Beginning Friday, April 20, the Rehoboth Art League’s (RAL) Peter Marsh ‘Homestead’ House reopens with a special exhibition, “Musical Notes by Honoré Daumier,” from the collection of Rehoboth Beach residents Ray and Valerie Bryant.
brought both profound emotion and humor to his craft and is perhaps best known for his caricatures of political figures and satires on the behavior of his countrymen.
The works in this exhibition are from the collection of Professor Egon and Belle Gartenberg, the parents of Valerie Bryant. Egon Gartenberg (1911-1982), a Holocaust survivor, lived a life of great passion. The story of his life, including an escape from Europe during World War II and culminating in a second career as a music historian and impresario in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, is filled with drama and perseverance and consistently punctuated by his three great loves: art, music and his wife, Belle Gartenberg. Belle, also a musician, embraced her husband’s love of art almost from the moment they met in 1944. Together they frequented galleries and bookshops, throughout Europe, in search of Daumier lithographs and woodcuts, especially those dealing with the theme of music. In 1968, Egon Gartenberg was awarded the Medal of Meritorious Service to his country of birth, Austria. The award honored Gartenberg’s literary scholarship including his book on Vienna, followed by books on Mahler and Strauss. The Rehoboth Art League is extremely grateful to the Bryant family for their generosity and desire to share the “musical notes” from their collection with a wider audience.
The Peter Marsh ‘Homestead’ House, located on the campus of the Rehoboth Art League, is an historic home that was build in 1743. It is used as a showcase for RAL’s permanent collection of furniture, fine art and artifacts, as well as an exhibition space for both RAL Member’s work and special exhibitions.
This exhibition runs through Sunday, April 30, 2018. The Rehoboth Art League is located at 12 Dodds Lane, in Helopen Acres. Homestead hours are Tuesday – Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm. The gallery is closed on Mondays.
The Rehoboth Art League is a membership-based nonprofit arts organization dedicated to teaching, preserving and inspiring the arts in the region. For additional information on the Art League, its classes, events and exhibitions, visit the website at rehobothartleague.org or call 302.227.8408. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.