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Historic Deerfield Fall Forum September 29 and 30:

The Arts and Crafts Movement in America’s Northeast

DEERFIELD, MA – Earlier this year, Historic Deerfield acquired a 4:45-5:45 p.m. Opening Reception. Lobby, Flynt Center of Early New
masterpiece of Arts and Crafts furniture constructed by Madeline Yale England Life.
Wynne (1847-1918), Deerfield’s leading proponent of the Arts and 6-6:10 p.m. Welcome. John Davis, President, Historic Deerfield.
Crafts Movement. Made in 1903 and known as Garden of Hearts, Deerfield Community Center.
the chest, with finely crafted, forged, hammered, carved, and painted 6:10-7:10 p.m. Keynote lecture: “By Hammer and Hand: The Rise of
elements, is an important example of Arts and Crafts furniture by a Arts and Crafts Metalwork.” Jonathan Clancy, Director of Collections and
groundbreaking female artist. It is currently on display in the exhibition Preservation, The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms.
Garden of Hearts: Madeline Yale Wynne and Deerfield’s Arts and Crafts SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Movement at Historic Deerfield’s Flynt Center of Early New England 9:20-9:30 a.m. Welcome. Dan Sousa, Assistant Curator, Historic
Life through March 3, 2024. To mark the occasion of this important Deerfield.
acquisition, Historic Deerfield’s Fall Forum will explore the Arts and 9:30-10 a.m. Lecture: “Madeline Yale Wynne: ‘Deft Hands So Skillful’.”
Crafts Movement in the northeastern region of the United States. Suzanne Flynt, Author of Poetry to the Earth: The Arts and Crafts Movement
Artists and architects in America’s northeast made significant contri- in Deerfield.
butions to the burgeoning Arts and Crafts Movement of the late 19th 10-10:30 a.m. Lecture: “Marblehead Pottery: ‘Different From
and early 20th centuries, producing work that is still keenly studied. Arts Anything Else and Good Stuff’.” Marilee Boyd Meyer, Independent
and Crafts communities flourished not only in urban centers such as Consultant, Researcher, Author and Appraiser.
Boston and New York City, but also in regional communities including 10:30-11:00 a.m. Lecture: “Marrying Commerce to Education at
Rose Valley, Pennsylvania; East Aurora and Woodstock, New York; and Gustav Stickley’s 1903 Exhibitions.” Bruce A. Austin, Professor, School of
Marblehead, Gardner, Worcester, and Deerfield, Massachusetts. In many Communication, Rochester Institute of Technology.
of these locations, artists looked for inspiration not only in the work of 11:15-11:45 a.m. Lecture: “The Provincetown Printmakers: A New
their domestic and international contemporaries but also in the early Legacy.” Meghan Melvin, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Curator of Design,
American or colonial past. In doing so, they produced original works of Department of Prints and Drawings, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
art that expanded the corpus of American Arts and Crafts design. 12-1:30 p.m. Lunch, Deerfield Inn.
Historic Deerfield’s 2023 Fall Forum, The Arts and Crafts Movement 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free time. Tour historic house museums and the Flynt
in America’s Northeast, aims to address and celebrate this rich history by Center of Early England Life, or view the exhibitions The Garden of Hearts:
exploring the variety of artwork—from woodworking to metalwork— Madeline Yale Wynne and Deerfield’s Arts and Crafts Movement at the Flynt
produced by urban and rural crafters of the Northeast. The program Center and Skilled Hands and High Ideals: The Arts and Crafts Movement in
features an impressive group of lecturers who will share new insights Deerfield at the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association’s Memorial Hall
and information on a variety of topics, from the Marblehead Pottery of Museum. At the Flynt Center, the museum displays decorative arts in its
Marblehead, Massachusetts, to the Elverhoj Arts and Crafts colony of Collections Study Gallery and in several additional exhibitions: Celebrating
Milton-on-Hudson, New York. Keynote speaker Dr. Jonathan Clancy, the Fiber Arts: The Helen Geier Flynt Textile Gallery; Into the Woods: Crafting
Director of Collections and Preservation at The Stickley Museum at Early American Furniture; and Daniel Clay (1770-1848): Greenfield
Craftsman Farms, will discuss the rise of Arts and Crafts metalwork. Cabinetmaker.
The forum will also offer optional special demonstrations in the 2:30-3 p.m. Lecture: “‘To safely guard and preserve’: John E.
areas of metalwork and bookbinding. Vandersloot’s Indian Steps Cabin and the Pan-Indian Movement.”
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Donald W. Linebaugh, Professor of Historic Preservation in the School
9:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Registration. Lobby, Flynt Center of Early New of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at the University of
England Life. Maryland, College Park.
Participants who arrive early are welcome to walk The Street and enjoy 3-3:30 p.m. Lecture: “Craft as Cure: The Scott Sisters, Weavers of
Historic Deerfield’s house museums. the Elverhoj Colony.” Leslie Melvin, Independent Researcher.
Before the Forum begins, optional demonstrations (additional fee 3:45-4:15 p.m. Lecture: “Karl von Rydingsvärd: Baron of the Arts
required) are offered on Friday afternoon, September 29. and Crafts.” Christopher Malone, Curator, American Swedish
12:30-1:30 p.m. Optional Demonstration: “Metalsmithing Traditions: Historical Museum.
An Examination of Madeline Yale Wynne’s Copper Poppy Bowl and how 4:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Lecture: “Arts and Crafts, Grounds for
it was made.” Suzanne Pugh, Metalsmith, Jeweler, and Educator. Divorce.” Spencer T. Smith, Independent Researcher.
3-4 p.m. Optional Demonstration: “Arts and Crafts Bookbinding: The 4:45 p.m. – Closing remarks.
Work of Ellen Gates Starr.” Barbara B. Blumenthal, Independent For additional information regarding the Forum and Historic
Bookbinder and Book Studies Historian, and Matthew Zimmerman, Deerfield, visit www.historic-deerfield.org
Independent Bookbinder.
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