HERBERT PULLINGER’S LOST ARTWORK VISITS ARTPORT
The Philadelphia Artist Reveals a View of Cape May at the Atlantic City Airport
OCEANVILLE, N.J. – Philadelphia artist Herbert Pullinger (1878-1961) will be featured in a new exhibit opening on January 15 at the Atlantic City Airport’s ArtPort. The exhibit, titled Herbert Pullinger: A Cape May Historical Journey, offers a pictorial account of Cape May’s natural and man-made environment during the mid-20th century. The exhibition, which continues to March 23, includes 15 watercolor (from a larger collection) paintings of Cape May’s fishing and lodging industries, churches, neighborhoods and landscapes. The collection represents a 2006 gift to the Museum by the Cape May County Art League of Cape May, N.J.
Pullinger spent much of his time during the 1940’s and 1950’s painting the sites and landscapes in Cape May, N.J. Many of the artists images have not changed since he set up his easel over 50 years ago. Familiar scenes such as Congress Hall, the Chalfonte Hotel and the Franklin Street Methodist Church are included in the exhibit. The exhibition also includes images that have vanished from the Cape May landscape giving the viewer an historical overview of this famous seaside town. Lost for over 40 years, these watercolors and drawing were found by Cape May County Art League President Stan Sperlak during a recent move of the Leagues’ archives. This is the second showing of these paintings at the Noyes Museum and only the third time that they have ever been shown publicly.
The Philadelphia Artist Reveals a View of Cape May at the Atlantic City Airport
OCEANVILLE, N.J. – Philadelphia artist Herbert Pullinger (1878-1961) will be featured in a new exhibit opening on January 15 at the Atlantic City Airport’s ArtPort. The exhibit, titled Herbert Pullinger: A Cape May Historical Journey, offers a pictorial account of Cape May’s natural and man-made environment during the mid-20th century. The exhibition, which continues to March 23, includes 15 watercolor (from a larger collection) paintings of Cape May’s fishing and lodging industries, churches, neighborhoods and landscapes. The collection represents a 2006 gift to the Museum by the Cape May County Art League of Cape May, N.J.
Pullinger spent much of his time during the 1940’s and 1950’s painting the sites and landscapes in Cape May, N.J. Many of the artists images have not changed since he set up his easel over 50 years ago. Familiar scenes such as Congress Hall, the Chalfonte Hotel and the Franklin Street Methodist Church are included in the exhibit. The exhibition also includes images that have vanished from the Cape May landscape giving the viewer an historical overview of this famous seaside town. Lost for over 40 years, these watercolors and drawing were found by Cape May County Art League President Stan Sperlak during a recent move of the Leagues’ archives. This is the second showing of these paintings at the Noyes Museum and only the third time that they have ever been shown publicly.
