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Unique lectures and exhibits of our significant art collection.

Author and Bronxville native Eliot Vestner: Meet Me Under the Clock at Grand Central

The Bronxville Public Library was the site of a fascinating afternoon sponsored by the Conservancy and devoted to Eliot Vestner’s historical memoir published earlier in the year. In his introductory remarks, Conservancy member Robert Riggs described Vestner’s memoir as one of the most enlightening books he has ever read. “It’s...

Professor Fred Smoler on World War I Propaganda Posters

The Conservancy and Bronxville Public Library jointly organized a special Veteran’s Day presentation on November 10th, featuring an exhibition of nine newly framed WWI Propaganda Posters belonging to the Library and a lecture by Sarah Lawrence College Professor Fred Smoler and demonstration by Conservancy Board member Jack Bierwirth. Smoler gave...

Adina Gordon: In An Old French Garden – Mary Fairchild MacMonnies in Giverny

MARY FAIRCHILD LOW was a painter and wife of WILL HICOK LOW, both prominent members of the artist colony that flourished in Bronxville in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Before moving to Bronxville in 1910, Mary led a fascinating life in Giverny. Married at the time to the sculptor and painter Frederick...

The Art of Bronxville: Two Impressive Collections

On Sunday, May 20, the Bronxville Historical Conservancy partnered with the Bronxville Public Library to share insights and images of the village’s extraordinary artistic heritage. The afternoon event began in the Yeager Room of the Library, where art historian and curator Jayne Warman presented a narrative of Bronxville’s early artists...

The Conservancy Revs Up Memorial Day

What began in 1920 with a newly established Leonard Morange Post of the American Legion continues today as a cherished Bronxville tradition — the annual Memorial Day Parade. The first official village celebration was a small parade that marched down Kraft Avenue to the “picture house.” A commemorative program began...

Bronxville Women’s Club honors Conservancy and its co-founders Marilynn Hill & Bob Riggs

The Bronxville Women’s Club celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Bronxville Historical Conservancy by honoring the organization and its co-founders, Marilynn Hill and Bob Riggs, in a gala evening at the historic Anna Lawrence Bisland 1928 House. More than 140 guests attended the celebration on September 16, 2018, in...

Book Reading with Rhoda Knight Kalt

Bronxville Historical Conservancy brings Rhoda Knight Kalt to share dinosaur days with Toppy, a famous Bronxville paleo artist Charles Knight, former Bronxville resident and American wildlife and paleo artist, known only as “Toppy” to his granddaughter, Rhoda, is best known for his paintings of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. In...

20th Framed Gala Celebration Featured Bogus Art Theft and Genuine Fun

On October 20, 2018 at Siwanoy Country Club, while off duty, Police Chief Chris Satriale responded to a report from the Bronxville Historical Conservancy of a stolen painting. Guests had gathered for the unveiling of Winter’s Day and gasped when the velvet curtain was drawn to find a framed emoji...

Service at Home and Abroad During the Great War

Bronxville’s World War I—Service at Home and Abroad During the Great War, 1914-1918. Held at the Bronxville Public Library on May 5, 2019 “Bronxville’s World War I—Service at Home and Abroad During the Great War, 1914-1918” told the story of Bronxville’s World War I, including the Lawrence’s quest to travel...

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