
h h
er
ow
n e
du
cati
on
al th
eo
rie
s.
Alf
red
an
d A
da P
op
e f
inis
he
d t
he
ir y
ears
at
Hill
-Ste
ad
an
d t
he
n
Th
eo
date
, w
ho
marr
ied
dip
lom
at
Joh
n W
alla
ce R
idd
le i
n 1
916,
car-
rie
d o
n t
he
re u
nti
l he
r d
eath
th
irty
ye
ars
late
r. T
he
ho
use
was
op
en
ed
as
a m
use
um
in
1947;
sin
ce t
he
n,
for
man
y o
f it
s vi
sito
rs,
Hill
-Ste
ad
has
be
en
le
ss im
po
rtan
t as
a w
ork
of
arc
hit
ect
ure
th
an
as
a c
olle
ctio
n
of
pic
ture
s. E
ven
Ph
ilip
Jo
hn
son
, o
ne
of
Am
eri
ca’s
mo
st i
mp
ort
an
t
arc
hit
ect
s o
f th
e p
ost
-Wo
rld
War
II e
ra,
faile
d t
o s
ee
its
valu
e f
or
a
very
lo
ng
tim
e.
Joh
nso
n,
an
oth
er
self-i
nve
nti
ng
Cle
vela
nd
er,
was
an
occ
asi
on
al v
isit
or
to h
is “
Au
nt
Eff
ie’s
” h
ou
se. P
hili
p J
oh
nso
n’s
mo
the
r,
Lou
ise
, w
as
Th
eo
date
’s f
irst
co
usi
n.
Bu
t to
th
e y
ou
ng
Jo
hn
son
, in
the
1920s
an
d 1
930s
wh
en
he
was
a p
ass
ion
ate
Mo
de
rnis
t si
ng
ula
rly
com
mit
ted
to
th
e I
nte
rnati
on
al
Sty
le,
the
ho
use
was
no
t e
ven
to
be
con
sid
ere
d a
s a w
ork
of
arc
hit
ect
ure
. M
ore
ove
r, it
was
just
“a c
olle
c-
tio
n o
f b
ad
pic
ture
s. I
t w
as
very
un
fash
ion
ab
le [
the
n]
... t
o l
ike
th
e
colle
ctio
n o
f art
at
Hill
-Ste
ad
. H
ays
tack
s, b
y th
en
... h
ad
be
com
e
po
stca
rds.
”
Tod
ay,
wit
h a
mo
re i
ncl
usi
ve,
“p
ost
-mo
de
rn” a
pp
roach
,
Hill
-Ste
ad
is o
nce
ag
ain
to
be
ap
pre
ciate
d a
s arc
hit
ect
ure
—in
de
ed
as
am
on
g t
he
mo
st r
ep
rese
nta
tive
exa
mp
les
of
the
Am
eri
can
arc
hit
ec-
ture
of
100 y
ears
ag
o.
Mu
ch M
ore
Th
an
A C
om
fort
ab
le C
ou
ntr
y H
ou
se
DIS
CO
VE
RIN
G T
HE
HIL
L-S
TE
AD
an
“E
xqu
isit
e p
ala
ce o
f p
eace
, an
d li
gh
t an
d h
arm
on
y”--
Hen
ry J
am
es, T
he
Am
eric
an S
cene,
1907
FO
RE
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ING
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E H
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D
A L
ittle K
no
wn T
reasu
re H
idd
en in
Farm
ing
ton, C
onnect
icut
the
ob
ject
in it
s se
ttin
g b
ecau
se u
ltim
atel
y yo
ur jo
b a
s a
cura
tor
is t
o
ensu
re th
at n
oth
ing
is d
amag
ed a
nd th
at th
e co
llect
ions
rem
ain
inta
ct
for
the
enjo
ymen
t o
f fut
ure
gen
erat
ions
.
What
path
way d
id it
take f
or
yo
u t
o a
rriv
e a
t yo
ur
po
siti
on?
I’ve
alw
ays
love
d a
rt a
nd I
sta
rted
my
colle
ge
care
er t
hink
ing
tha
t I m
ight
be
an a
rt m
ajo
r, b
ut I
qui
ckly
rea
lized
I d
idn’
t ha
ve t
he t
alen
t so
I g
ot
a b
usin
ess
deg
ree
inst
ead
, in
hea
lth-s
yste
ms
man
agem
ent
and
co
mp
uter
s. U
po
n g
rad
uatio
n, I
im
med
iate
ly g
ot
a g
oo
d j
ob
. I f
oun
d t
he p
roje
ct w
ork
to
be
gra
tifyi
ng b
ut n
ot
all t
hat
inte
llect
ually
st
imul
atin
g.
I d
idn’
t w
ant
to r
ead
ab
out
bus
ines
s ha
pp
enin
gs
and
co
mp
uter
s in
my
time
off.
So
I w
ent
bac
k to
gra
dua
te s
cho
ol w
here
I
lear
ned
yo
u co
uld
stu
dy
art
hist
ory
. W
ho k
new
the
re w
as s
uch
a th
ing
? A
t U
Mas
s A
mhe
rst,
all
of
my
clas
smat
es w
ere
as i
nter
este
d
in t
he h
isto
ry o
f ar
t an
d in
vis
iting
mus
eum
s as
I w
as. W
ho k
new
yo
u
What
do
yo
u c
onsi
der
the m
ost
im
po
rtant
qualifi
cati
ons
to b
e a
cu
rato
r? W
hat
do
yo
u r
ely
up
on m
ost
in y
our
skill
set?
I th
ink
to b
e a
cura
tor
you
mus
t ha
ve a
dee
p u
nder
stan
din
g o
f th
e hi
sto
ry o
f art
, and
yo
u m
ust
alw
ays
be
loo
king
at
gre
at a
rt t
o d
evel
op
yo
ur e
ye.
I sp
end
lots
of
my
free
tim
e vi
sitin
g o
ther
mus
eum
s to
do
ju
st t
hat.
At
Hill
-Ste
ad M
useu
m i
n Fa
rmin
gto
n, t
he a
rt c
olle
ctio
n is
la
rgel
y fr
om
the
19t
h ce
ntur
y b
ut t
here
are
imp
ort
ant
ob
ject
s fr
om
as
far
bac
k at
the
6th
cen
tury
B.C
. If y
ou
can
pla
ce t
he P
op
e fa
mily
’s ar
t co
llect
ion
with
in a
bro
ader
tim
e p
erio
d, y
ou
can
und
erst
and
it b
ette
r an
d u
ltim
atel
y b
ette
r sh
are
it w
ith m
useu
m v
isito
rs.
In a
dd
itio
n, t
he
colle
ctio
n at
Hill
-Ste
ad w
as a
mas
sed
by
Alfr
ed A
tmo
re P
op
e, h
is w
ife
Ad
a, a
nd t
heir
dau
ght
er T
heo
dat
e, s
o H
ill-S
tead
’s cu
rato
r ne
eds
to
wra
p h
er m
ind
aro
und
why
and
ho
w th
ey c
olle
cted
wha
t the
y d
id a
nd
exp
lore
the
way
s th
eir
colle
ctin
g t
aste
s w
ere
sim
ilar
to a
nd d
iffer
ent
fro
m o
ther
s co
llect
ors
in t
he e
ra. K
now
ing
ab
out
the
fam
ily’s
inte
rest
s he
lps
me
shar
e th
e co
llect
ion
with
vis
itors
. To
do
thi
s I
read
fam
ily
lett
ers
and
dia
ry e
ntrie
s th
at d
iscu
ss w
hat
they
bo
ught
and
why
. Fo
r a
bro
ader
und
erst
and
ing
of
the
fam
ily I
als
o i
nves
tigat
e as
pec
ts o
f A
mer
ican
his
tory
in t
he la
te 1
9th
and
ear
ly 2
0th
cent
urie
s, in
clud
ing
in
dus
tria
lizat
ion,
urb
aniz
atio
n, e
duc
atio
n, im
mig
ratio
n, a
nd w
om
en’s
stud
ies.
A c
urat
or
need
s to
be
inq
uisi
tive
and
enj
oy
lear
ning
.
The
oth
er q
ualifi
catio
n yo
u ne
ed a
s a
cura
tor i
s to
hav
e an
ap
pre
ciat
ion
for
the
valu
e o
f o
rigin
al w
ork
s o
f ar
t. T
his
is p
aram
oun
t, a
s I n
eed
to
m
ake
sure
tha
t th
e co
llect
ion
is s
ecur
e, t
he e
nviro
nmen
t is
saf
e, a
nd
the
light
ing
is
app
rop
riate
. Yo
u m
ust
alw
ays
cons
ider
the
saf
ety
of
CA
TCH
ING
UP
WIT
H H
ILL-
STE
AD
’S C
HIE
F C
UR
ATO
R, C
YNTH
IA C
OR
MIE
R, V
EN
Ü’S
SE
NIO
R
AR
TS E
DIT
OR
PH
ILIP
ELI
ASO
PH P
RO
BE
D IN
TO
THE
EN
DLE
SS T
ASK
S A
ND
DU
TIE
S FI
LLIN
G H
ER
H
EC
TIC
DA
ILY
SCH
ED
ULE
. SH
AR
ING
HE
R S
TORY
, C
OR
MIE
R H
IGH
LIG
HTS
TH
E C
HA
LLE
NG
ES
AN
D
PLE
ASU
RE
S O
F C
AR
ING
FO
R S
OM
E O
F TH
E
WO
RLD
’S P
RE
MIE
R IM
PRE
SSIO
NIS
T PA
INTI
NG
S IN
TH
E C
ON
TEX
T O
F A
RE
LAX
ED
, CO
UN
TRY
HO
ME
. CU
RA
TIN
G T
HIS
MA
JOR
MU
SEU
M
CO
LLE
CTI
ON
IN A
N H
ISTO
RIC
RE
SID
EN
TIA
L E
STA
TE IS
HE
R S
PEC
IAL
TALE
NT.
INT
ER
VIE
W: C
IND
Y
CO
RM
IER
by
Philp
Elia
soph
1
4 5
2 3
1)
Fis
hin
g B
oats
at
Se
a,
1868
, C
laud
e M
one
t (F
renc
h, 1
840-
1926
) Oil
on
canv
as,
37 ½
x 5
0 ¾
inch
es. 2
) D
an
cers
in
Pin
k, c
. 18
76,
Ed
gar
Hill
aire
Deg
as
(Fre
nch,
183
4-19
17) O
il o
n ca
nvas
, 23
¼ x
29
inch
es. 3
) TH
E B
LUE
WA
VE
, B
iarr
itz,
1862
, Ja
mes
McN
eill
Whi
stle
r (A
mer
ican
, 18
34-1
903)
Oil
on
canv
as,
25 ¾
x 3
5 in
ches
. 4
) T
he
Tu
b,
1886
, E
dg
ar H
illai
re D
egas
(Fre
nch,
183
4-19
17)
Past
el o
n p
aper
, 27
½ x
271/
2 in
ches
. 5
) T
he
Gu
itar
Pla
yer, E
do
uard
Man
et
(Fre
nch,
183
2-18
83) O
il o
n ca
nvas
, 25
x 3
1 ½
inch
es.
Rig
ht:
Cur
ato
r C
ind
y C
orm
ier
exam
ines
Mo
net’s
Gra
ints
ack
s af
ter
the
inst
alla
tion
of
new
pic
ture
lig
ht,
Fall
2009
.
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AZIN
E
coul
d m
ake
a ca
reer
wo
rkin
g i
n m
useu
m?
My
kid
s m
ake
fun
of
me
bec
ause
I’m
so
inte
rest
ed in
art
; th
ey s
ay t
hat
as a
dul
ts t
hey
pla
n to
ne
ver
visi
t an
oth
er m
useu
m a
gai
n. I
onl
y ho
pe
that
one
day
the
y to
o
find
the
ir p
assi
on.
As
a g
rad
uate
stu
den
t I
did
an
inte
rnsh
ip a
t W
adsw
ort
h A
then
eum
an
d w
as h
ired
as
cura
tor o
f a s
mal
l his
toric
ho
use-
mus
eum
in H
oly
oke
, M
assa
chus
etts
, cal
led
Wis
teria
hust
Mus
eum
. The
se w
ere
my
form
ativ
e ex
per
ienc
es—
one
at a
larg
e ar
t mus
eum
with
a v
ast a
nd im
po
rtan
t art
co
llect
ion,
and
one
at
a sm
all h
isto
ric h
ous
e th
at w
as o
nce
hom
e to
a
wea
lthy
ind
ustr
ialis
t an
d h
is fa
mily
.
Then
I l
and
ed a
ter
rific
job
in
the
educ
atio
n d
epar
tmen
t at
the
W
adsw
ort
h A
then
eum
. A
s a
mus
eum
ed
ucat
or,
I d
evel
op
ed m
y p
assi
on
for
the
visi
tor
exp
erie
nce
and
per
sona
lly t
oo
k th
ous
and
s o
f p
eop
le,
youn
g a
nd o
ld,
aro
und
the
mus
eum
. I
spen
t ei
ght
yea
rs a
t th
e W
adsw
ort
h A
then
eum
and
I’v
e b
een
at H
SM f
or
12 y
ears
. H
SM
is a
n in
cred
ible
his
toric
site
with
bui
ldin
gs,
gro
und
s, a
rchi
tect
ure,
and
in
terio
r d
esig
n fil
led
with
wo
rld-c
lass
art
. We
have
wha
t I t
hink
is t
he
per
fect
mix
of
ever
ythi
ng,
and
with
a s
mal
ler
staf
f—as
bo
th c
urat
or
and
ed
ucat
or—
I ha
ve m
ore
div
erse
res
po
nsib
ilitie
s an
d g
et t
o le
arn
abo
ut a
rt a
nd s
o m
uch
mo
re.
At
Hill
-Ste
ad I
find
it in
tere
stin
g t
o t
hink
ab
out
livi
ng w
ith g
reat
wo
rks
of
art
as t
he P
op
e fa
mily
did
. In
an a
rt m
useu
m it
’s m
ore
ab
out
wha
t th
e ex
hib
itio
n cu
rato
r wan
ts y
ou
to k
now
, but
at H
ill-S
tead
it’s
a fa
mily
st
ory
. Yo
u ca
n im
agin
e yo
urse
lf cu
rled
up
on
a so
fa w
ith y
our
favo
rite
nove
l in
fro
nt o
f a p
aint
ing
by
Cla
ude
Mo
net.
It’s
a co
mp
lete
imm
ersi
on
in t
he w
orld
of
art—
in m
any
way
s co
nnec
ting
to
so
met
hing
fro
m t
he
pas
t. T
hey
had
the
ir ar
t al
l ar
oun
d t
hem
, b
oth
ins
ide
thei
r ho
use
and
out
sid
e it,
in t
heir
gar
den
, and
aro
und
the
est
ate.
Yo
u ca
n re
ally
fe
el i
t w
hen
you
wal
k ar
oun
d t
he s
ite.
No
w t
hat
I’m a
ho
meo
wne
r, ev
eryt
hing
I’v
e le
arne
d a
t H
ill-S
tead
—b
e it
art
hist
ory
, g
ard
en a
nd
land
scap
e d
esig
n, a
rchi
tect
ure,
geo
log
y, b
ota
ny,
or
natu
ral h
isto
ry—
all o
f tha
t kn
ow
led
ge
I tak
e ho
me
to c
urat
e m
y liv
ing
roo
m o
r d
esig
n m
y g
ard
en. I
t is
real
ly fu
n to
tak
e th
at e
xper
ienc
e ho
me
with
me.
What
are
the m
ost
sig
nifi
cant
chang
es
yo
u h
ave s
een i
n y
our
12
years
at
Hill-Ste
ad
?I
have
see
n th
e m
useu
m b
eco
me
a g
reat
er f
orc
e in
the
Gre
ater
H
artf
ord
cul
tura
l co
mm
unity
. I’m
als
o c
onv
ince
d m
ore
peo
ple
kno
w
that
we
are
here
, b
ut t
here
are
stil
l m
any
mo
re p
eop
le t
o c
onn
ect
with
. To
bui
ld o
ur a
udie
nce,
we
rout
inel
y p
artn
er w
ith a
rea
arts
an
d c
ultu
ral
org
aniz
atio
ns t
o r
aise
the
aw
aren
ess
of
the
wo
nder
ful
attr
actio
ns w
e ha
ve. W
e ha
ve a
web
site
, a n
atur
e b
log
, and
mo
nth-
ly p
rog
ram
s fo
r o
utd
oo
r en
thus
iast
s th
at t
ake
peo
ple
ont
o o
ur
152-
acre
est
ate,
inc
lud
ing
a p
op
ular
po
etry
and
mus
ic f
estiv
al a
nd
a fa
rmer
’s m
arke
t. W
hile
the
re h
as a
lway
s b
een
a g
roup
of
loca
l p
eop
le p
assi
ona
te f
or
HS,
to
day
our
bas
e o
f su
pp
ort
has
gro
wn.
Th
is i
s cr
itica
l fo
r us
if
we
wan
t to
rem
ain
bo
th fi
nanc
ially
so
lven
t an
d r
elev
ant.
The
mus
eum
has
als
o s
een
a g
reat
er p
rofe
ssio
nalis
m o
n st
aff—
fro
m
faci
litie
s m
aint
enan
ce a
nd s
ecur
ity t
o c
olle
ctio
n re
cord
kee
pin
g a
nd
fund
rais
ing
. We
have
a d
irect
or o
f fina
nce,
inst
itutio
nal a
dva
ncem
ent,
an
d c
om
mun
icat
ion
alo
ng w
ith a
gar
den
man
ager
, a
natu
ralis
t, a
nd
a ne
wly
hire
d d
irect
or
of m
arke
ting
and
bra
nd m
anag
emen
t to
hel
p
us t
hink
mo
re b
road
ly a
bo
ut w
ho w
e ar
e an
d h
ow
we
mig
ht b
uild
o
ur b
ase
of
sup
po
rt a
nd s
usta
in o
ur m
useu
m T
he m
useu
m i
s no
t o
nly
a p
lace
to
see
gre
at p
ictu
res,
it’s
a p
lace
to
str
oll
alo
ne o
r w
ith
frie
nds,
reco
nnec
t w
ith n
atur
e, b
e in
spire
d t
o p
aint
or
writ
e a
po
em,
see
bird
s, a
nd h
ear
fro
gs.
It’s
a g
reat
loca
tion
in h
isto
ric F
arm
ing
ton,
w
hich
is a
rea
lly w
ond
erfu
l des
tinat
ion
in a
nd o
f its
elf.
Last
ly,
the
staf
f at
HS
has
com
e o
f ag
e te
chno
log
ical
ly.
We
are
inve
nto
ryin
g th
e co
llect
ion,
co
mp
uter
izin
g o
ur re
cord
s, a
nd d
igiti
zing
im
ages
. W
e st
ill h
ave
ple
nty
on
old
-fas
hio
ned
car
ds
but
we’
re
loo
king
to u
se c
om
put
er s
yste
ms
to o
rgan
ize
our
co
llect
ion.
We
hire
p
rofe
ssio
nal
staf
f, so
it’s
no
t al
l vo
lunt
eers
, al
tho
ugh
we
cert
ainl
y re
ly q
uite
a b
it o
n in
tern
and
vo
lunt
eer
sup
po
rt.
In t
he o
ld d
ays
a re
tired
co
uple
ran
the
mus
eum
. N
ow
aday
s m
ost
dire
cto
rs h
ere
have
ad
vanc
ed d
egre
es a
nd H
S is
acc
red
ited
thr
oug
h th
e A
mer
ican
A
sso
ciat
ion
of
Mus
eum
s. W
e ha
ve h
igh
stan
dar
ds
and
we
stic
k to
th
em f
or
colle
ctio
ns c
are,
co
llect
ions
acq
uisi
tion,
and
mee
ting
the
ne
eds
of o
ur a
udie
nce.
What
are
yo
ur
speci
al c
halle
ng
es
in o
vers
eein
g t
hese
inte
rrela
ted
p
art
s o
f th
e p
uzz
le?
HS
has
a un
ique
set
of
feat
ures
. Fi
rst
and
fo
rem
ost
, th
e si
te i
s st
ill
very
muc
h as
it
was
110
yea
rs a
go
whe
n th
e fa
mily
firs
t m
ove
d i
n.
I hav
e ha
d t
he g
oo
d fo
rtun
e to
tra
vel a
bit
and
I kn
ow
firs
than
d t
hat
ther
e ar
e ve
ry f
ew o
ther
site
s in
the
wo
rld a
s in
tact
and
unc
hang
ed
as H
S. H
ill-S
tead
was
des
igne
d a
s a
rura
l re
trea
t o
r es
cap
e fr
om
a
bus
y, u
rban
life
styl
e. It
was
an
activ
e d
airy
and
orc
hard
, pun
ctua
t-ed
by
mile
s o
f st
one
wal
ls a
nd o
rnam
enta
l g
ard
ens.
It
was
als
o a
co
mfo
rtab
le h
om
e to
liv
e in
and
ent
erta
in g
uest
s; f
or
som
e it
was
a
pla
ce t
o w
ork
.
The
evid
ence
of t
hese
pas
t fun
ctio
ns is
qui
te e
vid
ent.
Enc
roac
hmen
t ha
sn’t
real
ly h
it th
is p
art
of F
arm
ing
ton
yet.
The
re a
re n
o s
trip
mal
ls,
and
yet
we
are
very
clo
se t
o I
nter
stat
e 84
yet
the
set
ting
has
n’t
chan
ged
ver
y m
uch
and
the
co
llect
ion
is l
arg
ely
inta
ct.
It’s
alm
ost
an
em
bar
rass
men
t o
f ric
hes
as a
t H
S w
e no
t o
nly
have
fo
ur g
reat
p
aint
ing
s b
y C
laud
e M
one
t an
d t
hree
by
Ed
gar
Deg
as a
nd J
ames
M
, W
hist
ler
and
tw
o b
y M
anet
. In
ad
diti
on
we
have
the
fam
ily’s
silv
erw
are,
nap
kins
, an
d e
ven
thei
r m
ono
gra
mm
ed t
ow
els.
So
one
ca
n g
et a
rea
l sen
se o
f ho
w p
eop
le li
ved
; it’s
aut
hent
ic.
The
chal
leng
e fo
r me
is th
at it
’s ha
rd to
co
me
to a
fulle
r und
erst
and
ing
o
f th
e si
te i
n a
sing
le v
isit,
yet
man
y p
eop
le f
eel
that
one
vis
it is
al
l th
ey n
eed
. Th
e fir
st t
ime
thro
ugh
you’
re t
akin
g i
t al
l in
, an
d i
t ca
n b
e o
verw
helm
ing
. In
ord
er to
fully
ap
pre
ciat
e th
e ex
per
ienc
e it’
s w
ort
h m
ultip
le v
isits
. Eve
ry v
isit
will
be
as w
ond
erfu
l as
the
next
and
yo
u’ll
leav
e w
ith a
ric
her
sens
e o
f the
pla
ce.
What
can y
ou t
ell u
s ab
out
the a
ctiv
itie
s yo
u p
erf
orm
that
wo
uld
g
o c
om
ple
tely
unno
tice
d b
y t
he c
asu
al vis
ito
r?E
ven
my
fam
ily fi
nds
it ha
rd t
o u
nder
stan
d w
hat
we
do
on
Mo
nday
s,
whe
n th
e m
useu
m is
clo
sed
, or
bef
ore
10
AM
whe
n th
e fir
st v
isito
rs
arriv
e fo
r to
urs.
I th
ink
that
the
pub
lic p
erce
ptio
n is
tha
t p
eop
le w
ho
wo
rk a
t m
useu
ms
wai
t fo
r th
e vi
sito
rs t
o c
om
e d
ow
n th
e d
rivew
ay
and
giv
e th
em a
to
ur.
Whi
le I
rea
lly e
njo
y sh
ow
ing
vis
itors
aro
und
th
e ho
use
and
gro
und
s, t
here
is a
lot
of
wo
rk t
hat
go
es b
ehin
d t
he
scen
es, f
rom
the
mun
dan
e, s
uch
as c
lean
ing
and
vac
uum
ing
, to
the
m
ore
inte
rest
ing
, suc
h as
rese
arch
ing
an
ob
ject
in th
e co
llect
ion
and
co
nsul
ting
with
exp
erts
.
Mo
st r
ecen
tly,
we
dec
ided
tha
t it
was
tim
e to
up
gra
de
the
light
fe
atur
es a
bo
ve t
he p
aint
ing
s. T
he fi
xtur
es w
e re
pla
ced
had
bee
n in
stal
led
in t
he e
arly
195
0s w
hen
the
mus
eum
firs
t o
pen
ed,
and
we
Left
: S
ara
Han
din
g a
To
y to
th
e B
ab
y, M
ary
Cas
satt
(Am
eric
an,
1844
-192
6)
Oil
on
canv
as,
33 x
27
inch
es
31
ART
S/C
ULT
URE
/ST
YLE
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AG
AZIN
E3
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LTU
RE/
STYLE
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AG
AZIN
E
wan
ted
to
ins
tall
brig
ht,
coo
ler
light
s th
at i
llum
inat
e th
e p
aint
ing
s b
ette
r. Fo
r th
is p
roje
ct,
we
had
to
firs
t fin
d a
go
od
sup
plie
r fo
r th
e p
ictu
re l
ight
s. T
hen
we
had
to
put
to
get
her
a b
udg
et a
nd r
aise
the
m
one
y fo
r th
em. W
e g
ot
15 o
f our
bes
t fr
iend
s to
do
nate
the
mo
ney
to b
uy t
he fi
xtur
es a
nd t
hen
inst
alle
d t
hem
. A
sm
all p
roje
ct li
ke t
his
too
k m
ont
hs o
f pre
par
atio
ns in
term
s o
f the
rese
arch
, fun
dra
isin
g, a
nd
inst
alla
tion,
but
the
ben
efits
will
last
for
year
s.
We
op
erat
e o
n a
very
lim
ited
bud
get
so
onc
e yo
u d
ecid
e o
n a
pro
ject
yo
u ha
ve to
rais
e al
l the
mo
ney
to m
ake
it ha
pp
en, a
nd s
om
e-
times
yo
u ne
ver
finis
h th
e p
roje
ct
bec
ause
th
e m
one
y d
oes
n’t
mat
eria
lize.
We’
ve b
een
tryi
ng t
o r
aise
the
fun
ds
for
new
car
pet
ing
fo
r se
vera
l yea
rs n
ow
but
sill
hav
e a
long
way
to
go
.
Ther
e’s
clea
ning
tha
t ha
pp
ens
on
Mo
nday
. Pe
op
le a
re a
lway
s as
king
w
ho d
usts
and
who
vac
uum
s. A
ll th
is h
app
ens
on
Mo
nday
s. It
’s al
so
the
day
to
up
gra
de
the
mec
hani
cal
syst
ems,
suc
h as
hea
ting
and
ai
r co
nditi
on
and
fire
det
ectio
n an
d s
upp
ress
ion.
Jus
t lik
e at
yo
ur
hom
e, t
here
’s al
way
s so
met
hing
tha
t ne
eds
fixin
g, p
aint
ing
, or
oili
ng.
Ther
e’s
a lo
t o
f car
ing
for
the
hom
e.
Ho
w h
as
the m
use
um
been a
ffect
ed
by t
he e
cono
mic
do
wntu
rn?
The
eco
nom
ic d
ow
ntur
n ha
s ce
rtai
nly
bee
n d
ifficu
lt fo
r th
e no
t-fo
r-p
rofit
cul
tura
l co
mm
uniti
es. W
e ha
ve a
lway
s liv
ed o
n a
very
, ver
y tig
ht
bud
get
and
we
have
a s
mal
l end
ow
men
t. U
nlik
e la
rge
art
mus
eum
s,
we
do
n’t
activ
ely
colle
ct a
nd s
o w
e d
on’
t ha
ve t
he e
xpen
ditu
res
of
add
ing
to o
ur c
olle
ctio
n, n
or d
o w
e ho
st b
ig e
xhib
itio
ns. I
t’s re
ally
our
p
ublic
pro
gra
ms
that
kee
p t
he p
ublic
co
min
g b
ack
to H
S. T
ake
our
fa
rmer
s m
arke
t. I
n ho
stin
g t
his,
we
par
tner
with
mo
re t
han
15 l
oca
l fa
rmer
s w
ho c
om
e he
re o
nce
a w
eek
and
set
up
tab
les.
The
y b
ring
q
uite
a fe
w p
eop
le o
nto
our
pro
per
ty to
exp
erie
nce
the
bea
uty
and
to
sup
po
rt H
S b
y m
akin
g p
eop
le m
ore
aw
are
of t
his
bea
utifu
l pla
ce.
We
have
to
co
ntin
ue t
o fi
nd a
way
to
rem
ain
vita
l so
peo
ple
will
w
ant
to v
isit
our
site
and
co
ntin
ue t
o s
upp
ort
us.
The
farm
er’s
mar
ket
has
do
ne t
hat,
as
has
the
annu
al p
oet
ry a
nd m
usic
fes
tival
. The
re’s
a w
hole
gro
up o
f lit
erat
i tha
t co
me
all s
umm
er lo
ng t
o li
sten
to
mus
ic
and
po
etry
in
our
Sun
ken
Gar
den
. In
pre
sent
ing
the
fes
tival
we
par
tner
with
loca
l and
nat
iona
l po
ets,
whi
ch is
rea
lly a
ble
ssin
g. I
t’s a
g
reat
way
to
sup
po
rt a
nd b
ring
big
ger
vis
ibili
ty,
pub
lic in
tere
st,
and
p
ublic
sup
po
rt.
I am
ver
y fo
rtun
ate
to c
om
e to
wo
rk h
ere
ever
y d
ay, a
nd it
is a
priv
ileg
e.
But
the
res
po
nsib
ility
of
mak
ing
sur
e w
e ha
ve t
he r
eso
urce
s to
kee
p
this
pla
ce u
p r
equi
res
a lo
t su
pp
ort
fro
m f
riend
s an
d m
emb
ers
who
lo
ve y
ou,
car
e ab
out
yo
ur m
issi
on,
and
wan
t to
mak
e a
do
natio
n to
he
lp k
eep
thi
s g
oin
g h
ere.
Can y
ou s
hare
so
me o
f th
e m
ost
rew
ard
ing
exp
eri
ence
s yo
u’v
e
had
?Fi
rst I
wo
uld
like
to s
ay th
at to
be
able
to w
alk
thro
ugh
HS
all b
y m
ysel
f as
the
cur
ato
r, w
here
the
re i
s no
one
els
e in
the
ho
use,
whe
n th
e lig
ht is
co
min
g t
hro
ugh
the
win
do
w il
lum
inat
ing
Mo
net’s
Gra
inst
ack
s,
White F
rost
Effect
, is
mag
ical
. Yo
u g
ain
an im
men
se a
pp
reci
atio
n fo
r th
e b
eaut
y o
f suc
h a
pic
ture
. Eve
ry t
ime
you
see
it it’
s d
iffer
ent,
eve
ry
day
it’s
diff
eren
t.
My
real
pas
sio
n, h
ow
ever
, is
giv
ing
to
urs.
Onc
e a
per
son
step
s ac
ross
th
e th
resh
old
and
into
the
din
ing
ro
om
he
or
she
is t
rans
po
rted
: The
ch
ina
spar
kles
on
the
tab
le,
pai
ntin
gs
are
illum
inat
ed b
y th
eir
gilt
>>
FEA
TU
RE: D
ISC
OVER
ING
TH
E H
ILL-S
TEA
D
fram
es,
and
the
sca
le o
f th
e ro
om
s is
bo
th g
rand
and
int
imat
e. F
or
man
y p
eop
le i
t st
imul
ates
mem
orie
s o
f a
fanc
y d
inne
r th
ey w
ent
to
or
silv
erw
are
thei
r g
rand
mo
ther
had
or
the
carp
etin
g in
a h
ote
l the
y st
ayed
at.
Peo
ple
find
a c
onn
ectio
n to
it a
nd o
ften
fee
l priv
ileg
ed t
o
be
in s
uch
a b
eaut
iful p
lace
. I le
arn
qui
te a
bit
fro
m t
he p
eop
le I
take
ar
oun
d a
s th
ey s
hare
wha
t th
ey’v
e le
arne
d a
bo
ut d
iffer
ent
thin
gs
or
abo
ut th
eir e
xper
ienc
es. I
t rea
lly is
a g
reat
pla
ce fo
r exc
hang
e o
f id
eas
and
kno
wle
dg
e.
What
sort
s o
f act
ivit
ies
are
go
ing
on t
his
Fall?
Leaf
p
eep
ing
is
in
hi
gh
gea
r an
d
it’s
the
per
fect
tim
e to
vi
sit
Farm
ing
ton,
a q
uint
esse
ntia
l New
Eng
land
tow
n. G
eorg
e W
ashi
ngto
n ca
lled
Far
min
gto
n th
e vi
llag
e o
f bea
utifu
l ho
mes
and
the
des
crip
tion
rem
ains
tru
e to
day
. Co
min
g u
p t
he h
ill fr
om
the
vill
age
and
do
wn
the
driv
eway
to
Hill
-Ste
ad y
ou
trav
el d
ow
n a
map
le-t
ree-
lined
driv
eway
ab
laze
with
yel
low
s an
d o
rang
es.
In f
act
ther
e ar
e m
ore
map
le t
rees
o
n th
e p
rop
erty
than
any
oth
er k
ind
of t
ree
and
it’s
the
map
le tr
ee th
at
giv
es N
ew E
ngla
nd it
s d
istin
ct fa
ll fo
liag
e.
We
have
a f
all
Hay
Day
with
hay
rides
, sc
arec
row
mak
ing
, an
d t
rail
wal
ks s
o y
ou
can
cele
bra
te t
he s
easo
n. T
he S
unke
n G
ard
en h
as
som
ethi
ng in
blo
om
thro
ugho
ut S
epte
mb
er. H
S ha
s it
all:
wo
od
land
s,
mea
do
ws,
bea
utifu
l arc
hite
ctur
e, a
nd g
ard
ens.
It’s
not
just
a w
alk
in t
he w
oo
ds,
it’s
no
t ju
st a
fine
art
s m
useu
m—
it re
ally
will
ap
pea
l to
mo
re p
eop
le in
yo
ur fa
mily
than
just
a h
ike
or j
ust
an a
rt m
useu
m.
I lo
ve h
ikin
g a
nd I
love
art
mus
eum
s, b
ut if
yo
u’re
try
ing
to
ap
pea
l to
m
any
peo
ple
HS
real
ly d
oes
hav
e it
all,
or
mo
re t
o o
ffer
than
a s
tric
tly
art
mus
eum
.
Pho
to b
y E
rin G
lees
on
Stud
io, N
YC
Phili
p E
liaso
ph,
Ph.
D. i
s Pr
ofe
sso
r o
f Art
His
tory
at
Fairfi
eld
U
nive
rsity
. He
teac
hes
a sp
ectr
um o
f cla
sses
on
Ital
ian
Ren
aiss
ance
, and
Am
eric
an a
rt. A
mo
ng h
is fa
vorit
e co
urse
s is
the
“M
useu
m S
tud
ies”
cla
ss -
cal
ling
it a
“m
useu
m w
itho
ut w
alls
” ex
per
ienc
e, h
e ha
s in
tro
duc
ed g
ener
atio
ns o
f und
erg
rad
uate
an
d li
felo
ng le
arni
ng s
tud
ents
to
the
sp
ecia
l co
llect
ions
and
p
aint
ing
s at
Co
nnec
ticut
’s m
useu
ms
and
his
tory
site
s. T
his
inte
rvie
w d
eriv
es fr
om
his
“un
surp
asse
d p
leas
ure
whe
neve
r I
driv
e st
uden
ts t
hro
ugh
the
sto
ne g
ates
of t
he H
ill-S
tead
up
a
win
din
g la
ne in
Far
min
gto
n --
we
alw
ays
com
e aw
ay r
efre
shed
in
the
kno
wle
dg
e th
at A
rt R
eally
Mat
ters
.”
Pho
to b
y E
rin G
lees
on
Stud
io, N
YC
Left
: E
dg
ar H
illai
re D
egas
Jo
cke
ys h
ang
s p
erfe
ctly
ove
r th
e fir
epla
ce in
th
e D
inin
g R
oo
m,
2005
. Ph
oto
by
Jerr
y L.
Tho
mp
son.