Reading Public Museum Adds Newest Work Of Art Thanks To Members
The Bridge By Ernest Fiene Becomes Newest Addition At Spring Purchase Party
Ernest Fiene was a German-born American artist (1894-1965) who painted The Bridge circa 1960. It is an oil-on-canvas and was purchased from the Caldwell Gallery in Manlius, N.Y. This is the fourth year that the Reading Public Museum (RPM) has hosted a Purchase Party as a way to involve its membership in selecting works of art to fill gaps in its collection.
During an evening event, Curator Schweigert, collections committee members and curatorial staff presented five selections of oil paintings and museum members voted for their favorite with Mengel Dollars. The other works on display were A Cool Drink by Robert Gwathmey, The Fortune (Solitaire) by Kenneth Hayes Miller, The White Pitcher by Henry Lee McFee and Sailboats by Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt.
This latest addition is currently on display in the museums Cohen Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art.
The Reading Public Museum is supported in part by grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and is located at 500 Museum Road, Reading, Pa. The museum is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
To learn more or to become a member, visit www.readingpublicmuseum.org.