GET TO KNOW GEORGE & SUZY

Suzy Frelinghuysen was one of 31 women chosen by the collector Peggy Guggenheim for her exhibition in New York after her return from wartime Europe in 1942.  It was the first all female exhibition in the US.  She wanted to highlight the contribution of women artists, often dismissed by the patriarchal mindset of the time. 

200 pieces of art and ephemera have been collected by the 31 Women Collection and were exhibited for one week in New York, then in Madrid, and now in Lisbon. The show is at MAC/CCB now through June 29th. Suzy's piece above is exhibited, Brahms Abstract, c.1945, oil and collage on masonite, 15x11".

"The Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio has been awarded $18,000 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Dorothy C. Radgowski Learning Through Women’s Achievement in the Arts grant program to develop "Suzy's Palette: Exploring Abstract Color Relationships with Personal and Mathematical Insights" with local educators.

Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio staff will develop the lesson plan with local educators, who will meet at the historic house and studio on Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., beginning July 6.Interested teachers, parents and children (K-5) are encouraged to participate by signing up to attend or help create the programming by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.."

In this 3-minute video Director Kinney Frelinghuysen examines "Printemps", a painting/collage from 1945, with the aid of 3D digital deconstruction.  Suzy Frelinghuysen created this painting as a traditional still life, depicting common objects, but in the style of late Cubism. Deconstructing the painting helps to demonstrate the core ideas of Cubism and understand  her use of color and contour in the composition. Click here for the experience.