AFAM unveils landmark exhibit of American weathervanes

Heart and Hand weathervane, created in 1839 by Ezra Ames and Bela Dexter of Chelsea, Mass. Photograph courtesy of David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles, Woodbury, Conn.
Heart and Hand weathervane, created in 1839 by Ezra Ames and Bela Dexter of Chelsea, Mass. Photograph courtesy of David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles, Woodbury, Conn.
Heart and Hand weathervane, created in 1839 by Ezra Ames and Bela Dexter of Chelsea, Mass. Photograph courtesy of David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles, Woodbury, Conn.

NEW YORK – American Weathervanes: The Art of The Winds will be on view at the American Folk Art Museum from June 23 through January 2, 2022. The comprehensive exhibition is the first in more than four decades to highlight the beauty, technical virtuosity, and cultural significance of American vanes fashioned between the late 18th and early 20th centuries. A full-color, illustrated, 256-page hardcover book, written by Robert Shaw and published by Rizzoli Electa in association with the American Folk Art Museum, accompanies the exhibition. The exhibition is organized by Robert Shaw, guest curator, and Emelie Gevalt, the Museum’s Curator of Folk Art.

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