Opening: Original Sisters with artist Anita Kunz

We attended the opening night of Original Sisters with artist Anita Kunz at NRM. It was amazing. You can talk about art all you like, but when you stand there and look at it, something very moving happens. Of the 400 portraits Kunz did, over 200 (est. 281) are on the walls of NRM. The impression makes you gasp and giggle. This is a definite do not miss.

Laurie Norton Moffat shared that when she saw the display, she asked the Kunz if the artist could add a local woman or two. Kunz added Shannon Holsey, Edith Wharton, and Elizabeth Freeman. I asked to add another local “sister,” Mary Flynn, and they were kind enough to do so.

Select Board member Patrick White with Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans President Shannon Holsey at the Norman Rockwell opening night. Holsey's portrait is in the background.