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William Chadwick Studio
William Chadwick, Irises |
Visitors to the Florence Griswold Museum can explore these highlights: Florence Griswold House Krieble Gallery Hartman Education Center Grounds & Gardens Chadwick Studio |
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| 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371 | 860-434-5542 phone | Open Tuesday - Saturday 10 - 5; Sunday 1 - 5 | ||
Here visitors experience firsthand the working practices of American Impressionist artist William Chadwick (1879-1962). From about 1920 until his death in 1962, this structure served as the artist's studio. Chadwick created his studio from the conversion of vernacular outbuildings on his property, including an old cottage and an icehouse. The large airy room was the main studio and another room was used for storing paintings and supplies. While Chadwick was strongly committed to the "en plein air" tradition of Impressionism, particularly in depicting the landscape, he used this studio for figure painting, still lifes, and finishing landscape paintings begun in the open air. Originally located in a field behind Chadwick's home about three miles from the Museum, the studio was donated by the artist's daughter-in-law and moved to its current site complete with its furnishings in 1992. The studio is furnished and appears today as it did during his lifetime.