Unique Photo Exhibit To Be Unveiled At West Hartford Museum

Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A new nature photo exhibit will be unveiled this week at the Noah Webster House that focuses on details that one's eye might not catch at first glance.

The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, 227 S. Main St., West Hartford, is presenting an exhibit featuring the photography of local artist Jose Gaztambide.

Called "Flora: An Intimate Celebration,"it will launch at the Noah Webster House on Thursday, May 1.

"The exhibit showcases unique photographs that focus on the finer details found in nature," wrote the museum in an announcement.

Gaztambide is a West Hartford artist who developed an interest in photography in the late 1960s.

After studying in New York at The New School, Gaztambide returned to Puerto Rico in 1980 to teach photography and theory of communication at the University of Puerto Rico, where he taught until 1997.

In 1988, he returned to school to get his PhD in communication.

"Gaztambide’s creative passion was reignited upon his discovery of digital cell phone photography, which allowed him to be more creative and spontaneous with his photographs," wrote the museum.

Now, Gaztambide takes inspiration from the natural world.

“Nature has its own rhythms and rules and demands respect and care. The more I learned, the hungrier I was for more of her beauty,” he said.

When Gaztambide concentrated this focus, his photographs began to represent his mission to further celebrate and understand nature.

"Flora: An Intimate Celebration" invites guests to pay attention to nature’s finer details.

Gaztambide’s photographs celebrate nature’s emerging forms, colors, and textures that are often overlooked.

An opening reception of this exhibit will be at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society on Thursday, May 1, from 5 to 7 p.m.

This exhibit will remain at the museum and can be seen by visitors through Monday, June 30.

The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society interprets the life and legacy of Noah Webster, an American founding father, educator, author, and lexicographer. It preserves his boyhood home (a National Historic Landmark) in West Hartford. The historic house and exhibit spaces are open for public hours Monday through Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, visit noahwebsterhouse.org or call 860-521-5362.

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