Posts Tagged ‘Bannister’
Stages of Freedom Museum of African American History to unveil marker to Black philanthropist
Stages of Freedom will unveil a historic marker recognizing Christiana Carteaux Bannister on Saturday, October 28, 2024, 10am at 15 Westminster Street, Providence. The event is free and open to the public and followed by refreshments. Save the Date! Mrs. Bannister, of African and Narragansett descent, and her husband Edward, were Providence’s Black Victorian power couple, using…
Read More$5,000 Reward offered for return of bronze Bannister gravesite plaque
Photo: Newport Art Museum archives A $5,000 cash reward is offered for the return of the bronze plaque stolen from the gravesite of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bannister at the North Burial Ground in Providence. The larger of two bronze plaques was removed from the stone monument within the last few days. Ray Rickman, founder…
Read MoreSaving Bannister: A Conversation with Ed Shein, Barnaby Evans, and Ray Rickman Nov. 2nd
The Bannister Legacy Lives On – that’s the hope of the group working hard to make sure that happens for now, and for all those who come after. At 5pm today, Thursday, November 2nd, a free and open to the public event will be held at the RISD Museum Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center, 20 N…
Read MoreART! Providence Art Club Edward Mitchell Bannister National Exhibition
Photo: Samantha Modder, Her Hair Like the Sun and Clouds, digital print on adhesive fabric Each year, the Providence Art Club welcomes artists from across the country to submit work for an open exhibition. In 2023, the Art Club is hosting a series of exhibitions and programs to celebrate founding member Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901)…
Read MoreFinding Bannister – Historic Walking Tour with Stages of Freedom
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Read MoreEdward Bannister painting from “prominent Rhode Islander” sets record at Sotheby’s auction
Valued to be sold at auction between $50 and $70,000, “Palmer River”, an 1885 painting by Edward M. Bannister sold for $220,000 ($277,200 with buyer’s premium) to an undisclosed bidder at Sotheby’s. In a conversation with the seller, former Providence Art Club President, Dan Mechnig, who spoke most enthusiastically about the painting and also the…
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