Meet the Artists at Art ‘Round Town Tomorrow is the first Friday in May, and Portsmouth Historical Society is FREE ALL DAY! PLUS! We’re open until 8pm for Art ‘Round Town. Meet the Artists! Judy Schubert and Don Gorvett will here to meet and greet! Stop by between 5 and 8 pm. Thank You to All Mothers! This…
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2021 Young Writers Contest
Visit the exhibitions and GET INSPIRED Select a work of art and start writing! You can write a poem, story, essay, play or dialogue, newspaper article, or any other kind of writing! All entries must be submitted by midnight onWednesday, August 25, 2021. Visit Portsmouth Historical Society and check out the art on display in…
Exhibitions Receiving Rave Reviews
After a long winter, visitors are loving the fabulous art on display! Between “Twilight of American Impressionism” and “Don Gorvett: Working Waterfronts,” there’s definitely something for everyone! Portsmouth Historical Society is open7 days a week10 am to 5 pm Museum Shop Featured Artist: Michael Sterling This week’s featured artist from the Shop’s “Art Wall” is…
We’re Open!
😲 Look! Real people, out and about! So glad to be getting back into the swing of things! History, Arts, and Culture Are Open for the Season! We are back for 2021! We’ve got some AMAZING exhibitions, a wonderful gift shop, and our friendly staff and volunteers can’t wait to see you! We’re still being…
Spring Is Here, and Portsmouth Historical Society is Open!
The witch hazel is blooming outside the Discover Portsmouth Welcome Center! Spring has definitely arrived! The Welcome Center is open10 am to 5 pmSeven days a week! Please note that we are still following health and safety protocols, asking all visitors to wear masks and follow a one-way route through the gallery, with a maximum…
Hard-Working Art
Above: Don Gorvett, Bend in the River, Bow and Ceres, 2016. Reduction woodcut; 21 x 40 in. Collection of Nancy and Brian Pearson. “Don Gorvett: Working Waterfronts” April 2, 20201–September 12, 2021 at the Discover Portsmouth Welcome Center10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH Open 7 days, 10 am–5 pm starting April 1st “Don Gorvett: Working Waterfronts” presents…
A Visual Feast!
“Twilight of American Impressionism: Alice Ruggles Sohier & Frederick A. Bosley” Opening to the public on April 2 is our long-awaited exhibition on two unsung artists of the Boston School of painting. Alice Ruggles Sohier and Frederick A. Bosley were talented students of Edmund Tarbell (Bosley even took over Tarbell’s job after his retirement). While…
Twilight of American Impressionism
“Twilight of American Impressionism” showcases the largely unsung talents of Alice Ruggles Sohier and Frederick A. Bosley, two American impressionists working at a time when realistic art was falling out of fashion and abstract art was in vogue. These two artists created works of profound quality and depth in the midst of the rapidly changing inter-war era. Their successes and failures offer insight into the difficulty of coping with rapid societal change, and their work, rarely seen in public since it was first painted, reminds us that great art, while not always trendy, stands the test of time. William Brewster, guest curator and descendant of both Sohier and Bosley, brings his unparalleled knowledge of the two artists to the project.
Opening April 2, 2021
“Twilight of American Impressionism: Alice Ruggles Sohier and Frederick A. Bosley” “Twilight of American Impressionism” showcases the largely unsung talents of Alice Ruggles Sohier and Frederick A. Bosley, two American impressionists working at a time when realistic art was falling out of fashion and abstract art was in vogue. These two artists created works of…
We 💗 Black History
Does Someone Need a Hug? Send an Obama Hug for Valentine’s Day AND Black History Month! The Seacoast African American Cultural Center is teaming up with the Historical Society to offer these funny and heartwarming cards, featuring the friendly grin of our huggiest-ever president! This unique and oversized card (those hands are nearly life-sized!) is…