Posted in exhibition, Studio on Jun 6th, 2007
How did Ben and Rae get to “the farm,†as they often referred to this property? They were married six years before they found this spot. City dwellers in Manhattan on Fifth Avenue and Twelfth Street, like many New Yorkers, the Soloweys left town in the summertime. They went North to find good climate, rustic […]
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Posted in exhibition, Studio on Apr 17th, 2007
BEDMINSTER, PA — The Studio of Ben Solowey is pleased to announce a new exhibition, ON THE ROAD: Ben Solowey’s American Landscapes, an extraordinary collection of landscape paintings, drawings, and prints by Ben Solowey (1900 – 1978) of vistas off his Bucks County property. The exhibition will open to the public on Saturday June 2nd […]
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Posted in exhibition, Theater Portraits on Sep 2nd, 2006
This spring the Metropolitan Opera unveiled the latest addition to their remarkable portrait collection on view at the Opera House at Lincoln Center: Ben’s stunning portrait of Lawrence Tibbett in the premiere of Peter Ibbetson in 1930. The drawing, autographed by the famed tenor, was seen last summer here at the studio as part […]
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Posted in exhibition, photo on Sep 1st, 2006
New exhibition showcases previously unseen Solowey photographs September 30 – October 22, 2006 At the Studio of Ben Solowey BEDMINSTER, PA — The Studio of Ben Solowey is pleased to announce a new exhibition SOMETHING DIFFERENT: Photographs by Ben Solowey 1924 – 1944, which is the first exhibition devoted to Ben Solowey’s photography. These recently […]
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Posted in exhibition, Theater Portraits on May 3rd, 2006
It has been a good spring for Solowey admirers. Ben’s work has been on view in a number of museums and galleries. Close to the Solowey Studio, one can go to the Sabine Rose Gallery in Doylestown, Pennsylvania to see four still lifes in their colorful still life show on right now. The Metropolitan Opera […]
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Posted in exhibition, Rae on May 1st, 2006
New exhibition include nearly a half century of works that feature artist’s wife June 3 – 25, 2006 At the Studio of Ben Solowey BEDMINSTER, PA — The Studio of Ben Solowey is pleased to announce a new exhibition WOMAN ETERNAL: A Rae Solowey Centennial, which celebrates the birth of Rae Landis Solowey (1906 – […]
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Posted in exhibition, Studio on Sep 2nd, 2005
Ben Solowey’s surrounding environment was his hunting ground. He felt that there was a landscape to paint out of every window. Many of his floral still lifes painted in Bucks County were culled from his own garden. His portraits of Rae provide ample evidence that he did not have to go far to be inspired. […]
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Posted in exhibition, Theater Portraits on Sep 1st, 2005
On the east side of Broadway between 50th and 51st Street stands the Winter Garden Theatre, the home of many theater milestones: West Side Story, Funny Girl, Mame, and the longest running musical in Broadway history, Cats. Currently it houses the jukebox musical, Mamma Mia! The property first entered the history books as the American […]
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