CAPE COD MUSEUM OF ART SHOWS RACHEL ELLIS KAUFMAN

Thursday, 04 January 2007 15:13

Cape Cod, MA - When Cape Cod artist Rachel Kaufman realized she could visualize aspects of this house with remarkable clarity, she tried to distill the essence of her childhood experiences in these paintings.  These charming pastels evoke mystery and wonder and were done entirely from memory.

Kaufman had studied at New York School of Applied Design and worked many years as a fabric designer.  When she returned to art later in life, she studied with Cape artists Elliott Orr and Xavier Gonzalez and won many awards for her work.

These paintings are part of the permanent collection of CCMA and are being exhibited with the poems the artist wrote to accompany them for her exhibition at the museum in 1993, seven years before her death at the age of 87.  On exhibit January 13 – April 1, 2007.

“Orchard Side Farm was the home of my grandparents and many other forebears. I spent all of my childhood summers there. It was a house of mystery and beauty and spiritual adventure. It was haunted!” ... Kaufman

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