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Gallery II

1995  The Russian Artists Visit Framingham, Mass., USA

         
              (01) Exhibit at Framingham Library                                  (02) Setting up at Boston City Hall                  

         
                  (03) Minuteman Muster at Wayside                                             (04) At the Grist Mill                                   

         
  (05) Visiting Plymouth                                                  (06) Sketching at Rockport

         
      (07) Newbury Street Art Galleries                                             (08) Farewell Reception                 

(01) The first exhibit of the sister city artists was in the Framingham Public Library on Lexington Street. A reception was held at this time and the public invited to join in. Exhibits were held in a number of places each for a month at a time. Pictured here: Lisa Friedus and Joan Sprachman.

(02) An exhibit of the thirty Russian and thirty Guild paintings was also, held at Boston City Hall. Pictured are: Olga Shmulovich, Julia Olander, Guild Curator, and Nikolai Chernyayev. All artist whose works were in the exhibits assisted in the transportation, setups and take-downs of the exhibits.

(03) After a visit to the Framingham Historic Society, an enjoyable day was spent at the Wayside Inn grounds, Sudbury, where the Minutemen gathered for a Battle of the Flags. Here the Russian artists mixed with the minutemen and tasted their first hamburgers.

(04) After the activities by the minutemen, visits were made to the Wayside Inn, the Martha Mary Chapel, the Old Red Schoolhouse and the Grist Mill. Pictured are: Victor Petrov-Grinev, Anatoli Petrov & Vladimir Slepukhin.

(05) A day was spent visiting historic areas on Cape Cod. Here the Russian artists pose in front of the Mayflower in Plymouth harbor. A tour was made of the area and the museums, local shops and the cranberry shop were visited.

(06) Another day was spent in the Rockport area. After a morning sketching boats and ships from a rocky area above the harbor, the group had lunch at a local restaurant and then toured the village. Pictured are: Victor Petrov-Grinev, Joan Patterson, Vladimir Slepukhin, Anatoli Petrov, Julia Olander & Joan Hugenberger.

(07) The Newbury Street art galleries provided a meaningful look at art currently being done and sold in the Boston area. Victor Petrov-Grinev showed his portfolio to many gallery personnel but unfortunately no one was interested.

(08) A wonderful dinner with entertainment by many persons provided an excellent finale to the Russian artists' visit. Many gifts were exchanged. The Guild gave a suitcase filled with gifts and art supplies and the Russians gave, among other things, two beautiful oil paintings to the Guild. Pictured are: Vladimir Slepukhin, Anatoli Petrov, Nikolai Chernyayev, Olga Shmulovich, Elena Lapitsky, Victor Petrov-Grinev,                                  , Nina Jordan.

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