The Jason Russell House was the site of the bloodiest fighting during the first day of the Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775. Today it and the adjoining Smith Museum hold collections of the Arlington Historical Society.
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Arlington's Great Meadows: A Photographer's ViewTuesday, April 27, 2004Harvey CotéWithin the random chaos of untamed wilderness I look for order that lies within the disorder - the essence of nature's beauty. 
Harvey Coté, an Arlington resident and a graduate of the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, is retired Art Director of W.R. Grace & Co. Since the early 1970's he has been exploring the landscape of Arlington's Great Meadows, recording its intimate details and abstract qualities. He has visited the Great Meadows in all types of weather and in all seasons, from early dawn and staying until sunset, to reveal the beauty of forms in nature. "I find that photographing meadow grass, wildflowers, rocks, and other forms in their disordered patterns can become magical as light changes." 
Mr. Coté will share his own experiences, observations and knowledge by offering a narration illustrated with large photographs from the early 1970's to the present. Coté's photographs have been exhibited at Habitat in Belmont; Jefferson Cutter House, An American Bed & Breakfast Brackett House Gallery and Robbins Library in Arlington; Piper Gallery, Cary Memorial Library in Lexington and St. Mary's College, Notre Dame in Indiana. Individual prints have been exhibited at the Library Arts Center Gallery in Newport, New Hampshire; the Cambridge Art Association Gallery and the Arthur Griffin Gallery in Winchester. All photos on this page by Harvey Coté. The lecture will be held at the Smith Museum, adjacent to the Jason Russell House. Admission is free and seating is unreserved. The lecture will take place at 8:00 p.m. with doors open at 7:30. Wheelchair access is at the Jason Terrace entrance. Directions. |