Scurry of the Orange County Hunt by Jean Bowman
A satellite gallery of the Museum of Hounds and Hunting at Morven Park is open in Middleburg for art-minded Christmas shoppers. Sporting art—original paintings, signed prints, and sculptures by contemporary American artists are for sale at prices ranging from $385.00 to $9,600.00 with all sales benefitting the Museum.
Modestly priced items—books, calendars, note cards, and sporting novelties—are also available. Whether or not you are ready to shop, it’s worth a stop if only to see what today’s talented, contemporary artists are producing and to learn more about the Museum, its permanent exhibits, and its programs.
One of the surprising items for sale is the limited edition print of the late Jean Bowman’s brilliant 1989 Scurry of the Orange County Hounds. Four of these prints were recently found safely in storage, Jean Bowman having been a member of the Museum Advisory Committee and a generous supporter. Two of the prints are signed by Ms. Bowman, and the price is still a very reasonable $385.00. The prints come with a key identifying the figures, among them James L. Young, MFH; Governor Bruce Sundlin; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; the Hon. Charles Whitehouse; Senator John Warner; Melvin Poe, huntsman; the artist herself; and sixty-six other notable members.
Other artists represented in the benefit sale include Anita Baarns, Cynthia Benitz, Jean Clagett, Mary Coker, Mary Cornish, Teresa Duke, Sandra Forbush, Juli Kirk, Nancy Kleck, Gail Guirrei Maslyk, Alice Porter, Belinda Sillars, Dana Lee Thompson, and Cathy Zimmerman.
The Museum of Hounds and Hunting at Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia was founded by a group of leading foxhunters nearly thirty years ago to preserve the rich heritage of foxhunting in North America and to acquire important art and artifacts before they are lost.
The Museum’s satellite gallery for exhibit and holiday sales is located at 112 West Washington Street, Middleburg (opposite the Middleburg Bank). Gallery hours are from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Thursday to Monday. (But if you happen to be in Middleburg on a Tuesday or Wednesday, look in. Museum Advisory Board Chairman Nancy Bedford will very likely be there to welcome you!) The satellite gallery will close its doors for the season on December 23.
Posted December 5, 2013