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Chester County Press

The Art Spot

11/20/2013 01:25PM ● By Acl

Through Nov. 30

Landscapes at Bookplace

Bookplace (2373 Baltimore Pike, Oxford) presents "A Sense of Place," featuring paintings by Bryan DeProspero, through Nov. 30. Hours for the bookshop and gallery are Friday from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Call 717-951-6418 or visit www.bookplaceoxford.com.


Nov. 30

Book signing

The Station Gallery (3922 Kennett Pike, Greenville, Del.) hosts a book signing for "Chateau Country," by author Daniel DeKalb Miller and photographer Terence Roberts, on Nov. 30 from noon to 3 p.m. Selected signed images from the book will also be on exhibit and for sale. There is a 15 percent discount on framing offered all day. Call 302-654-8638 or visit www.stationgallery.net.


Dec. 4 to 31

'Christmas in Miniature'

Chadds Ford Gallery (Route 1, Chadds Ford) presents the 32nd annual "Christmas in Miniature and Grande Exhibit" from Dec. 4 to 31. More than 80 regional artists are featured in the show of small -- and larger -- works for holiday gift giving. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.awyethgallery.com or call 610-388-2412.


Through Jan. 5

'American Moderns 1910-1960'

The Delaware Art Museum (2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, Del.) presents the traveling exhibition "American Moderns 1910-1960: From O'Keeffe to Rockwell" through Jan. 5. Drawn from the Brooklyn Museum's art collection, the show features 57 works by Georgia O'Keeffe, Milton Avery, Stuart Davis, Rockwell Kent, Grandma Moses, Norman Rockwell and others. Call 302-351-8515 or visit www.delart.org.


Through Nov. 27

New work by Laura McMillan

The Station Gallery (3922 Kennett Pike, Greenville, Del.) presents "Surfacing: A New Series of Paintings" by Laura McMillan through Nov. 27. In the show, previous themes of Longwood Gardens, the Jersey shore and koi ponds are revisited and allow fantasy to surface. Call 302-654-8638 or visit www.stationgallery.net.


Through Jan. 5

''The Look of Love'

Winterthur Museum (Route 52, five miles south of Route 1) presents "The Look Of Love: Eye Miniatures from the Skier collection" through Jan. 5. Sometimes called lover’s-eye jewelry, the history of these watercolors intricately dabbed on tiny pieces of ivory dates back to the late 18th century. The intimate portraits are set into elaborately jeweled brooches, rings, lockets, pendants, small boxes, toothpick cases, and other tiny tokens of affection. Museum admission $18 for adults, $16 for students and seniors, $5 for ages 2 to 11. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Call 800-448-3883 or visit winterthur.org.