This year marks the 150th anniversary of the first display of Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise which, while completed in 1872, was not exhibited until 1874.  A reviewer at the time termed it “impressionist” and the name of the movement was born.

Hearthstone will emphasize not only this milestone but also its own art and clothing collections with an exhibit entitled Cloth and Canvas. Located throughout the museum, the exhibit will highlight Hearthstone’s remarkable historic clothing collection alongside museum-quality reproductions of avant-garde French 19th century art that depict articles of clothing similar to pieces in the museum’s collection.