Housatonic Museum of Art

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SAVE&nbsp;THE&nbsp;DATE:&nbsp;NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN&nbsp;SKETCHES&nbsp;AND&nbsp;MAJOR&nbsp;MUSEUMLOANS&nbsp;COME&nbsp;TOGETHER&nbsp;IN&nbsp;NEW&nbsp;HOUSATONIC&nbsp;MUSEUM&nbsp;OF&nbsp;ARTEXHIBITION
“Making His Mark&nbsp;in&nbsp;Connecticut” Reveals&nbsp;the&nbsp;Creative Process&nbsp;of&nbsp;Uruguayan-American&nbsp;Artist F. Luis Mora

BRIDGEPORT, CT (July 27, 2026) -&nbsp;The&nbsp;Housatonic&nbsp;Museum&nbsp;of&nbsp;Art&nbsp;(HMA) is proud to present&nbsp;Making His Mark&nbsp;in&nbsp;Connecticut:&nbsp;The&nbsp;Creative Process&nbsp;of&nbsp;F. Luis Mora, a landmark&nbsp;exhibition&nbsp;featuring never-before-exhibited preparatory drawings and extraordinary&nbsp;loans&nbsp;from&nbsp;major&nbsp;museum&nbsp;collections that&nbsp;offer a rare look&nbsp;inside&nbsp;the&nbsp;artistic journey&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;first Hispanic member&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;National Academy&nbsp;of&nbsp;Design.

Developed&nbsp;in&nbsp;honor&nbsp;of&nbsp;America's 250th anniversary,&nbsp;the&nbsp;exhibition&nbsp;explores how an immigrant&nbsp;artist&nbsp;inspired by Connecticut&nbsp;influenced&nbsp;the&nbsp;development&nbsp;of&nbsp;American&nbsp;art&nbsp;through&nbsp;themes&nbsp;ofimmigration, popular culture, and World War I. Visitors will experience paintings, illustrations, prints, and preparatory studies while discovering how Mora's&nbsp;artistic vision helped shape American&nbsp;art&nbsp;and Connecticut's cultural heritage.&nbsp; Curated by Dr. Cynthia Roznoy,&nbsp;the&nbsp;exhibitionfeatures important works from&nbsp;the&nbsp;private collection&nbsp;of&nbsp;Benjamin&nbsp;Ortiz and Victor Torchia, Jr., alongside&nbsp;loans&nbsp;from leading&nbsp;museums.&nbsp; A free opening reception and media preview will take place on Wednesday, September 9th.

MEDIA &amp; VIP PREVIEW Wednesday, September 9, 2026 4:00–5:00 PM

OPENING RECEPTION Wednesday, September 9, 2026 5:30–7:00 PM
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WHERE Housatonic&nbsp;Museum&nbsp;of&nbsp;Art
Burt Chernow Galleries&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lafayette Hall 900 Lafayette Boulevard Bridgeport, CT 06604

DETAILS
<a href="https://bit.ly/hma-mora" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Making His Mark&nbsp;in&nbsp;Connecticut</a>&nbsp;will be on view from September 9, 2026, through February 19, 2027.
The&nbsp;exhibition&nbsp;brings&nbsp;together&nbsp;never-before-exhibited&nbsp;sketches&nbsp;and preparatory drawings with significant&nbsp;loans&nbsp;from private collections and world-class&nbsp;museums&nbsp;including&nbsp;the&nbsp;Metropolitan&nbsp;Museum&nbsp;of&nbsp;Art,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Yale University&nbsp;Art&nbsp;Gallery,&nbsp;The&nbsp;Rockwell&nbsp;Museum, Florence Griswold&nbsp;Museum, and other distinguished collections. This&nbsp;exhibition&nbsp;offers visitors a unique opportunity to follow Mora's&nbsp;artistic process while exploring&nbsp;the&nbsp;legacy&nbsp;of&nbsp;an immigrant&nbsp;artist who helped shape American&nbsp;art&nbsp;and Connecticut's cultural history.

This&nbsp;exhibition&nbsp;is supported by funding through Connecticut Humanities, America 250 | CT, and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Wyeth Foundation for American&nbsp;Art.&nbsp; For more&nbsp;information about&nbsp;the&nbsp;Housatonic&nbsp;Museumof&nbsp;Art, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://housatonicmuseum.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">HousatonicMuseum.org</a>.

Image Credits
Image1:&nbsp;F. Luis Mora, (Uruguayan American, 1874–1940),&nbsp;Lola as Guinevere, not&nbsp;dated. Oil on canvas, 44 1/4 x 80 1/2&nbsp;in. Collection&nbsp;of&nbsp;George Wall.

Image 2:&nbsp;F. Luis Mora (Uruguayan American, 1874–1940),&nbsp;Jeanne Cartier, ca. 1916–17. Oil on canvas, 72 1/2 × 36 1/4&nbsp;in. Yale University&nbsp;Art&nbsp;Gallery, Gift&nbsp;of&nbsp;Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Crawford, B.A. 1929, 1969.49.
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The 44th Annual WICC Surfside Hotel <a href="https://www.bluefishtournament.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth</a> returns to Long Island Sound on Saturday, August 29, with fishing officially beginning at 12:01 a.m. Anglers from Connecticut and New York will compete for bragging rights—and a $25,000 grand prize awarded to the tournament's largest bluefish.
The weekend-long tournament features more than $40,000 in total cash prizes, including:
<ul>
 <li>1st Place: $25,000</li>
 <li>2nd Place: $7,500</li>
 <li>3rd Place: $2,500</li>
 <li>Smaller cash prizes awarded through 20th Place</li>
 <li>Port Prizes awarded for the heaviest bluefish weighed at each official Connecticut and New York weigh station (see below for complete list of weigh stations)</li>
</ul>
Young anglers, 17 and under, will also have the chance to win big. The tournament will award a $1,000 cash prize to the largest bluefish caught by a youth angler. Second and third place youth winners will receive $100 gift cards.
Anglers may register online at <a href="https://www.bluefishtournament.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.bluefishtournament.com</a>&nbsp;or in person at any official tournament registration location throughout Connecticut and New York/Long Island.
Official Registration Locations:
Connecticut
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 <li>AW Marina – New London</li>
 <li>Black Hall Outfitters – Westbrook</li>
 <li>Black Rock Bait &amp; Tackle – Bridgeport</li>
 <li>Bobby J's Bait &amp; Tackle – Milford</li>
 <li>Branford Bait &amp; Tackle – Branford</li>
 <li>Dee's Bait &amp; Tackle – New Haven</li>
 <li>Fin's Bait &amp; Tackle – Clinton</li>
 <li>Fisherman's World – East Norwalk</li>
 <li>Fishin’ Factory – Milldale</li>
 <li>Hillyer's Tackle Shop – Waterford</li>
 <li>Sportsman's Den – Cos Cob</li>
 <li>Ted's Bait &amp; Tackle – Old Saybrook</li>
</ul>
New York
<ul>
 <li>Blue Water Ventures – Peconic</li>
 <li>Cow Harbor Bait &amp; Tackle – Northport</li>
 <li>Duffy's Bait &amp; Tackle – Glenwood Landing</li>
 <li>East Coast Fishing Supplies – Little Neck</li>
 <li>Jack's Bait &amp; Tackle – City Island</li>
 <li>Miller Place Bait &amp; Tackle – Mount Sinai</li>
 <li>Tyalure Tackle – Rye</li>
</ul>
The registration deadline is Friday, August 28, at 11:59 p.m. Registration is $36 per angler and is required to participate. Fishing begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, and concludes at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 30.
Throughout the tournament weekend, WICC, 99.1 PLR, STAR 99.9, and WEBE108 will provide hourly leaderboard updates and tournament results.
For registration, tournament rules, weigh station information, and live updates, visit <a href="https://www.bluefishtournament.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.bluefishtournament.com</a>, follow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bluefishtournament" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/bluefishtournament</a>, or Instagram @bluefishtournament.
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Saturday, September 19th, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NOON - rain or Shine. The donation is $15 per box and $10 
for seniors. CASH OR CHECK. Once again, bake sale items will be available for purchase.
 Patty Gelineau is the chair and can be contacted at gelineau.music@sbcglobal.net with any questions. We hope you will stop by to support this important event for the church and the surrounding community.
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