In a recent posting I discussed Autumn at Medway, a diminutive 1885 oil on wood-panel painting by the Fall River artist Robert Spear Dunning (1829-1905); it depicts a scene on the Charles River in...
It is surprising what can accumulate between the pages and along the inside spine of an old ledger over the decades – dust, soot from coal or wood fires, long-dead insects (ideally), and the like....
Last Sunday morning – and a fine one at that – the FRHS hosted its Volunteer Brunch at the Venus de Milo Restaurant in Swansea, with seventy-four members of our volunteer staff in attendance. The...
The entire first floor of the wing that now houses the Museum Shop – the so-called “ell” housed the kitchen and service area in the days when the building was a private residence – has...
Robert Spear Dunning (1829-1905), the founder of the so-called “Fall River School,” is a painter best known for his opulent still life paintings of fruit, often arranged in elaborate serving...
