CSI sponsors Lyman Allyn Art Museum Gala Fundraiser

 

Lyman Allyn hosted their annual Gala, held on May 9 and themed “Dangerous Women” after the 19th century portrait of Abigail Dolbeare Hinman holding a musket to keep Benedict Arnold’s army at bay, with great success. Attendees dined in the museum’s fancifully-decorated galleries and danced outdoors under a tent in the Foo Dog Courtyard. With newscaster Janet Peckinpaugh serving as emcee, the event raised a record $34,000 for their Yellow Bus Fund which enables the Lyman Allyn to bus in schoolchildren on field trips from area schools, free of charge.  CSI had a wonderful time and hopes to make this an annual sponsorship and is very grateful opportunities such as these arise.

John Makara made a further contribution by winning one of these unique pieces in the silent auction.  Five hand-blown glass bowls were auctioned by renowned Old Saybrook glass artist Mundy Hepburn.  Hepburn is the nephew of the late actress Katharine Hepburn, and each bowl is named for a movie in which his aunt starred.

Lyman Allyn Art Museum is a community-based museum located in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1932 by Harriet Upson Allyn in memory of her father, Lyman Allyn, the Museum serves the people of Southeastern Connecticut and is free to the residents of New London. The Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is a non-profit organization with 501(c) 3 status. Lyman Allyn Art Museum is a Founding Member of the Connecticut Art Trail.

Housed in a handsome Neo-Classical building designed by Charles A. Platt, the permanent collection includes over 10,000 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, furniture and decorative arts, with an emphasis on American art from the 18th through 20th centuries.

For more information about the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, please reference their website

 Lyman Allyn Art Museum