Beach Lodge and Gallery
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The Beach Gallery and Beach Lodge (44.374149°N 73.232782°W) are two exhibit buildings at the Shelburne Museum
in Shelburne, Vermont
. They are both made from logs and are designed to resemble an Adirondack hunting camp
. The Beach Lodge exhibits a large selection of hunting trophies (taxidermy
), while the Beach Gallery exhibits art depicting the North American wilderness; this includes work by Carl Rungius
(a hunting companion of Theodore Roosevelt
), Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
, and Sydney Laurence
.
, as well as Shelburne Museum
patrons. Using timber forested at the Webb family’s Adirondack “great camp,” Nehasane, the Museum designed the Lodge and the Gallery to resemble an Adirondack
hunting camp. To create an environment distinctly different from the rest of the grounds, the Museum excavated a shallow basin in which to build the two structures, surrounded the basin with Vermont sandstone, and planted spruce, hemlock, and cedar trees so that the area would resemble an Adirondack forest.
In 2007 the Museum restored both the Beach Lodge and Gallery. The Lodge, whose original timber structure and interior remained in good condition, received basic renovations, while the Gallery, which had drastically deteriorated over the years, had to be razed. The Museum constructed a new cabin using logs from the timber left standing after a forest fire in Montana on the Gallery’s original floor plan.
Shelburne Museum
Shelburne Museum is a museum of art and Americana located in Shelburne, Vermont, United States. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in 39 exhibition buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the Museum grounds...
in Shelburne, Vermont
Shelburne, Vermont
Shelburne is a town in southwestern Chittenden County, Vermont, United States, along the shores of Lake Champlain. The population was 7,144 at the 2010 census.-History:...
. They are both made from logs and are designed to resemble an Adirondack hunting camp
Adirondack Architecture
Adirondack Architecture refers to the rugged architectural style generally associated with the Great Camps within the Adirondack Mountains area in New York. The builders of these camps used native building materials and sited their buildings within an irregular wooded landscape...
. The Beach Lodge exhibits a large selection of hunting trophies (taxidermy
Taxidermy
Taxidermy is the act of mounting or reproducing dead animals for display or for other sources of study. Taxidermy can be done on all vertebrate species of animals, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians...
), while the Beach Gallery exhibits art depicting the North American wilderness; this includes work by Carl Rungius
Carl Rungius
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius was a leading American wildlife artist. He was born in Germany though he immigrated to the United States and he spent his career painting in the western United States and Canada...
(a hunting companion of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
), Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait was an American artist who is known mostly for his paintings of wildlife. During most of his career, he was associated with the New York City art scene.-Biography:...
, and Sydney Laurence
Sydney Laurence
Sydney Mortimer Laurence was an American Romantic landscape painter and is widely considered one of Alaska's most important historical artists.-Early life:...
.
History
In 1960, the Shelburne Museum commissioned the construction of the Beach Lodge and the Beach Gallery, named for William and Marie Beach, who were friends and hunting companions of Electra Havemeyer WebbElectra Havemeyer Webb
Electra Havemeyer Webb was a collector of American antiques and founder of the Shelburne Museum.-Biography:Electra Havemeyer was born on August 16, 1888 to Henry O. Havemeyer and Louisine Elder, their youngest child...
, as well as Shelburne Museum
Shelburne Museum
Shelburne Museum is a museum of art and Americana located in Shelburne, Vermont, United States. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in 39 exhibition buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the Museum grounds...
patrons. Using timber forested at the Webb family’s Adirondack “great camp,” Nehasane, the Museum designed the Lodge and the Gallery to resemble an Adirondack
Adirondack
__notoc__Adirondack may refer to:*Adirondack Mountains, *Adirondack County, New York, a proposed county in New York...
hunting camp. To create an environment distinctly different from the rest of the grounds, the Museum excavated a shallow basin in which to build the two structures, surrounded the basin with Vermont sandstone, and planted spruce, hemlock, and cedar trees so that the area would resemble an Adirondack forest.
In 2007 the Museum restored both the Beach Lodge and Gallery. The Lodge, whose original timber structure and interior remained in good condition, received basic renovations, while the Gallery, which had drastically deteriorated over the years, had to be razed. The Museum constructed a new cabin using logs from the timber left standing after a forest fire in Montana on the Gallery’s original floor plan.
See also
- Shelburne MuseumShelburne MuseumShelburne Museum is a museum of art and Americana located in Shelburne, Vermont, United States. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in 39 exhibition buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the Museum grounds...
- TaxidermyTaxidermyTaxidermy is the act of mounting or reproducing dead animals for display or for other sources of study. Taxidermy can be done on all vertebrate species of animals, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians...
- Trophy huntingTrophy huntingTrophy hunting is the selective hunting of wild game animals. Although parts of the slain animal may be kept as a hunting trophy or memorial , the carcass itself is sometimes used as food....
- Carl RungiusCarl RungiusCarl Clemens Moritz Rungius was a leading American wildlife artist. He was born in Germany though he immigrated to the United States and he spent his career painting in the western United States and Canada...
- Arthur Fitzwilliam TaitArthur Fitzwilliam TaitArthur Fitzwilliam Tait was an American artist who is known mostly for his paintings of wildlife. During most of his career, he was associated with the New York City art scene.-Biography:...
- Sydney LaurenceSydney LaurenceSydney Mortimer Laurence was an American Romantic landscape painter and is widely considered one of Alaska's most important historical artists.-Early life:...
- Electra Havemeyer WebbElectra Havemeyer WebbElectra Havemeyer Webb was a collector of American antiques and founder of the Shelburne Museum.-Biography:Electra Havemeyer was born on August 16, 1888 to Henry O. Havemeyer and Louisine Elder, their youngest child...