J. Clayton Bright (American, b. 1947) "Red Fox (Vulpes Fulva)" bronze, 14 x 31 x 6 inches, National For more information, visit www.nationalsporting.org.
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The National Sporting Library and Museum is dedicated to preserving, promoting and sharing the literature, art, and culture of equestrian and field sports. Founded in 1954, the Library has over 20,000 books dating from the 16th–21st centuries. The Museum houses a permanent collection of over 1300 pieces and hosts exhibitions of American and European fine sporting art. Information is shared through
exhibitions, lectures, seminars, educational programs, publications and special events. The NSLM is proud to welcome researchers, scholars, and members of the community to explore our collections.
Dogs, cats, gerbils, fish, horses, livestock, hounds, teddy bears, and all creatures great and small are welcome.
Mark your calendar for the Interfaith Blessing of the Animals on October 1 at 2pm!
Gather your beloved pet companions on the NSLM campus for a service and blessing led by Rev. Gene LeCouteur of Emmanual Episcopal Church and the ministers from other faith communities in the Middleburg area.
https://www.nationalsporting.org/index.php/nslm/event_details/1267/
Today's favorite pick belongs to Colleen Yarger, the NSLM's George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Curator of Library Collections. Colleen picked this work by John Bucknell Russell.
"Why do I love this work? From far away, the first time I saw it, the glistening fish scales looked real! The amount of detail lavished onto each scale is mesmerizing," says Colleen.
John Bucknell Russell, The Day's Catch, 1865. Oil on canvas, 21 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Greenan, 2011.
Have you signed up for The Art of Marbled paper workshop at the NSLM on September 30? It's not too late!
In this workshop with Brittani Locke and Jill Deiss of Cat Tail Run Hand Bookbindery, students will begin by learning some of the traditional marbling patterns that have their origins in early Turkey. Students will then move on to tackle some of the classic European patterns including the Italian peacock (pavone in Italian), the English bouquet, and the distinctive Spanish pattern known as Spanish Wave. The course is full of history and will include ample information on where to obtain supplies and how to do marbling at home. Join us for an unforgettable class to learn this ancient art form we are certain will influence your future projects in art and craft.
Cat Tail Run Hand Bookbinding
Have you signed up for our workshop, The Art of Marbled paper, on Saturday, September 30? It's not too late!
In this workshop with Brittani Locke and Jill Deiss of Cat Tail Run Hand Bookbindery, students will begin by learning some of the traditional marbling patterns that have their origins in early Turkey. Join us for an unforgettable class to learn this ancient art form we are certain will influence your future projects in art and craft.
Sign up here! https://www.nationalsporting.org/index.php/nslm/event_details/1301/
Grab your friends and family this weekend to visit the NSLM! Enjoy our new exhibition—that everyone is raving about—Survival of the Fittest: Envisioning Wildlife and Wilderness with the Big Four and purchase a photograph from Women & Horses Revisited: Charles Rumph Photography (on display/auction in the Library until September 17).
Cheers to everyone who made the NSLM Polo Classic presented by MARS Equestrian™ such an incredibly special event! A special thank you to our Presenting Sponsor MARS Equestrian™ for returning again this year.
Exhibition & Auction Closing Soon!
September 14–17, 2023
The exhibition and auction of Charles Rumph’s equestrian photographs closes this Sunday. Do not miss this opportunity to own a beautiful image celebrating women in the equestrian world.
The collection was donated by Rumph's wife Shirley Z. Johnson (1940–2021) with the goal of honoring his important body of work and for collectors to be inspired to own them. Please visit the Library between September 14–17, 2023, 10 am–5 pm or call 540-687-6542 ext. 33 to place a bid or make an offer. All proceeds benefit the NSLM's Art Acquisition Fund.
“I am attempting to truly celebrate the skill, daring, and competence of women in all the various ways in which they are engaged with horses. I have recorded images of women – young and not so young – in most parts of the horse world: as farriers, veterinary surgeons, therapists, owners, trainers, jockeys, teachers, exercise riders, hunters, competitors – riding, using and caring for all breeds from thoroughbreds, saddlebreds, and standard breds, to ponies, draft horses and cutting horses. The exhibit illustrates the remarkable extent to which horses rely on and look to women.”
- Charles Rumph
Charles William Rumph (American, 1932–2019)
Professional Trainer In An Early Morning Schooling Session, Junior League Championship Show, c. 1994–1996
photograph mounted on shadowbox
19 1/2 x 29 x 1 3/4 inches
Unnumbered Box- 151
Founded in 1954, the National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM) is located in Middleburg, the heart of Virginia’s beautiful hunt country. The inviting, 6-acre campus, world-class research Library, and fine art Museum highlight the rich heritage and tradition of country pursuits. Angling, horsemansh...
From page to screen we bring you, "Twenty Sporting Designs"—exceptional illustrations by George A. Fothergill.
Enjoy at:
https://archive.org/details/twenty-sporting-designs-authors-proof/page/n9/mode/2up
National Sporting Library & Museum, Middleburg, Virginia
F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room
John H. and Martha Daniels Collection
DAN A 08 .F584 1911
Help us solve this Monday Mystery from the Middleburg Horse Show in 1981!
For any object in the National Sporting Library & Museum’s holdings, we—ideally—want to be able to share information to basic questions such as: where? when? and who? Here’s what we do—and don’t—know about the photo we share with you this week:
Where: Middleburg Horse Show at Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Virginia
When: August 15, 1981
Who: This photo features an unidentified rider and horse, Aire. If you recognize the rider, please let us know!
Thank you for helping the sporting archives become that much more complete!
IMAGE CAPTION: Patricia Williams MacVeagh (American, 1935–2014), Unidentified Rider and Horse, Aire, August 15, 1981. Color photograph. Patricia W. MacVeagh Photo Collection. Gift of Martha Kaufmann, 2018.
URL: https://archive.org/details/aire-1981
Today’s 2023 Polo Classic Silent Auction Item is: “Private Sailing Day on the Running Tide”. Few yachts in the annals of racing have enjoyed records as impressive as the sleek & powerful 60-ft. racing sloop Running Tide. You can spend a day on this legendary boat, dubbed "one of the most iconic yachts of the 20th century, leaving from Annapolis with six people for a luxurious lunch while cruising the Chesapeake Bay. Check it out here: https://nslm.betterworld.org/auctions/2022-nslm-polo-classic-silent-au
Today’s 2023 Polo Classic Silent Auction Item is: “Lazy Summer by Marcela Ganly”. This beautiful piece, formerly exhibited at the Museum of Hounds and Hunting at Morvan Park, is an exquisite example of Marcela Ganly's work made in the lost wax method. Ganly is an Argentinian contemporary artist who specializes in bringing the equine essence to life in bronze. She grew up around horses, groomed them, trained them, and connected with them through years of mutual respect and affection. Her work can be found in private collections across The Americas, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East.
Marcela Ganly, "Lazy Summer", 2023
8 x 16 x 10 inch bronze sculpture
Today’s 2023 Polo Classic Silent Auction Item is: “Clay Shooting with Britton & Teresa Condon”. The unique opportunity for a fun group of up to four people to enjoy shooting sporting clays on a private course in Delaplane, VA! Each participant will experience 100 excellent varying targets on the challenging course with guidance as necessary. You are guaranteed to go home having a blast! Britton is a former multiple international Team USA member, winner of the US Open, VA State Champion and Master Class sporting clays and FITASC shooter. Teresa is an NSCA A Class Competitor, NSCA Certified instructor and NSCA VA State Delegate. Check it out here: https://nslm.betterworld.org/auctions/2022-nslm-polo-classic-silent-au
Great article in Old Town Crier—take a look!
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Today’s 2023 Polo Classic Silent Auction Item is: “Middleburg Spring Races with Luxury Picnic” Every third Saturday in April, as a much-anticipated rite of spring, thousands of guests and race fans gather at Glenwood Park for Virginia’s oldest steeplechase. Enjoy it fully from the vantage point of a member box and complete with a luxurious picnic lunch catered by Susan Gage. Bid now at: https://nslm.betterworld.org/auctions/2022-nslm-polo-classic-silent-au
The 2023 Polo Classic Silent Auction is open! Over the next few days, we will be highlighting an item a day from the auction.
Our first item is “A Weekend of Hiking and Fishing in Piedmont”. Enjoy a guided weekend exploration of the Piedmont Region, complete with hiking and fishing excursions, as well as lodging in a guest cottage at historic Peace & Plenty Farm.
Hike: Embark on your hike with an expert guide and storyteller heading south on the Appalachian Trail. Afterwards, you will enjoy a well-deserved rest and meal at Hunter’s Head Tavern.
Fish: Head out to Goose Creek or the Shenandoah River with Maggi Blomstrom, PEC field guide and Conservation Field Representative. The day will end with cocktails to celebrate the catch (and release) of the day!
Check out this item and more at https://nslm.betterworld.org/auctions/2022-nslm-polo-classic-silent-au
The NSLM Polo Classic Silent Auction is now live! Check out our auction page to bid on amazing sporting experiences like a pack trip in Wyoming, a private sail on the Chesapeake, a dove hunt in Argentina, and more!
https://nslm.betterworld.org/auctions/2022-nslm-polo-classic-silent-au
Proceeds go directly to supporting our work at the Library & Museum.
The NSLM Polo Classic Committee is thrilled to announce that a silent auction will be held online and in-person. Bidding opens on Tuesday, September 6 online and closes at midnight on Sunday, September 10. Guests of the Founder's Pavilion are also able to bid in person at the event. As our sole fund...
Emily Tye, Development & Events Manager at the NSLM, selected "Lion Studies" as her favorite work in the Museum. With the artist, Rosa Bonheur, Emily shares a love of animals—especially big cats. Bonheur was encouraged by her artist father to paint animals from real life. This required her to visit horse fairs, auctions, and stockyards—places generally off-limits to women. To blend in, she was granted a license from the police to wear pants!
Which is your favorite work at the NSLM?
Lion Studies, 19th century
Marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur (French, 1822-1899)
oil on canvas
13 ¼ x 16 ½ x 1 ¾ inches
Gift of the Estate of Milton Ritzenberg, 2018
2018.3.10
The exhibition we've all been waiting for, "Survival of the Fittest: Envisioning Wildlife and Wilderness with the Big Four, Masterworks from the Rijksmuseum Twenthe and the National Museum of Wildlife Art", is here!
Don't miss viewing 50 jaw dropping paintings created by an influential group of painters known today as the Big Four: American Carl Rungius (born Germany, 1869–1959), Germans Richard Friese (1854–1918) and Wilhelm Kuhnert (1865–1926), and Swede Bruno Liljefors (1860–1939). “The work of these four artists established a vision of wildlife and wilderness that remains with us today and had a tremendous influence on wildlife artists of the 20th century,” Dr. Adam Duncan Harris says.
Join us for Coffee with the Guest Curator: Adam Duncan, PhD on Saturday, September 9 at 10:30am. For more information go to our website:
https://www.nationalsporting.org/index.php/nslm/event_details/1263/
Bruno Liljefors (Swedish, 1860-1939)
"Two Sea Eagles and an Eider Duck", 1924
oil on canvas, 65 x 79 x 11 inches
JKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
This exhibition is curated by Adam Duncan Harris, Grainger/Kerr Director of the Carl Rungius Catalogue Raisonné and organized by the National Museum of Wildlife Art.
Have you seen the incredible collection of weathervanes at the NSLM? When Paul Mellon passed away in 1999, he generously bequeathed ten weathervanes, among other things. Do you know which weathervane was once displayed on the Mellons' private airstrip?
Read more in Drawing Covert: https://nslmblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/24/paul-mellons-weathervanes/
A Grasshopper, Weathervane
American, late 19th century, copper with gold leaf, 14 x 29 x 5 inches
Bequest of Paul Mellon, 1999
A Pig, Weathervane
E.G. Washburne and Company, N.Y., late 19th century, copper, 24 x 46 inches, Bequest of Paul Mellon, 1999
A Ram, Weathervane
American, late 19th century
molded and gilded copper and zinc, 25 3/8 x 28 3/8 x4 1/2 inches
Bequest of Paul Mellon, 1999
A Running Fox, Weathervane, C. 1875-1899
Cushing & White (Waltham, Mass., late-19th/early-20th century), gilded copper,
14 1/4 x 23 inches
Bequest of Paul Mellon, 1999
1999.33.10
Don't forget our NSLM Polo Classic presented by MARS Equestrian™ is Sunday, September 10 at Great Meadow. Pre-sales close on Monday, September 28. General Admissions car passes will be available, on the day of the event, for $60 (cash only). Don't forget to bring your canine family members!
https://www.nationalsporting.org/index.php/nslm/event_details/1264/
Photo credit: Erin Gilmore
From page to screen--we invite you to “check out” Dean Sage’s The Ristigouche and its Salmon Fishing (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1888).
Did you know that the NSLM is starting to digitize our rare books? Scarce or old titles are being added daily to Internet Archive (archive.org) making them available free to view—at any time—worldwide!
https://archive.org/details/the-ristigouche-and-its-salmon-fishing-1888/mode/2up
Digitization of the NSLM F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room’s holdings has been generously underwritten by Mary and Don Shockey.
This Sunday, August 27, at 2:30, you're in for a real treat at Sunday Sketch. Artist Susan Pollard will lead the group in the Museum. See you there!
https://www.nationalsporting.org/index.php/nslm/event_details/1244/
Are you ready for another Middleburg mystery from the Middleburg Horse Show at Foxcroft School in 1981?
As you know, for any object in the National Sporting Library & Museum’s holdings, we—ideally—want to be able to share information to basic questions such as: where? when? and who?
Here’s what we do—and don’t—know about the photo we share with you this week:
Where: Middleburg Horse Show at Foxcroft School
When: August 14, 1981
Who: Currently, both the rider and horse are unidentified. If you recognize either, please let us know in the comments below.
Thank you for helping the sporting archives become that much more complete!
https://archive.org/details/rider-and-horse-1981_20221025
Patricia Williams MacVeagh (American, 1935–2014), Rider and Horse, August 14, 1981. Color photograph. Patricia W. MacVeagh Photo Collection. Gift of Martha Kaufmann, 2018.
Mark your calendar for a fantastic Fox Tales Story Time, this Saturday, August 26 at 10:30am, in the Library main Reading Room. By popular request, this week is all about foxes! FREE, open to all ages, in partnership with Middleburg Public Library.
From page to screen! Did you know that the NSLM is starting to digitize our rare books? Scarce or old titles are being added daily to Internet Archive (archive.org) making them available free to view—at any time—worldwide!
We invite to “check out” M. F. McTaggart’s From Colonel to Subaltern: Some Keys for Horse Owners (London: Country Life Ltd.; New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1928). Donated by Louis Gimbel from the Library of S. Stinor Gimbel, 2023.
https://archive.org/details/from-colonel-to-subaltern-1928/page/n9/mode/2up
Digitization of the NSLM F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room’s holdings has been generously underwritten by Mary and Don Shockey.
Today’s Friday favorite is Ralla: Harry Payne Whitney’s Champion Polo Pony, selected by Reid O’Connor, NSLM’s Director of Development. An avid polo player since college, the sport is always on her mind! Reid particularly loves Ralla’s classic chestnut mare attitude, perfectly captured by Haseltine. Ralla’s feisty personality helped Harry Payne Whitney and the American team beat the British in the famous 1909 Westchester Cup.
Which is your favorite piece in the NSLM collection?
Herbert Haseltine (American, 1877–1962), Ralla: Harry Payne Whitney’s Champion Polo Pony, No. 2, 1910, bronze on marble base, 21 ½ x 32 x 9 ⅝ inches, National Sporting Library & Museum, Purchased with funds donated by Jacqueline B. Mars, 2018.
Have you seen the Women and Horses Revisited: Charles Rumph Photography exhibit at the Library?
Until September 17, view and purchase these photos at the Library or visit the online silent auction and sale: https://www.nationalsporting.org/index.php/nslm/exhibition_details/1248
Charles William Rumph (American, 1932–2019)
"Abstractions: Washington International Horse Show"
c. 1994-1996
photograph mounted on shadowbox
12 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches
Box 14-6
Don't miss out, this is the last week to view our Romantic Bronzes exhibit!
https://www.nationalsporting.org/index.php/nslm/exhibition_details/1220
Did you know, in August of 1804, a woman challenged a man in a horse race?Thousands of spectators thronged the race meet at Knavesmire in York. The crowd was much larger than usual and curious onlookers strained for a view of the upcoming race. The reason for all the commotion was simple: a woman was challenging a man in a horse race. It was a staggering event, both derided as a pure novelty by some and lauded as step toward equality by others. For many of the day’s spectators, it meant drama and entertainment, and they turned out in droves to see it.
Learn more:
https://nslmblog.wordpress.com/2017/12/26/the-first-female-jockey/
"The Gallant and Spirited Race at Knavesmire, in Yorkshire for 500gs. and 1000gs. bye — 4 miles — between The Late Col. Thornton’s Lady and Mr. Flint.”
Pierce Egan’s Book Of Sports, No. IX.
National Sporting Library & Museum
We need your help with another Monday Mystery from the 1997 Warrenton Point-to-Point.
Here’s what we do—and don’t—know about the photo we share with you this week:
Where: Warrenton Point-to-Point
When: March 15, 1997
Who: Currently, both the rider and horse are unidentified. If you recognize either, please let us know in the comments below.
IMAGE CAPTION: Patricia Williams MacVeagh (American, 1935–2014), Warrenton Point-to-Point, March 15, 1997. Color photograph. Patricia W. MacVeagh Photo Collection. Gift of Martha Kaufmann, 2018.
Thank you for helping the sporting archives become that much more complete!
Today's NSLM Friday favorite is Alligator, selected by Julie Banner, the Clarice & Robert H. Smith Education and Marketing Manager. Having grown up going to the Maryland Hunt Cup, it comes as no surprise she selected Alligator. He was winner of the 1929 Maryland Hunt Cup, and is shown here with his Jockey Charlie Plum, on the Meadow Brook Timber Course, Long Island, 1929.
Which is your favorite piece in the NSLM collection?
Franklin Brooke Voss (American, 1880–1953), Alligator, 1929, oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches, National Sporting Library & Museum, Gift of the children of Peter Winants, Sr. (July 31, 2009)
https://nslmblog.wordpress.com/2021/09/07/a-sportsmans-artist-franklin-brooke-voss/
Don't forget to join our friends at Buchanan Hall for Local Waters Part 2: Fly Fishing Field Day, tomorrow, August 12!
From 11am to 2pm, there will be fly tying, casting lessons, food trucks, and more! ww.buchananhall.org/flyfishing
The rain has cleared the way for the shining sun! Join us for our last Open Late, already in full swing, featuring Martin and Kelly!
An exciting update: The "Secretariat Racing into History" sculpture will be on campus for our Open Late concert tonight with Martin and Kelly!
Tonight, bring your chairs or blanket and enjoy a free concert by Martin and Kelly on the lawn of the National Sporting Library & Museum. The concert and museum admission are free and open to the public from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
The concert will feature the Nomz food truck and local favorites, Lost Barrel Brewing and Greenhill Vineyards.
This event is rain or shine. The concert will be moved indoors in the event of inclement weather.
From page to screen...
Did you know that the NSLM is starting to digitize our rare books?
Scarce or old titles are being added daily to Internet Archive (archive.org) making them available free to view—at any time—worldwide!
We invite to “check out” Joseph Seccombe’s Business and Diversion inoffensive to God, and necessary for the Comfort and Support of human Society (Boston: S. Kneeland & T. Green in Queen-Street, 1743).
https://archive.org/details/business-and-diversion-inoffensive-to-god-1743/page/n1/mode/2up
Digitization of the NSLM F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room’s holdings has been generously underwritten by Mary and Don Shockey.
We have another mystery rider for you to help us identify from Morvan Park in 1996.
For any object in the National Sporting Library & Museum’s holdings, we—ideally—want to be able to share information to basic questions such as: where? when? and who?
Here’s what we do—and don’t—know about this photo:
Where: Morven Park, Leesburg, VA
When: March 30, 1996
Who: We know the horse’s name, King Oscar. However, the rider is currently unidentified! If you recognize him, please let us know!
Thank you for helping the sporting archives become that much more complete!
IMAGE CAPTION: Patricia Williams MacVeagh (American, 1935–2014), Unidentified Rider on Horse, King Oscar, March 30, 1996. Color photograph. Patricia W. MacVeagh Photo Collection. Gift of Martha Kaufmann, 2018.
This Thursday night, pack your picnic and invite your friends to our Open Late concert! This week you're in for a real treat. Enjoy a free concert by Martin and Kelly on the lawn of the National Sporting Library & Museum. The concert and museum admission are free and open to the public from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The Secretariat Racing into History sculpture will be on display in front of the Library!
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Whether you spend your weekend at the NSLM or on horseback, we hope it's relaxing!
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Ireland, actor John Hurt on Movie Set 1969
1969 Photograph
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Join us for a conversation with artist Carol Buswell at our free Sunday Sketch!
Open Late is on! Come on down til 8pm!
Join us for today's Summer Art Workshop, where Jessica and Raven are showing us how to make weathervanes! Summer Art Workshops, for kids of all ages! are held every Friday morning in the month of July from 10:30-11:30 at the NSLM!
Sunday Sketch with Alice Porter !
For 50+ years, the Goose Creek Association has worked to clean up the Goose Creek watershed and to advocate for sustainable farming and environmental practices to help this important waterway. Spend an evening with the NSLM and the Goose Creek Association to learn about their conservation work, stream monitoring, riparian buffers, and how you can make an impact on the sustainability of this key waterway.
Thank you for joining the NSLM and Emmanuel Episcopal Church for our 2021 Interfaith Blessing of the Animals! Thank you to The Rev. Eugene LeCouter from Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Pastor Herman Nelson from Shiloh Baptist Church, Pastor Tracey Lyons from Mt. Zion Cooperative Parish (UMC), and Rabbi Rose Lyn Jacob. Did you come for the blessing? Share your photos with us!
Thanks Mars Equestrian for hosting a great Great Meadow International ! We had a blast, congratulations to all the incredible athletes who competed this weekend!
Wednesdays got us feeling like... Happy hump day everyone! Only two days til Open Late! Are you excited?
Visit current exhibition "Field Notes: Walter Matia" at the NSLM and get inspired to do your own wildlife sculpture. Bonus points for silliness!
A fore-edge painting is a hidden scene painted on the edges of book pages. You can make one at home with any book at home! The NSLM has 22 fore-edge books of various sporting scenes and several double fore-edge books. Top Tip: Have patience with the gold leaf, it is optional!
Welcome to Coffee with the Curator (and Artist!) Drop your comments, and we will follow up after the program.
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