Description

Rocky Neck Art Colony and Hammond Castle Museum proudly present Portraits of Women, by Women, a special collaboration in celebration of Women’s History Month.

This inspiring exhibit showcases recent portraits by distinguished women artists from the Rocky Neck Art Colony, including Elizabeth Bish, Janice Brand, Robin Colodzin, Susan Ellis, Elizabeth Gauthier, Janet Grover, Joyce Roessler, and Amy Sudarsky. The exhibition highlights the profound impact of portraiture in capturing the essence, strength, and diversity of women’s experiences.

In addition to contemporary works, the exhibition will feature a copy of Winslow Homer’s The Lookout – All’s Well, painted by Irene Fenton Hammond, wife of John Hays Hammond Jr., who resided at Hammond Castle Museum until her passing in 1959 and who was a member of the Rocky Neck Art Colony.

Also on display will be a painting by Natalie Hays Hammond, the accomplished artist, playwright, and Hammond Jr's sister. Her painting, Costume Designs, Series B, No. 3, Medieval Abbess, is on loan from the Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden in North Salem, NY, which Natalie founded in 1957.

This exhibit is open daily from March 22 through March 30th from noon to 5 pm, and the last entrance is at 4:15 pm, with the exception of Sunday, March 30th, when there will be a closing reception from noon to 2 pm, during which time purchased paintings may be picked up.

Please note: Attendees will have access to the small interior rooms leading down to the Great Hall and the Great Hall. The Museum will be closed to tours.