by Martha Beau | Mar 29, 2023
We just found out that one of our founding members of VAM passed away in 2021. We are sad for the news. Joyce Center Decker (B) 8/22/1924 (D) 9/8/2021 She didn’t beat Grandma Moses (whom she met) in longevity but at 97 she survived most. Joyce was a fierce...
by Martha Beau | Mar 2, 2019
Emily Crawford dreamed of working as an undercover agent. She attended Hamilton College with the intention of being recruited to the CIA. But instead of becoming a spy, she pursued what she did best: art. She graduated with a degree in studio arts with a concentration...
by Martha Beau | Feb 25, 2018
As a child, Teru Simon didn’t go to church. Her sister joked that their religion was visiting galleries and museums instead. Teru fondly remembers Tuesday and Saturday afternoons spent accompanying her father to art openings, where he knew all the artists. Teru’s...
