Free and open to the public, on view through Dec. 1
Museum of Art | 1 North and Cardamone Galleries
Trenton Falls: Stilled Waters | Still Here brings focus to Native relationships with our local landscape through a focus on the art of Trenton Falls.
Trenton Falls was a major tourist destination between 1825 and about 1895 when a dam project marked the end of the “golden age” of the site. During its heyday, the falls and the nearby resort hotel attracted tourists interested in experiencing the “new” natural wonder. The Haudenosaunee peoples knew the falls first as Tetwaˀsʌthaˀkó, meaning Great Falls. Paintings, prints, and drawings show the falls as they once were, allowing viewers to imagine what it was like to hike Trenton Gorge when water rushed through it.
Sponsors: Peggy and Brian O’Shea in memory of Joan and William O’Shea and James and Alice Pender O’Shea; Kate Adams; Randy Beranek; Ann Clarke; Virginia and Christopher Kelly; Marietta von Bernuth