Marsden Hartley Documentary Has World Premier in Lewiston, Maine this Fall
The Bates College Museum of Art and 217 Films announce the world premiere of the new Marsden Hartley documentary Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet at the Olin Arts Center in Lewiston, Maine on Thursday, September 25 at 7:00 pm. Bates College Museum of Art is home to the world's largest collection of Hartley artifacts, and Visible Silence features many pieces from this extensive archive. This documentary includes more than 45 of Hartley's paintings and drawings -- from his earliest work as a child to the last painting found on the easel in his studio in Corea, Maine the day he died in 1943.
Lewiston, Maine (PRWEB) March 28, 2008 -- The Bates College Museum of Art and 217 Films announce the world premiere of the new Marsden Hartley documentary Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet.
This movie is a production of Connecticut-based independent film makers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films. Written by Maglaras, the world premiere of this hour-long documentary will be hosted by the Bates College Museum of Art at the Olin Arts Center in Lewiston, Maine on Thursday, September 25 at 7:00 pm. Admission will be free and open to the public.
Bates College Museum of Art is home to the world's largest collection of Hartley artifacts, and Visible Silence features many pieces from this extensive archive of Hartley's personal effects, including drawing and photographs. This documentary includes more than 45 of Hartley's paintings and drawings -- from his earliest work as a child to the last painting found on the easel in his studio in Corea, Maine the day he died in 1943.
Hartley was deeply attached to his hometown of Lewiston and to the Androscoggin River, and locations in and around these areas play a key role in the film. Hartley traveled extensively, but always returned to Maine and, at the end of his life, considered himself "Maine's Painter." He requested his ashes be strewn along the Androscoggin when he died; and this important and poignant moment is dramatized in Visible Silence.
The world premiere of 217 Films first Maine-made movie, Cleophas and His Own, based on a story by Marsden Hartley, was held in Lewiston in 2005.
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