In Memory of Jean Elizabeth Hosmer (1954-1999)

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  • Photography by Ben James and Anching Lin, Drawings by Amy A. Crawley

    November 2-27, 2024

    Reception:  Saturday, November 16, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

    We Will Be Sisters: Stories of Female Textile Workers by Amy Crawley

    This body of work started in response to feeling disconnected during the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. I began researching my community and the Poor House Farm down the street from my house. That led to an exploration of the 1800’s, Victorian England, Industrialization and discovering Lewis Hine’s photos of female textile mill workers. I asked myself “Who are these women?” “Where did they come from?” “What happened to them?” I researched the textile mill industry, read The Lowell Offering and other books. Through my drawings I seek to honor their memory and tell their stories.

    Amy Crawley is a charcoal & mixed media artist. After 10 years working full time as an artist, she took a hiatus, switched mediums and returned to creating her art in 2019. She is a Trustee & board member at the Amherst Historical Society & Museum. 

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    A charcoal drawing of face done on translucent paper which is ripped down the center of the face and across the chin, revealing a smudged white surface below.

    Life on the Connecticut River by Ben James

    I set out just before Memorial Day. I had a hammock, my camera, a microphone clamped to the handlebars of my bicycle. I wanted to look closely at people’s faces, to give them my full attention at a moment when so much in our society seems to be coming unraveled. I rode south from the border, taking whichever road ran closest to the Connecticut River. Sometimes it was gravel, scenic and slow. Other times it was a narrow-shouldered highway with tractor trailers blitzing past. I met people on their porches and in their yards, or walking the streets of their cities and towns. “Pardon me,” I’d say. “I’m sorry to bother you.” And then I’d try to ask a question worthy of their time.

    A photograph of a young woman and a young man, standing together with a streetscape behind them. The man holds an infant. Dramatic clouds hang in the sky over aging buildings.

    Floral Portraits by Anching Lin 林安慶 a.k.a. An-King Lim

    I was born and raised in Taiwan during World War II. I went through the normal passage of schooling and graduated from National Taiwan University in 1963. I pursued graduate work in Mechanics and Hydraulics at University of Iowa with Ph.D. in 1969, then worked at University of Utah for 12 years and eventually engaged in private consulting until 1997. I pursued photography as an enthusiastic amateur, used to keep a darkroom to do black and white photographs before the digital age. I use mostly Fujifilm cameras for my work, and I have a preference to do close-up shots as the exhibit here would suggest.

    A color photography of a bright pink rose blossom on the verge of opening, with a stem crowned by a still-closed bud extended above.

Online: Community Art Exhibit

Visit the online Community Art Exhibit at Virtual Hosmer Gallery.

During the emergency building closure in 2020, The Hosmer Gallery began exploring new ways to support our mission of providing opportunities for local artists to show their work to the public. Starting April 3, 2020, and continuing nearly four years, we invited all art makers in the greater Northampton area to participate in an online exhibit.
Please enjoy these 549 images by 189 local artists.

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