Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum Cooperstown, NY
October 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012
Tasha Tudor: Around the Year illuminates the changing seasons and special celebrations with outstanding, rarely seen examples of this beloved author and illustrator’s original art for children’s books and greeting cards highlighting holidays beginning with New Year’s………Christmas, her favorite.
Original portraits of Tasha Tudor by her mother, Rosamond Tudor, evocative watercolors, delicate childhood drawings, original handwritten manuscripts, miniature doll cards, hand-decorated boxes and Easter eggs, personal photographs, and one hundred first-issue holiday cards dating from the early 1940s onward are among the heartwarming treasures to be enjoyed.
Spanning seven decades, Tasha Tudor’s heartwarming images remind us of the simple pleasures that can be had by savoring each passing season and cherishing the special moments which weave into the fabric of our lives.
Fee: $12,000 for a time period of eight to twelve weeks, plus shipping & insurance
Contents: approximately 130 original works of art including original paintings, books, cards and calendars, studies, manuscripts, doll cards & letters, and ephemera, artifacts including hand-painted goose eggs and hand-decorated floral box.
Security: High, all works must be within sight of a trained security officer/staff member at all times during public hours.
Environment: light level -18 to 22 foot candles for paintings and 5 to 7 foot candles for works on paper and other light restricted objects. Humidy-50% plus of minus 5% and temperature 68-72 degrees, no direct sunlight and no direct contact with light fixtures or heating, air conditioning, ventilation, or electrical outlets.
Space: 1900 square feet or 175 linear feet.
