A Snallygaster Summer
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Jul. 22, 2024 - Aug. 14, 2016
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, 21741
(301) 739-5727
In the 1920s and 1930s, a group of young artists, many of whom were students at the Maryland Institute College of Art, painted in the Middletown Valley of Western Maryland. Working outdoors, en plein air, with inspiration and support from their instructor, Charles H. Walter, the group established a distinctively modern style that has come to be known as the Snallygaster School. Through idyllic landscapes, mountain views, and picturesque farm scenes, this exhibition–drawn primarily from the WCMFA collection–captures the beauty of summer’s more relaxed pace and the spirit of simpler times.
