"Painting For Preservation" Initiative Names Frederick W. Lander, G.A.R. Post 5 Museum Inaugural Recipient
This news release details the inaugural distribution of funds from the "Painting for Preservation" initiative which was created to help groups dedicated to the preservation and protection of the treasured lands, properties and antiquities of the USA.
Lynn, MA (PRWEB) December 21, 2004 -- The "Painting for Preservation"
initiative is pleased to announce that the Frederick W. Lander, G.A.R. Post 5
Museum, of Lynn, Massachusetts, is the inaugural recipient of funds generated by
the program. Created by Historical Landscape and Preservation artist Jeff
Fioravanti, this initiative, by allocating a portion of "all sales" from the
artist's “historic landscape” series, is designed to support the mission of
those non-profit groups and organizations entrusted and dedicated to protecting
and preserving the treasured lands, properties and antiquities of our national
heritage.
“The Post 5 G.A.R. Hall in Lynn is a treasure of a quickly
fading fraternity,” stated the artist. “Due to many factors, many of the G.A.R.
Halls, important portals to our past, have been lost, neglected, or converted to
other uses, resulting in few hidden jewels like Post 5 remaining,” continued the
artist. "I am proud to help such an important entity maintain and continue its
mission for our future generations."
Named for Frederick W. Lander, a
transcontinental explorer, poet and brevet brigadier general of volunteers, the
Post 5 Grand Army of the Republic Museum was erected in 1885 with funds raised
by local Civil War veterans for what was to be the largest G.A.R. post in the
country. Its most magnificent feature is the 56' x 46' main hall on the third
floor, which retains the original furnishings and has its walls covered to the
ceiling with photos of the members of the post. In addition to the main hall,
there are six additional rooms which house memorabilia from the veterans of the
post as well as items from the Revolutionary War through the Korean War. There
is also a research library with an impressive built-in bookcase, designed and
built by one of the founding veterans.
“Thus far, most of my efforts with
preservation, have involved American Civil War sites, considered the front lines
of historic preservation, including Gettysburg and Maryland,” noted the artist.
“For the inaugural distribution of funds from the “Painting for Preservation”
initiative, I wanted to aid a worthy cause closer to home, where preservation of
the period is just as vital to our understanding and appreciation of the time,
but seems to garner less focus or lack awareness except to a small few,”
continued the artist. “The Post 5 GAR Hall is a gem that certainly deserves our
attention and is worth saving."
"Hopefully, one day, many more will show
an interest in the value of saving our history, and the protection and
preservation of these cherished and important sites of our country will result,"
concluded Fioravanti.
The Frederick W. Lander, G.A.R. Post 5 Hall is
located at 58 Andrew Street, in Lynn, Massachusetts. The Hall is typically open,
M-F from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM, and evenings, on the second Friday of each month
(September – June) during the North Shore Civil War Roundtable meeting. Further
information may be obtained by calling: 781-477-7085.
Information about
artist Jeff Fioravanti, the "Painting for Preservation" initiative, as well as
his artwork and other efforts with preservation, may by obtained by contacting
the artist at 781-595-5961, via email at e-mail protected from spam bots, or by
visiting the artist’s web site at: http://www.fioravanti-fineart.com.
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