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BARN AGAIN! Celebrating
An American Icon
Featuring: Shade
Tobacco, A Diminishing Landscape. A photographic exhibition by
Leonard Hellerman
September 8,
2005-November 6, 2005
North Gallery
Barns are a traditional
part of Connecticut’s rural landscape, but what role do barns play today
as increased urbanization and modern farming threaten the historic
family farm? Join the discussion of barns, past,
present and future as the Windsor Historical Society hosts BARN
AGAIN! Celebrating an American Icon and Shade Tobacco, A
Diminishing Landscape from September 8, 2005-November 6, 2005 in the
North Gallery.
Organized by the
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the
National Building Museum with local sponsorship from the Connecticut
Humanities Council, BARN AGAIN! looks at the origin and fate of
the barn in its various roles as warehouse, factory and legend. The
exhibition explores the structure, history and use of barns across the
United States, and questions the barn’s role in the 21st
century. Covering topics from barn building to Dorothy’s Kansas home in
The Wizard of Oz, BARN AGAIN! delights visitors with the
practical, personal and pop-cultural aspects of the barn.
In his new exhibition,
Shade Tobacco, A Diminishing Landscape, local photographer
Leonard Hellerman captures the beauty and drama of Windsor’s tobacco
industry, including the tobacco sheds that grace the Windsor landscape.
Housed alongside BARN AGAIN! in the North Gallery, Shade
Tobacco, A Diminishing Landscape tells the story of Windsor’s
largest agricultural industry, bringing a local flavor to the national
exhibition.
To celebrate BARN
AGAIN!, the Windsor Historical Society is offering a variety of fun,
family-friendly fall programs. Browse through a farmer’s marker, tour
local barns, and then help raise a barn on Palisado Green. Relax after
a long day with popcorn and a good movie as the BARN AGAIN! Movie
Series presents Babe, Witness and Parrish. Explore past
lives with WHS and the Windsor Jesters during a ghost walk in Palisado
Cemetery, and sing along as ballad singer Judy Cook delights people of
all ages with heartwarming songs about farm life and barnyard animals.
For more information about BARN AGAIN! events, see the listing on
this website, (click here) or
contact the Society at 860-688-3813.
Don’t miss BARN
AGAIN’s last stop in Connecticut! Plan your visit to the Windsor
Historical Society to view this terrific Smithsonian exhibition and its
Windsor counterpart.
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