#Art of horology for free#

Horology in Art exhibit at HSNY with more than 60 works, predominantly collected by curater Bob Fishman

It is an oil on canvas painting on loan from Robert Cheney and the Willard House & Clock Museum. Circa 1780-1785, the image is of Catherine Gates Willard, the first wife of Bostonian clockmaker Aaron Willard. A 16-page catalog showcases the works, including the cover image by an unknown artist. It should be noted that the works on display are a collection of real art – original paintings, vintage photographs or prints - that Frishman has acquired or borrowed for the exhibit. In more modern images, they remain part of each artwork’s narrative and composition, never there simply by accident.” “I have learned that timepieces in art served as recognized symbols of affluence, discipline, technological sophistication, occupation, and mortality,” says Frishman in his “curator’s introduction” letter at the front of the Horology in Art catalog for the HSNY exhibit.” They were stark re- minders, especially to an illiterate audience, that earthly pleasures and treasures are transitory. Visitors to the Horology in Art exhibit at HSNY event must schedule a time and show proof of vaccination. He currently has more than 2,000 pictures in his digital collection. He has orchestrated similar exhibits on the subject in various locations in America.Īccording to Frishman, he looks for clocks (or watches) in art works whenever he is in museums, at art shows or going through auction catalogs. His collection spans centuries, and he writes regularly for the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) about the artists and the cultural context of the images.

Frishman, also a lecturer and writer on clocks and watches, began collecting artworks almost 20 years ago. Almost all of the works on display are on loan from the HSNY’s exhibit curator, Bob Frishman.

The exhibit, which opened in November 2021 and will run until April 2022, showcases more than 60 paintings and artworks as both the main subject matter and as auxiliary and backup subjects.

#Art of horology for free#

In fact, to celebrate that time-and-art association, the Society has opened its headquarters on “Club Row” in Manhattan so visitors can attend – for free - the newest Horology in Art exhibition. We all know that time plays a major role in our lives, however, th e Horological Society of New York – America’s first watchmaking guild – now also recognizes the role of watches and clocks in vintage and modern art. The Horology in Art exhibit at HSNY is open until April and free to visitors.