Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection and
As It Is in Heaven: The Legacy of Shaker Faith and Design
February 7–April 26, 2015
This dual exhibition will present an overview of the history of the United Society of Believers
for Christ’s Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers. The exhibitions will
comprise objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collection at Hancock Shaker
Village, Pittsfield, MA, as well as pieces from local Chicago collections. The exhibitions explore the
uniqueness of Shaker design and industry, and the religious tenants that underlay life in Shaker
villages—particularly the philosophy of “hands to work and hearts to God.”
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Exhibitions
Order in All Things: Community and Identity in Shaker Architecture
February 7–April 26, 2015
Shaker spirituality sought to order one’s life away from the temptations of the world and towards
heaven. This was expressed in Shaker architecture and varied from community to community. The
exhibition will demonstrate how the Shakers’ built environment reflected their desire to promote
piety, prosperity, and a communal identity.
UPCOMING: SUMMER 2015
In the Presence of Sacred Light:
The Master Watercolors of Timothy J. Clark
and
Touching Strangers: Richard Renaldi
May 23–August 2, 2015
Images:
Rocking Chair
, Mt. Lebanon, NY, ca. 1850. Andrews Collection, Hancock Shaker Village. Photo by Michael Fredericks; Shirley Meetinghouse, Shirley, MA,
built 1793. Hancock Shaker Village. Photo by Michael Fredericks; Timothy J. Clark,
Nessun Dorma
, watercolor; Richard Renaldi,
Shalom and Jeff
, New York, 2013
Generously supported by the American Folk Art Society, Ray and Judy McCaskey, the Terra Foundation for American
Art, and Terry Dowd, Inc.
Gather Up the Fragments
is organized by Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA, and toured by
International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC. Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
