Pictured is a painting by N.C. Wyeth.
Cazenovia Public Library news
(Cazenovia, June 2013) On center stage in the Cazenovia Public Library Community Room at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, is “Fashion Takes Flight,” presented by Susan Langley, the definitive authority on vintage hats.
Langley discovered as a little girl that vintage hats and clothing are links to the past. When, as a child, she found her grandma’s “funny” hat in an old trunk, her grandmother said, “Susie, my great-grandmother wore this hat to the train station to see Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train when it came through Syracuse in 1865.”
Still fascinated with antique clothing as an adult, Langley has been collecting, researching and studying vintage wear since 1973. She has lectured and exhibited at various museums, antique shows, women’s clubs, civic groups and television shows.
Additionally, she has recently published the second edition of her very successful book Vintage Hats & Bonnets: 1770-1970 that contains more than 200 new color photos of existing hats and bonnets, beginning in the 18th century and progressing through the golden age of millinery to the 1970s.
“Sue is the expert on vintage hats,” said Library Director Betsy Kennedy. “She’s amazingly knowledgeable and enthusiastic and has been very helpful with our new exhibition, also called ‘Fashion Takes Flight.’”
While Langley’s collections include hats, dresses, shoes, coats, capes, shawls, fans, parasols and more, her focus at the June 5 presentation will be feathers in women’s hats at the turn of the 20th century and the detrimental impact this fashion craze had on birds.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Friends of Lorenzo, this event is free and open to the public.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Just in time for the U.S. Open Championship, The Greatest Game Ever Played hits the big screen in the Cazenovia Public Library Community Room at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 5.
From Walt Disney Pictures comes this crowd-pleasing underdog epic that is based on an inspirational true story. Young amateur golfer Francis Ouimet has nothing but talent and a seemingly impossible dream to challenge the world’s greatest player, his idol Harry Vardon.
With the help of his spunky 10-year-old caddy, Francis boldly breaks down all barriers with a thrilling display of unrivaled drive, skill and heart and challenges the golf pro for the U.S. Open Championship. Amazon.com)
This film is rated PG and runs for 2 hours. As always, admission and popcorn are free.
The Wyeths: A Family Legacy
All are invited to the Cazenovia Public Library Community Room at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, for “The Wyeths: A Family Legacy,” an insightful commentary by Dr. Paul D’Ambrosio, president and CEO of the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown.
D’Ambrosio has previously spoken at the Cazenovia Public Library on Winslow Homer, Frederic Edwin Church, Grandma Moses, Frederic Remington, John Singer Sargent, Edward Hopper and American Impressionism.
The Wyeths are one of the most famous and beloved artistic families of the 20th century. In addition to the father, Newel Convers Wyeth (known as N.C.), the Wyeth family legacy includes sons Andrew and James, as well as daughters Carolyn and Henriette and her husband Peter Hurd.
The Wyeths have influenced each other’s techniques, media, and subject matter and have taught each other back and forth across the generations. Art enthusiasts will revel in the formal beauty and underlying abstraction of a true American legacy (fenimoreartmuseum.org).
For more information on these or other events at the Cazenovia Public Library, call 315.655.9322 or visit www.cazenoviapubliclibrary.org
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