Event Details
The Jaffrey Civic Center is excited to announce the
opening of the Fannie Hillsmith 1911 - 2007 exhibition,
August 1 through September 12, 2026. Opening reception
Friday, August 1 5 - 8 pm.
Fannie Hillsmith was an American Cubist painter who
lived in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. She was represented by
many New York galleries. Her first show was at Norlyst
Gallery, owned by Jimmy Ernst in 1943. She was
influenced by such painters as Picasso, Gris, and Miro,
according to The New York Times. She is quoted as
saying,
“I am interested in abstract art, but I am also
interested in the message; the problem is to convey feeling
with the impact of the abstract”. She developed a style of
Cubism which combined traditional Cubist motfis with
what she called “an early American feeling”.