MONHEGAN – Gail Scott and Robert Stahl will present a slide talk on the James Fitzgerald Legacy Project at the Monhegan School House on Sunday, August 12, at 7:00 p.m. The talk is a benefit for the Monhegan Artists’ Residency (MARC).
In 2004, longtime Monhegan Island summer resident Anne M. Hubert bequeathed to the Monhegan Museum the estate of painter James Fitzgerald (1889-1971), including all his art work (drawings, sketches, watercolors, oils) and his house and studio (both of which had been designed and built by Rockwell Kent and eventually acquired by Fitzgerald). The James Fitzgerald Legacy Project promotes, documents and maintains Fitzgerald’s estate, including artwork and historic buildings.
Stahl is associate director of the Monhegan Museum and director of the Fitzgerald Legacy. Art historian and author Scott joined the Legacy committee in 2009 and is currently researching, visiting collections, and assessing Fitzgerald’s large body of work.
The talk will focus on Fitzgerald’s art and the history of Anne and Edgar Hubert’s patronage and support. The Huberts first met the painter in 1958 and purchased many works by him over the years. Stahl and Scott will also outline efforts of the Legacy to bring wider public attention to Fitzgerald’s art, life and contribution to American modernism.
Founded in 1989, the Monhegan Artists’ Residency program is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by individual donors, art galleries, corporate sponsors and foundation grants. In addition to offering two five-week residencies each summer on Monhegan for emerging Maine artists, MARC presents public education programs.
For more information, visit www.monheganartistsresidency.org
A $5 suggested donation (at the door) will benefit MARC. To confirm time and date, call (207)-315-8233.