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New exhibit opens to honor Stevenson work including some on Long Island. I’m in contact with some of his students who are now in VirThe Sea Cliff Village Muse- ginia or New Jersey. As a teachum opened the Stevenson Acad- er, he was remarkable and emy: The legacy of Harold Ran- beloved by his students.” Stevenson married another som Stevenson and his Sea Cliff Atelier on Sept. 21, honor- artist, Alana Galanos, in 1965. When Galanos died in 2009, her ing the artwork and legacy of Harold Ransom Stevenson and nieces, who took over Stevenhis impact on the Sea Cliff son’s estate, donated several community. pieces of their artwork for preStevenson, who died in 1985, sentation in the museum. was a long-time resThe museum ident of Sea Cliff has showcased the who taught art to different aspects of many North Shore Sea Cliff history residents, and was for many years, one of the few artand artwork has ists to train under been an important Norman Rockwell part of that history. after serving in T he exhibit has World War II. Stearound 54 different venson arrived in paintings on disSea Cliff in 1950, p l a y, f e a t u r i n g where he opened a many different studio in his home DOUG BARNABY for ms of Stevento train the next Stevenson Academy son’s work. Some generation of of his dif ferent North Shore artists. types of paintings Stevenson, who was include oil, watermostly against moder n art, color, charcoal, pencil drawings trained his students using char- and magazine covers. Chamcoal, before having them trans- bers said she believes that Stefer their ideas onto the canvas venson’s work is one of the hidwith paint and water colors. den gems of Sea Cliff art that “He was an artist who stud- they are happy to bring to light. ied under Norman Rockwell, “I think we try to showcase and since Rockwell didn’t take different aspects of Sea Cliff on too many students, he was history,” Chambers said. “For a somewhat of a rare protégé,” very long time, there have been Courtney Chambers, the muse- a lot of artists in this town. We um’s director, said. “He trained know about the Methodists, a generation of North Shore about the summer resorts. But artists. Several of his students Sea Cliff was an artist town, are working commercially as and this is an artist that maybe illustrators, artists, or both,

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Mini Mart takes over Sea Cliff The streets of Sea Cliff were awash with music by local bands like Chicken Head Rocks at this year’s Mini Mart. Meanwhile, firefighters and EMF responders such as Julia Forte, left, Lisa Cheung and Joshua Mercado were on hand at Mini Mart to make sure everyone was safe. More photos, Page 10.

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