Untitled Landscape, Marion Bullard, c. 1930, 8 x 10, oil on board

"They say that the coming of the artists will change Woodstock." Thus did young Will

Rose express the villagers' worry in "The Vanishing Village," his charming memoir of

Woodstock circa 1900. Old codgers gather daily around the wide-bellied stove in his

father's general store. Their conversation invariably turns to "the rumor that the artists are coming." They were right to worry. The artists did change Woodstock.

From her essay, "What The Artists Saw" by Seldom Seen Curator Susana Torruella Leval

Seldom Seen features 63 paintings in the categories of landscape, bestiary and self-portrait.  The time period of the work spans from the early to late 20th century and includes artists long associated with America's first artist colony who are known nationally as well as lesser known local artists who called Woodstock home. Work includes drawing, painting and printmaking by artists such as Charles Rosen, Otto Bierhals, Clarence Bolton, John F. Carlson, Marion Bullard, Richard Segalman, Eva Van Rijn, Tor Gudmundsen, Eduardo Chavez, Ernest Fiene and many more.  Each piece chosen reflects the time period of its creation and the embodiment of that intangible quality,  the Woodstock "spirit."

Work from the exhibit is not available for purchase, but a collectible catalog is for sale at the WSA for $27 (includes tax) or online.  Shipping extra.