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Robert Seyffert Water Works: Paintings of the Hudson River and Other Views
On view through October 11, 2009

As an Ambassador of New York State’s Hudson River Quadricentennial celebration this year, The Hebrew Home at Riverdale is pleased to present Water Works: Paintings of the Hudson River and Other Views featuring the work of Bronx artist Robert Seyffert. The paintings on view reflect Seyffert’s ongoing interest in the shorelines and rivers of New York, Maine, Nova Scotia and California and the fragile ecosystems they contain. An artist’s talk will take place on July 21, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the Winter Garden of the Jacob Reingold Pavilion on the Hebrew Home’s campus where Seyffert will discuss the work in more detail. Visitors from the general public are invited to attend.

Seyffert, whose studio is located in the Hunts Point area of the Bronx, is a painter of multiple subjects. He finds in the objects that inspire him “equal statements of how light brings forth an emotional sensation,” he has stated. The paintings are intended to represent a period of time. In addition to the wondrous play of light and color, the works refer to the water as a place of rest and solace. Seyffert has described them as “travel paintings.” Taken all together, they form a varied body of work inspired by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the many watercourses in between, such as the vast and majestic Hudson.

Robert Seyffert was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania to a family of prominent artists. He earned his B.F.A. from the Maryland Institute and an M.F.A. from Parsons School of Design. He has taught drawing and painting at the Art Students League in New York as well as in other institutions along the East Coast such as the Washington Studio School, Baltimore School for the Arts and Johns Hopkins University. His work has been exhibited nationally in both solo and group shows.

Robert Seyffert, Tidemarks, Chester, Nova Scotia, 2008, oil on canvas
As a member of the American Association of Museums, The Hebrew Home at Riverdale is committed to publicly exhibiting its art collection and sculpture garden throughout its 19-acre campus, including a sculpture garden overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades, and to providing educational and cultural programming that benefits both its residents and visitors from New York City and its surrounding suburbs. It also houses the Derfner Judaica Museum. The Home is a nonprofit, non-sectarian geriatric center serving more than 3,000 elderly persons through its resources and community service programs. For press images, please contact the Art Department at (718) 581-1596 or eoleary@hebrewhome.org, or the Public Relations Department at (718) 581-1225. For further information, visit http://hebrewhome.org/currentexhibits.asp.