Albany Institute of History and Art (125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210)
Robert Shetterly Book & Poster Signing - Americans Who Tell the Truth
Meet Americans Who Tell the Truth artist and activist Robert Shetterly during a special book & poster signing at the museum. Shetterly's portraits feature individuals throughout American history who exemplify courageous citizenship, democratic ideals, and commitment to the common good. Americans Who Tell the Truth books and posters will be available to purchase in the Museum Shop.
Don't miss this opportunity to connect with the artist behind the powerful exhibition on view now!
Robert Shetterly was born in 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Harvard College with a degree in English Literature in 1969. At Harvard, he took courses in drawing, which changed the direction of his creative life—from the written word to the image. During this time, he was also active in the Civil Rights and Anti-Vietnam War movements.
After college, Shetterly moved to Maine in 1970 where he taught himself drawing, printmaking, and painting. For twelve years, Shetterly created the editorial page drawings for The Maine Times newspaper, illustrated National Audubon’s children’s newspaper Audubon Adventures, and illustrated approximately 30 books.
Shetterly’s paintings and prints are in collections throughout the United States and Europe. Since 2002, he has been painting the series of portraits, Americans Who Tell the Truth. Exhibitions of the portraits have been organized for over 20 years across 35 states at venues including university museums, grade school libraries, the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City, and the Superior Court in San Francisco. Truth Tellers, Richard Kane’s film about the project, premiered in 2021 and continues to be screened, including at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
For 25 years, Shetterly was the President of the Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA), and a producer of the UMVA’s Maine Masters Project, an ongoing series of video documentaries about Maine artists. Robert Shetterly lives in Brooksville, Maine with his partner Gail Page, a painter and children’s book writer and illustrator.
