East Haddam Museum Gets

Grant For Warneke Wing

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Jonathan Waters, left, grandson of Heinz Warneke, with Priscilla Waters Norton, Warneke’s stepdaughter, consultants to the East Haddam Historical Society and Museum for the Warneke exhibit and wing.

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HEINZ WARNEKE EXHIBIT & WING GRANT EAST HADDAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM w/1 cut

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EAST HADDAM, CONN. — Having completed the planning stage for the major new exhibit entitled “Heinz Warneke: East Haddam’s Modernist Sculptor,” the East Haddam Historical Society (EHHS) has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Connecticut Humanities Council for the implementation phase of the project.

The EHHS Museum, on Route 82 at 264 Town Street, has added a 30-by-60-foot wing to accommodate the gift of a 3,600-pound plaster model of Warneke’s “The Last Supper and Road to Emmaus,” completed in 1959 for the South Transept of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

The tympanum was donated by Joseph Clark, who purchased the Warneke estate from Priscilla Waters Norton, stepdaughter of the famous sculptor. Clark, the technical director of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, felt that this important model should be shared for posterity with art- and history-conscious residents and visitors. Curator for the Warneke exhibit is Laura Macaluso of Milford. Norton, the sculptor’s stepdaughter of Guilford, and Jonathan Waters, the grandson of Warneke (himself a sculptor) of Branford, are serving as consultants.

The Connecticut Humanities Council (CHC) is a statewide nonprofit institution that focuses its work on two time-honored traditions in the humanities — reflective reading of literature and exploration of history. CHC heritage programs, often conducted in partnership with state and regional cultural organizations, fund exhibits, walking tours, cultural festivals and community humanities projects that explore Connecticut’s diverse local heritage, as well as American and world history.

For information, 860-685-2260 or www.ctheritage.org.