As the Curator of Collections, it is my responsability to rotate the objects on permanent display.  This week I have been busy working on changing the hanging art work that complemented the walls in the Ching Reading Room.

If you are unfamiliar with our facility, the Ching Reading Room is located on the ground floor of the Litchfield History Museum and is part of the Helga J. Ingraham Memorial Library.  It is most often used by researchers who visit the Library in order to study some aspect of Litchfield history.

The Litchfield Historical Society has an extensive collection of paintings of both Litchfield residents and works completed by local artists.  The Ching Reading Room provides the ideal venue in which to showcase many of these pieces that would other wise sit in storage.

For the past two years we have had a collection of landscape paintings by various local artists on display.  I have decided to continue this theme but introduce new paintings to the room.  The Ching Reading Room now features paintings by Robert Nisbit (1879-1961) of Kent, CT; Adelaide Deming (1864-1956), Stanley Mortimer (1896-1984), and Nils Hogner (1898-1970) all of Litchfield, CT.

The paintings showcase a variety of artistic styles and illustrate the vibrant artistic community that existed in the northwest hills throughout the twentieth century.

The Helga J. Ingraham Memorial Library is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00-12:00 and 1:00 to 4:00.  We invite you to stop by and check out these new changes.