A gallery opening reception is for the exhibit, “Paul Bransom: Encountering the Wild”. Bransom, a long-time summer resident of Canada Lake, was known as the Dean of American Animal Art. His work appeared on the covers of magazines like The Saturday Evening Post, The Country Gentleman, and Field & Stream and illustrated books like The Call of the Wild and The Wind in the Willows. The exhibit has been curated by Allen Farber and Dick Loomis. The exhibit will feature a selection of Bransom’s works from local collections while telling the story of his career and the connection to this area. The reception is open to the public with no admission fee.
The exhibit runs from August 1st through September 1st. The Caroga Museum is open Thursday through Sunday from 1 pm to 4 pm through September 1st.