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JUNE 8, 2011
In the Gallery: "The Art Collector Next Door"

Imagine living in an art gallery and you will have an idea of what it’s like for Rose Winchester, a Canton resident who has decided to share some of her collection with Canton Public Library patrons.  The exhibit titled “The Art Collector Next Door” will be featured for the month of June.

Mrs. Winchester grew up in Simsbury, where her family owned Zablocki’s, a ladies boutique on Hopmeadow Street.  She traces her interest in art to a seventh grade teacher, Mrs. Welch, who every week displayed pictures of famous paintings.  Once her schooling was finished, she was drawn to New York City because she “knew art was there.”  Originally she wanted to become an actress,  and she performed with a group that took Shakespearean plays to high schools.  Although an acting career never really took off, she met and married her first husband in New York City.  “He was a natural born painter,” said Mrs. Winchester, and her world became filled with art and other artists. 

After traveling with her husband to Idaho and later Oregon, she returned to Connecticut, first to Simsbury and later to Canton.  And she continued to build her art collection so that it now graces nearly every room and hallway in her house, including a modest grouping of her own paintings. 

“I just wanted art all around me” is how she describes her motivation to collect.   Her generosity and her impulse to share her collection will be evident when her pieces grace the gallery at Canton Public Library, where her art collection will be all around us.

Canton Public Library is at 40 Dyer Avenue, Canton.  Library hours are Monday-Thursday 10:00-8:00, Friday and Saturday 10:00-5:00.  For information:  (860) 693-5800 or www.cantonpubliclibrary.org

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