Spring 2023 Exhibitions
Nissley Gallery: Regional Selections
The Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College is pleased to present a selection from our permanent collection in the Nissley Gallery. The museum’s permanent collection gallery is named in honor of F&M alumnus Thomas W. Nissley ’55 and his wife Emily Baldwin Nissley, who generously provided funding for its care and programming. The collection is evolving and we are deeply indebted to the many generous donors who have helped it grow into a robust teaching resource that can be used to engage with our diverse student population and greater Lancaster community.
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Bill Hutson, an internationally respected painter, came to Franklin & Marshall in
1989 and served as professor of painting for over twenty years. This exhibition highlights
the many styles and series that Hutson created and displayed in 20 solo and over 50
group exhibitions. His artworks were inspired by the locations he lived, including
his birthplace of San Marcos, Texas and Paris, along with wide-ranging travel in Europe
and Africa. Despite his considerable renown, Bill Hutson brought a presence of grace
and humility to the Art, Art History, and Film Department at Franklin & Marshall.
He passed away from a long illness in September 2022. Timothy Duffy (American, born 1963) created one-of-a-kind tintype portraits of little-known
American musicians. The tintype, an American photographic innovation, dates back
to the nineteenth century. It requires coating a metal plate with a wet, syrupy solution
that holds light-sensitive chemicals. Much like the improvisational qualities of
the music that his subjects play, the best tintypes often result from incidental effects
of the process – drying too quickly, oversensitivity, slight ripples in the surface
of the emulsion. Duffy welcomes these as flourishes or nuances that elevate the image
beyond the realm of technical achievement.
PACE (Public Art Community Engagement) Neighbors program supports local artists in
creating community-based art projects. The residency supports five artists to create
temporary art projects to envision the future of their neighborhood and their city.
Information gleaned from this residency will inform the City’s upcoming comprehensive
plan while contributing to neighborhood pride and sense of place. PACE Neighbors is a
National Endowment for the Arts Our Town project led by the City of Lancaster in partnership
with Franklin & Marshall College and the City of Lancaster’s Comprehensive Plan.
John Ground, an artist, retired professor of ceramics, and passionate collector has
created an art-filled haven for himself in southern Lancaster County. Enthusiastic
about many artforms, he has been drawn in particular to work by self-taught artists.
Over the last few decades, Ground’s collecting interests have been driven by pieces
that he’s visually drawn to, rather than the popularity of a particular artist. Sculpture,
painting, collage, woodwork, and ceramics have slowly filled the home he built on
a peaceful wooded lot in Lancaster County. Color, Symbols, and Texture: The Artwork of Bill Hutson
Blue Muse: Timothy Duffy's Southern Photographs
Welcome to the Neighborhood: Lancaster Public Art Community Engagement Artists
Intuitive: Self-Taught Artists from the John Ground Collection