Connecticut Masters
Edited by Gordon Bowman
$65.00
Hardcover: 271 pages
Publisher: Eastern Press (1991)
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 91-076107
Product Size: 1 x 9.5 x 9.8 inches

Connecticut Masters showcases an exceptional collection of Connecticut art and furniture, gifted to the Florence Griswold Museum by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company in 2001. Alongside more than 150 images, this exquisite volume features short descriptions, artist biographies, and full-page details of selected works.

The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company embodied the spirit of American corporations that support, encourage and preserve art. Beginning with its furniture collection in 1978, the company continued curating a collection of quintessentially Connecticut fine arts and furniture until its dissolution in 2001. Notable artists in this volume include: Childe Hassam, Willard Metcalf, William Chadwick, Matilda Browne, Henry Ward Ranger, Frederic Church, and Thomas Cole. Selected pieces from The Hartford Steam Boiler Collection are currently on display at the Florence Griswold Museum.