点评:We visited on a Friday afternoon while in Jim Thorpe. It's a long walk up the hill from the main tourist area, but it's worth it - and you will see little signs with Stabin's art with arrows pointing the way. There is a minimum donation of $5 to enter, but the gallery is extensive and worth the price. Be sure to read more about the artist and why he chose to walk away from his job as an illustrator. It makes his art all the more meaningful. He has a wide range as an artist, from the whimsical alphabet series to the deeply meaningful turtle series. He has created everything from postage stamps to album covers. The gallery also features a restaurant and a music venue. We had the privilege of meeting Vic while he was running a soundcheck for the show that evening. He put our son to work, helping to adjust the volume at the sound board while he and the pianist listened. He noticed our son's Edward Gorey tee-shirt and we talked about the parallels between his art and Gorey's alphabet series. We took home a few prints and are looking forward to adding them to our art collection.
翻译:我们在周五下午访问了这里,当时正在吉姆·索普游玩。从主要的旅游区步行上山需要不少时间,但绝对值得——沿途会有一些小指示牌,上面印着斯塔宾的画作以及指向方向的箭头。入馆的最低捐赠金额为5美元,不过画廊的展品十分丰富,这个价格物有所值。一定要多了解一下这位艺术家,以及他为何决定辞去插画师的工作。这会让他的艺术作品更具意义。作为一名艺术家,他的创作风格也极为多样。从充满奇思妙想的字母系列,到寓意深远的海龟系列,他创作了从邮票到唱片封面等各类作品。画廊内还设有一家餐厅和一个音乐演出场所。那晚,我们很幸运地在Vic为演出进行音响调试时见到了他。他让我们的儿子也参与进来,在他和钢琴家聆听音乐的同时,帮忙调节调音台上的音量。他注意到了我们儿子穿的印有爱德华·戈里图案的T恤,于是我们聊起了他的艺术作品与戈里的字母系列画作之间的相似之处。我们买下了几幅版画带回家,期待着将它们增添到我们的艺术收藏中。