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Henry Hensche and the Cape School of Impressionism, A Lecture with Rob Longley, July 28, 10-12:15pm, $125
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For over sixty years Henry Hensche was one of the most influential painters and teachers in Provincetown. Hensche’s legacy is a mixed one. In life and in death, he has been revered at a level that sometimes approaches fanaticism; conversely, he has been vilified or dismissed by various schools of art. Most of what has been written about the artist is over laudatory, and there has been little examination of Hensche's work and legacy in a critical and historical light.
In this lecture we will examine Hensche as a painter and teacher, discussing his strengths and weaknesses, his influence on more contemporary painters, his place in the art world, and the reasons why he inspired such strong emotions.
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| Rob Longley first came to Provincetown in 1971 to study painting with Henry Hensche at the Cape School. Previously he had studied with two of Hensche’s protégés, Dick Goetz and Betty Warren, and he graduated from Boston University with a BFA in 1973. After studying with Hensche for a number of years, Rob realized that Provincetown and the Lower Cape provided both the subject matter and the community atmosphere that he wanted for continuing his career as a painter, and he has returned every summer since then to paint and to teach the Cape School methods. Rob currently shows his work at the Wohlfarth Gallery in Provincetown, and the Arts Exclusive Gallery in Simsbury, CT. Rob has won numerous awards for his work, including, most recently, an award from the Connecticut Plein Aire Painters Society, as well as grants from the State of New York and a Greenshields Foundation grant (awarded to promising young artists). He lives near Albany, NY during the winter months. |
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