Visitors Step Back In Time At ‘Seeing Stella’ Exhibit At Bucks

NEWTOWN, PA — Bucks County Community College celebrated the opening of "Seeing Stella: An Installation by Jen Blazina" on September 9 on the Newtown Campus.

The stunning solo exhibition features an immersive tableau of glass, bronze, and plaster sculptures by Philadelphia-based artist Jen Blazina. The works examine the life, taste, and legacy
of Stella Elkins Tyler (1884 - 1963), on whose historic estate the Newtown Campus was built.

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"Poof," a cast glass sculpture of two perfume bottles, is part of the immersive tableau of glass, bronze, and plaster sculptures on display in "Seeing Stella: An Installation by Jen Blazina" that runs through October 17 at Bucks County Community College's Hicks Art Center Gallery. (Eric Parker/BCCC)

Carol Tyler, widow of Stella Tyler's grandson George F. Tyler III, and her daughter Amy Shea joined members of the College and the community for the event. The exhibition is on display through October 17 at the Hicks Art Center Gallery.

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Carol Tyler (second from right), the widow of Stella Elkins Tyler's grandson George F. Tyler III, chats with Philadelphia-based sculptor Jen Blazina (right) at the September 9 opening reception for "Seeing Stella: An Installation by Jen Blazina." Blazina was inspired by the décor and personal collections that are on display in the College's historic Tyler Hall to create an immersive tableau that examines Stella Tyler's life and legacy. (Eric Parker/BCCC)

Bucks County Community College President & CEO Patrick M. Jones, Ph.D., discusses the life, art, and legacy of Stella Elkins Tyler with Carol Tyler, widow of Tyler's grandson George F. Tyler III in the College's Hicks Art Center Gallery. Stella, a patron of the arts, became a prolific sculptor herself in her forties. The exhibition "Seeing Stella: An Installation by Jen Blazina" runs through October 17 on the College's Newtown
Campus. (Eric Parker/BCCC)