The Burchfield Penney mourns the passing of long-time friend and patron Mortimer Spiller on March 19, 2014 at the age of 91. Mort, as he was known to friends, was a Western New York businessman, collector of art and memorabilia, and jokester with a mischievous sense of humor. He served for decades on the museum’s Advisory Council, and later on the Board of Trustees.
Burton Notarius, who turned Premier Liquor into a household name while sharpening the palates of many Western New Yorkers, died Friday. He was 70.
We extend deepest sympathy to Burt’s wife, Pat, and their children, grandchildren and extended family. Rest in Peace Burt. We are better for having known you.
Charles Burchfield, whose 1959 “December Moonrise” is one of the highlights of the Phillips exhibition, is represented at the Smithsonian by the almost equally powerful “Night of the Equinox.”
Co-curators Stephen Vermette, Ph.D. and Tullis Johnson contributed to the article.
An array of much-published and award-winning poets from throughout North America will descend on The Center to take part in the four-day festival of readings, interviews, music and dance.
The Burchfield Penney Art Center mourns the loss of a close friend, the SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus Edward O. Smith, Jr., Ph.D. who had been an important patron and advocate since the museum’s inception
Charles Burchfield has a painting for any weather event, and blizzards were a favorite. He has optimistic paintings of blizzards and pessimistic ones. This one strikes me as the latter.
Eco-political work by Christy Rupp was on display. A metal dinosaur skeleton, its bones imprinted with credit card solicitations, commanded the floor.
A Musical Feast's Charles Haupt is interviewed on WNED.