Museum of History Benicia

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A Painting, A Place, A Life in BeniciaOpen During Festival Hours Step into one of the festival&rsquo;s most atmospheric stops and spend a little time with a story that reaches back into Benicia&rsquo;s past. Upstairs in Gallery 9, the Museum of History Benicia invites visitors to slow down and discover the remarkable history behind an 1889 landscape painting by Henrietta Riddell Fish. Likely depicting Mt. Shasta, the painting features a mountain, trees, a stream, and railroad tracks in the foreground. It still rests in its original frame, held together with square nails and heavy corner brackets dated 1883/1885. Henrietta Riddell Fish lived in Benicia at 265 West &ldquo;K&rdquo; Street in the late 1800s. Her husband, Franklin Fish, was an amateur photographer whose glass plates also appear to capture Mt. Shasta, suggesting a meaningful family connection to the iconic peak.Visitors are encouraged to linger, take in the gallery, and enjoy the museum&rsquo;s beautiful setting.&nbsp; Vallejo Cellars will be on hand selling wine, making this a lovely place to pause during the festival, sip something local, look out over the surrounding landscape, and experience a quieter, more reflective side of Benicia&rsquo;s creative history. ALSO at the MoHB for this event:&nbsp; Musical Art: 11:00 AM &ndash; 2:00 PMStep inside Stone Hall during the Benicia Arts Festival for a special exhibition featuring contemporary works by Benicia artist&nbsp;Charlynn Throckmorton. Her work brings a thoughtful, expressive, and contemplative presence to the day, inviting visitors to slow down, look closely, and spend time with the art in one of Benicia&rsquo;s most welcoming historic spaces. Alongside the exhibition, visitors can join in&nbsp;Musical Art&nbsp;from&nbsp;11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Inspired by Musical Chairs, this hands-on activity swaps chairs for colored pencils, paper, music, and imagination. Participants rotate, respond, add, doodle, draw, and build on each other&rsquo;s marks, creating collaborative artworks that are spontaneous, surprising, and full of personality. It is part game, part art-making, part beautiful creative chaos. No experience needed. Just sit down, pick up a pencil, and see where the music and the moment take you.

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A Painting, A Place, A Life in BeniciaOpen During Festival Hours Step into one of the festival’s most atmospheric stops and spend a little time with a story that reaches back into Benicia’s past. Upstairs in Gallery 9, the Museum of History Benicia invites visitors to slow down and discover the remarkable history behind an 1889 landscape painting by Henrietta Riddell Fish. Likely depicting Mt. Shasta, the painting features a mountain, trees, a stream, and railroad tracks in the foreground. It still rests in its original frame, held together with square nails and heavy corner brackets dated 1883/1885. Henrietta Riddell Fish lived in Benicia at 265 West “K” Street in the late 1800s. Her husband, Franklin Fish, was an amateur photographer whose glass plates also appear to capture Mt. Shasta, suggesting a meaningful family connection to the iconic peak.Visitors are encouraged to linger, take in the gallery, and enjoy the museum’s beautiful setting.  Vallejo Cellars will be on hand selling wine, making this a lovely place to pause during the festival, sip something local, look out over the surrounding landscape, and experience a quieter, more reflective side of Benicia’s creative history. ALSO at the MoHB for this event:  Musical Art: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PMStep inside Stone Hall during the Benicia Arts Festival for a special exhibition featuring contemporary works by Benicia artist Charlynn Throckmorton. Her work brings a thoughtful, expressive, and contemplative presence to the day, inviting visitors to slow down, look closely, and spend time with the art in one of Benicia’s most welcoming historic spaces. Alongside the exhibition, visitors can join in Musical Art from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Inspired by Musical Chairs, this hands-on activity swaps chairs for colored pencils, paper, music, and imagination. Participants rotate, respond, add, doodle, draw, and build on each other’s marks, creating collaborative artworks that are spontaneous, surprising, and full of personality. It is part game, part art-making, part beautiful creative chaos. No experience needed. Just sit down, pick up a pencil, and see where the music and the moment take you.

Museum of History Benicia

Benicia Arts Festival, A Sip of Art History: Henrietta Riddell-Fish

2024 Camel Rd

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