The Ridgefield Mark Twain Connection exhibit is on display at Ridgefield Town Hall for the next two months. We filled three glass cabinets with photos, items and information. Susan Durkee's artwork is on display too and it really gives the pop we were looking for. If you visit be sure to check out the items that Heather Morgan of the Mark Twain Library added, especially Stormfield's Guestbook.
Next week Ridgefield Historical Society will add items to promote their "Twain Connections" The biggest being Edward W. Kemble who illustrated Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Susan B. Durkee created this "Twain in Ridgefield" welcome board for us.
Side view of the entry case. We showcase his Redding house on the top, on the bottom we showcase the Mark Twain Library and his daughter Clara's Wedding.
Straight ahead shot of the cabinet.
This is the cabinet across the hallway from the first. This one showcases the Ridgefield Twain Connections and thus the empty space on the first row. That will be added next week. The bottom is our area and there we showcase Helen Keller's visit in January of 1909 and his passing in 1910. The Guestbook shows people from Ridgefield visiting Twain, we didn't note it to see how many people would notice. In the middle is an actual program from his funeral and a ticket.
There is an additional glass cabinet downstairs in the conference room area that contains an interesting collection of odds and ends that I added as "conversation pieces". There is a lot to Twain's life and those associated with it. That is for sure!
Thank you to:
Kay Ables and The Ridgefield Historical Society
The Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut
The Wadsworth Lewis Trust Fund who provided $500.00 in 2010 to make this exhibit possible.
Susan B. Durkee. A great friend and amazing portrait artist.
Heather Morgan of The Mark Twain Library. Another great friend and partner in crime.
The Mark Twain House in Hartford for all their help, support and some of the amazing photos we are displaying in Ridgefield.
Ray Flanigan of Bethel Photoworks. Ray mounted five of our photos on to foam board for us in less than 2 hours. Amazing service!
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