{"id":3405,"date":"2019-02-22T13:02:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T13:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcelhinneyart.com\/?p=3405"},"modified":"2019-02-25T20:12:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T20:12:22","slug":"3405-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcelhinneyart.com\/jlmcelhinney\/3405-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW PROJECT: GRAND RIVER SKETCHBOOK"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR GENERAL RELEASE: FEBRUARY 22, 2019<\/p>\n

GRAND RIVER SKETCHBOOK: Visions and Voices
\n by James Lancel McElhinney \u00a92019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In 2009, James Lancel McElhinney revived the historic expeditionary practice of painting in travel journals, focused on waterways, rivers, and coastlines. In 2015 McElhinney formed Needlewatcher Editions<\/a>, a new art-publishing company. <\/p>\n

In 2017, Needlewatcher Editions produced its first book: Hudson Highlands. North River Suite Volume One<\/a><\/em>mcelhinney, which was acquired by a number of notable museums and rare book libraries across the United States.<\/p>\n

A new project O.T.W. On the Water: The Schuylkill River<\/a>,<\/em> <\/a>was published on October 26, 2018. It too has been well-received. It is now the focus of a new multimedia installation organized by McElhinney, now on view through September 2019, at Independence Seaport Museum<\/a> in Philadelphia,<\/p>\n

McElhinney now turns his attention to the Rio Grande, following the historic waterway across New Mexico. Works from his Grand River Sketchbook will be on view at Gerald Peters Gallery<\/a> in Santa Fe, from June 20, to August 4, 2019. In preparation for the exhibition, McElhinney will visit New Mexico, to travel the length of the Rio Grande, collecting images and stories, with the goal of contributing to a growing number of conversations around a great American waterway.<\/p>\n

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James Lancel McElhinney<\/strong> is an author, publisher, oral historian, visual artist, and public speaker. Now based in New York, he is the recipient of a 2017 Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant<\/a>, and previously a recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. His artworks can be found in the following collections:
\nAlbany Institute of History and Art<\/a>
\nAsheville Art Museum, Asheville NC<\/a>
\nAvery Fine Art and Architecture Library Columbia University<\/a>Boscobel House and Gardens, Garrison, New York<\/a>
\nChrysler Museum, Norfolk VA<\/a>
\nDenver Art Museum, Denver CO<\/a>
\nUniversity of Denver Library. Special Collections<\/a>
\nFree Library of Philadelphia Print and Picture Collection<\/a>
\nHudson River Museum, Yonkers New York<\/a>
\nHuntington Library and Museum, San Marino, CA<\/a>
\nIndependence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia <\/a>
\nNewberry Library. Chicago, Illinois <\/a>
\nNew York Public Library. Wallach Collection of Art, Prints and Photographs<\/a>
\nPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Special Collections and Archives<\/a>
\nTemple University, Samuel L. Paley Special Collections Research Center, Philadelphia <\/a>
\nWest Point Museum, United States Military Academy <\/a>
\nYale Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. New Haven CT<\/a><\/p>\n

For information regarding this project, contact the author, or to schedule a workshop or speaking engagement, please email
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\nMailing address: Needlewatcher Editions. PO Box 142, West Haverstraw, New York 10993-0142<\/p>\n

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\nJames Lancel McElhinney in the field above Coachella Valley
\nat Key’s View. Joshua Tree National Park. California<\/p>\n

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