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UpCountry Gift Guide: Artful Giving

by Vermont Country magazine

11/08/2017

Gifts that tap into UpCountry’s storied artistic tradition

Be the holiday hero of your family! Is there someone special who would love to have a painting of their beloved family home? Marguerite Bride is well-known for her custom house portraits and her “Local Color” scenes of the Berkshires. Gift certificates are also available and give the recipient the joy of planning the painting with the artist…like two gifts in one! Art is a cherished and personal gift and will be loved for generations to come. Paintings can show any season and time of day, and include special items such as pets and vehicles. Price varies with size and complexity. Paintings come with permission to reproduce image for your own use. Gift certificate includes attractive custom gift certificate and plenty of information. Reprints are always available.

Marguerite Bride, Berkshire Artist
413-442-7718
MargeBride-Paintings.com

Own a high-quality framed print of this iconic painting from Norman Rockwell Museum’s collection. Beautifully framed, double matted, 2 sizes. Also available in 500 piece puzzle. Framed print starting at $129.95. Puzzle: $18.95.

The Norman Rockwell Museum Store
9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge, Mass.
413-931-2237
store.nrm.org

Twelve color images, one for each month. Open size 13” wide, 23 1/4” long. A full year of dates and moon phases. Made in the USA. Don’t take chances — play it safe and get a good calendar. $15 each. Two or more: $12 each.

Will Moses at Mt. Nebo Gallery
60 Grandma Moses Road, Eagle Bridge, N.Y.
1-800-328-6326
willmoses.com

Inspired by romantic European traditions, this jewelry collection features high-quality, intricate designs in sterling silver and 18 karat gold, available with diamonds. Starting at $250.

Crown Jewelers
5 Cheshire Road, Ste. 21, Pittsfield, Mass.
413-442-9073
crownjewelersinc.net

Grandma Moses: American Modern restores Moses’s rightful place within the canon of mid-century American Art. One of the best-known artists of her time, and a true American legend, Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860–1961) was often marginalized as a latter-day “folk” painter or a phenomenon of popular media. This 128- page book looks at her paintings and the artist’s compelling biography to reassert her role in the development of a culture of modernist art at mid-century. Presenting fresh research, several scholars examine Moses’s name, public persona, painted world, and wildly popular place in American pop culture. $30.

The Bennington Museum
75 Main St., Bennington, Vt.
802-447-1571
Benningtonmuseum.org

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Vermont Country has a hyperlocal focus on the Green Mountain lifestyle, its personalities, events, attractions and culture. The magazine appears six times a year, designed to complement the state and four-season living. VtCo magazine is a Southern Vermont publication of Vermont News & Media.

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