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Rufus Porter Museum
67 North High St (Route 302),
Bridgton
Maine
USA
4009
207-647-3724
Type: Museum
Addmission Fee: Adults $5 Seniors $4 Children under 15, free
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday spacer 11am - 5pm
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Bridgton
Maine
USA
4009
207-647-3724
Type: Museum
Addmission Fee: Adults $5 Seniors $4 Children under 15, free
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday spacer 11am - 5pm
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Rufus Porter, artist and inventor, who lived from 1792-1884 and spent his boyhood years in Bridgton, Maine, helped to create an American culture. In his early years, Porter was a portrait painter then later moved on to landscape painting on walls of private homes. His use of a vivid palette and broad, open brushstrokes was a departure from the styles and content of European art. Because most of his murals were unsigned, it was not until the mid 1930’s that this body of work was authenticated. Today he is recognized as a leader of American folk art and founder of the Scientific American magazine.
The Rufus Porter Museum has been formed to celebrate the contributions of Rufus Porter to American arts and industry. The museum preserves a home at 67 North High Street in Bridgton, Maine. This home, containing Porter murals painted circa 1828, establishes the nucleus of the Rufus Porter museum. The Center plans to place a structure on the property that will become an exhibition, research and teaching facility devoted to the creative arts and sciences of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Rufus Porter was, among many other things, a teacher of the arts. We carry on this tradition by hosting our Cultural Heritage Series scheduled the second week of July annually. Our students and instructors come from all over the U.S. to share a love of traditional folk art. Students have become instructors and instructors are frequently students. Our website has the most current information on upcoming classes.
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