True Stories - Visions of American Life
The Dennos Museum Center has partnered with Here:Say Storytelling and the Front Street Writers to produce and record short stories to accompany the artworks in the exhibition, Visions of American Life. These recordings feature first-person, true stories told by teenagers that reflect on the topics and content of the exhibition and broaden the perspectives presented to visitors.
WARNING: These stories may present themes and topics that are not suitable for everyone. This includes references to puberty, sexual assault, and other mature content.
Programming for Visions of American Life is supported by Art Bridges, who focuses on sharing outstanding works of American art with those that have limited access to our country’s most meaningful works.
Philip Leslie Hale, Garden Party
Story: Lily Garden by Caleb Mitchell-Ward
Story: My One-Time Experience as a Wedding Crasher by Jonathan Gregory
Francis Augustus Silva, Schooner Progress Wrecked on Coney Island
Story: It's Never OK by Cali Trowbridge
Thomas Moran, The Great Cave, Pictured Rocks, Lake Superior, Michigan
Story: Where Life Disappeared by Erin Evans
Carl Hirschberg, Decoration Day
Story: Honoring the Brave by Riley Kate Robinson
Story: Story by Shelby Brown
George Henry Hall, Snow Flurry
Story: Story by Emma Ryan
Seymour Joseph Guy, Interior with Children
Story: Grow Up by Essie Schneider
James William Glackens, Woman Picking Flowers
Story: Vandalizing Tissues by Jenna Ferris
Story: An Old Wooden Swing by Hannah Gregory
John F. Francis, Still Life with Wine and Fruit
Story: Little Monster by Zoe Moseler
Henry Ward Ranger, The Clearing
Story: Vengeance of Newton's Third Law by Joe Lyons
Story: Bee Sting by Jaylah Ferris
Story: My Sunshine by Jesse Martin
Story: Discovery in the Woods by Jacob Spann
Childe Hassam, Central Park
Story: The Cabin by Athena Gillespie
William Holbrook Beard, Boys Hunting Fox
Story: Story by Clara Kroll
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, American Circus in Brittany
Story: The Grand Finale by Alida Carr
Story: My Acrobatic Days by Sage Campbell
De Scott Evans, Free Sample, Take One
Story: Should've Let Go by Reann Nelson
Frank Hector Tompkins, At the Beach
Story: End of Period by Dom Williams
