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Museum Tours
The Slobodkina House was the last home of the late Esphyr Slobodkina
who lived as a Long Island resident for nearly half a century. The
Slobodkina House still contains Esphyr’s original furniture and
interior design, and is home to over 500 paintings and sculptures
when they are not on exhibition elsewhere.
A tour of the Slobodkina House Historical Site and Museum begins
with a welcome and overview of the program by the Foundation’s
executive director, Ann Marie Mulhearn Sayer. Guests accompany Ann
Marie through the upper gallery as she recounts Esphyr’s fascinating
life while pointing out paintings, sculptures, and children’s books
illustrations dating from 1906-1960. The works on view range from
abstract canvases—including works exhibited with the American
 Abstract Artists group— to collages and constructions that integrate
paint, wood, plastic, and metal with found objects from everyday
life, such as disassembled typewriters and computers. Also on view
are first editions, drafts, and translated versions of the artist’s
well-known children’s books, including
Caps for Sale.
 Following the tour of the upper gallery, guests will accompany Ann
Marie to the lower gallery where art from the 1960s through 2002 is on display. Guests will also be able to view polychrome
clothing
designs, hand-made dolls, jewelry designed by the artist, and a
collection of Slobodkina Family vintage clothing and artifacts from
around the world.
Booking a Tour
Tours are by reservation only. Although we prefer 3 weeks notice, we
can accommodate last minute reservations if time is available. Tours
last approximately 1.5-2 hours, although the program can be modified
according to need. There is
no fee
for tours. However, donations are welcome.
Please contact us to book a tour, or for additional information:
Ann Marie Mulhearn Sayer
(516) 674-0776
Annmarie@slobodkina.org
Lectures
Lectures about the life and art of Esphyr Slobodkina are available
for classes and groups. Past talks included collaborative efforts
by Anne Cohen de Pietro (former Chief Curator, Director for Newsday
Center for Dove Torr Studies, Heckscher Museum), Harold Porcher
(former Director of Sage Fine Art gallery and Slobodkina expert),
and Ann Marie Mulhearn Sayer (Executive Director of the Slobodkina
Foundation).
Lectures can be given at your facility or at the Slobodkina House.
Length: 2 hours, including a question and answer period.
Please contact us to book a lecture, or for additional information:
Anne Marie Mulhearn Sayer
(516) 674-0776
Annmarie@slobodkina.org
Research
 Scholars
and students interested in the early development of American
abstraction or the history of children's literature will find a
wealth of primary source material at the Foundation, including:
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promotional fliers created by Slobodkina for the American Abstract
Artists group (AAA)
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personal writings about Slobodkina's experience with the AAA
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AAA exhibition catalogs
- Slobodkina's three-volume autobiography, Notes for a Biographer
(self-published
in 1976 and of limited availability)
- hundreds of original artworks dating from the 1920s to 2002
- preliminary sketches, original illustrations, and out-of-print
editions of Slobodkina's children's books
- correspondence between notable figures in the art and literature
world, including Margaret Wise Brown, William Scott, Ilya Bolotowsky,
and Piet Mondrian.
- articles and a library of books related to Slobodkina, American
Abstraction, and children's literature
Please contact us to schedule a research appointment or to learn
more about our holdings:
Ann Marie Mulhearn Sayer
(516) 674-0776
Annmarie@slobodkina.org
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