With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme
- Lyme Art Association
- Roger Wilson Dennis
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Roger Wilson Dennis (1902-1996), a Norwich native, was considered one of Connecticut’s premier Impressionist painters. Often called a “link with the best of the past,” he knew and worked with many of the Lyme Colony artists. He was devoted to the Lyme Art Association and its members, and served on the Exhibition Committee for many years.
- Description of Significance/Historical Narrative
- American Impressionist painters Gifford Beal, Louis Paul Dessar, Childe Hassam, and Willard L. Metcalf joined with Will Howe Foote, Henry Rankin Poore, Allen B. Talcott, and Carleton Wiggins in the early exhibitions of the Association. The Lyme Art Association gallery was the culmination of seven years of planning. The land was purchased from Miss Florence Griswold in 1917. The building committee chaired by Lawton Parker, worked with architect Charles A. Platt, designer of the Freer Art Gallery in Washington , D.C. and the Lyman Allyn Museum in New London , CT. The plans for the gallery called for perfect lighting and architectural compatibility with the other buildings in the New England village of Old Lyme . Lyme Art Association web site: https://lymeartassociation.org/about-us/history-of-laa/ Located in the Old Lyme National Register Historic District No. 71000916 / Local Historic District.
- Date of Construction
- 1914
- Historic Designation(s)
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- Local Historic District
- National Register District