Rosenwald Project
Genesis of a Collection: The Legacy of Alverthorpe
April 15 to November 24, 2004
For eight months Abington Art Center focused attention on the history of the place it calls home – Alverthorpe Manor – and the fine art and rare book collection that it housed. Lessing J. Rosenwald’s collection, now housed in The Library of Congress and The National Gallery of Art is exceptional in its breadth and depth, but also in its quality and condition.
Twenty five years after the death of Lessing Rosenwald, Abington Art Center presented an exhibition about this chapter of local history and its legacy to the nation. Through diverse programs, and in collaboration with many cultural organizations which benefited from the Rosenwalds’ generosity, the story was recovered and reconnected for new generations and old friends. Though the collection has been physically gone for over 20 years, the memories, stories, and Alverthorpe itself, keep the legacy alive.
