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American Pictures Distinguished American Pictures Distinguished Lecture Series offers a highly origional approach to art and portraiture. This series pairs great works of art with leading figures of contemporary American culture. Each lecture features an eminent writer, critic, historian, or artist who unravels the meaning behind a single, powerful image. In the process, he or she explores how works of art reflect American identity or provide a window into our shared history. Most importantly, the series reveals how artworks inspire creative minds in many different fields. The series director is historian and essayist Adam Goodheart, who is director of the C.V. Starr Center of the Study of the American Experience at Washington College, in Chestertown, Maryland. The Smithsonian is setting aside a certain number of seats at the lecture for Washington College. To reserve your seats, which are free, call Joan Smith at the C.V. Starr Center at 410-810-7165. You can also sign up for a bus the Starr Center is running, courtesy of Valliant & Associates, from Washington College to the Smithsonian.  Please call Joan Smith at 410-810-7165.

Our Featured Artist Shirley Hampton Hunt  Shirley Hampton Hunt was born in Rome, Georgia and studied art and photography at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri. After raising her children in Montgomery County, Maryland, she moved to Baltimore, where she studied studio art at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She resumed her photography in 1991 to document the many beautiful, but deserted homes on the Eastern Shore of Maryland after moving to the area. Most recently, Hunt was commissioned to provide an integral part of the interior of the Baltimore-Washington International Airport; and currently resides in Chestertown, Maryland with her husband, Daniel Hunt, where she is a partner and exhibitor in The Artists’ Gallery. Shirley is a member of The Artists' Gallery located in historic Chestertown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland along with fellow artists Sally Clark, Linda K. Hall, Bonnie Foster Howell, Jeanne Saulsbury, and Brenda Stewart. In 2003, this group of artists came together to highlight their talents in a combined gallery setting. Not only do they have a strong friendship, they enjoy a profound appreciation of each other’s work. Autographed copies of her book, The Vanishing Landscape, are available for purchase at The Artists' Gallery; or by contacting the gallery here for more information. Be sure to visit the gallery on “First Friday” each month to celebrate Chestertown and the Arts. We are proud to be able to sponcer artist Shirley Hampton Hunt.

The 2007 Chestertown Wildlife Exhibition & Sale Valliant & Associates was pleased to have hosted a segment of the 2007 Chestertown Wildlife Exhibition & Sale: “The Private Collection of Robert Koenke: Exhibition & Sale”   Robert J Koenke by Robert J. Koenke Robert J. Koenke is the former publisher and editor of Wildlife Art Magazine, the world’s largest and foremost magazine of animals and sporting art. Selected pieces of his personal art collection were for sale at Valliant & Associates, LLC during the Chestertown Wildlife Art Festival. Mr. Koenke also autographed copies of his newly co-published book “Homefields: The Art of Lanford Monroe” at the Prince Theatre. Artworks featured over 25 pieces including original oil, watercolor and graphite works along with framed prints and several bronze sculptures. Works were for sale at Valliant and Associates, LLC, during The Friday Preview Party, October 19th and Saturday, October 20th 2007. Mr. Koenke currently is a fine art appraiser in Centreville, Maryland. He is an international lecturer, consultant, and educator. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Academy Art Museum in Easton, The Bell Museum in Minneapolis, and The Waterfowl Festival Art Advisory Board of Easton; and is a former Trustee and Vice President of the Yellowstone National Art Trust, serving Yellowstone National Park.

Erasmus H. Kloman Locally renowned author and artist, Erasmus H. Kloman, was gracious enough to present Valliant & Associates with a beautiful watercolor portrait of our office in Chestertown's Downtown Historic District. Mr. Kloman's career as an artist began with his retirement from a Washington think-tank in 1985. Having received instruction from major art schools in the Washington region, he continues his studies at the Art League in Alexandria. As an artist, Mr. Kloman’s work has been exhibited in numerous one-man and group shows. Mr. Kloman illustrates his books with landscapes in oil and watercolors as well as black and white sketches done in pen and ink and washes. To view more of Erasmus Kloman's masterpieces visit his website which includes information about his literary works as well as the French culinary works of his wife, Suzanne Kloman.

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