WILD AND WARY WAYS, Rachel B. Hayes, 2009 Saint-Gaudens Fellow
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site July 10 – August 3, 2010, on view daily 9:00 am to 4:30 p.m.
Detail of “Patient Persistence”, fabric, vinyl, mirrors, rocks, 2009
The season’s second exhibition in The Picture Gallery will feature the sculpture of 2009 Saint-Gaudens Fellow, Rachel Hayes., a New York City based visual artist. Using innocuous and readily available media such as fabric, Rachel creates spectacular environments of color and motion that are intended to be experienced both physically and psychologically. Utilizing hand-sewn, large scale components, these environments are populated with forms that share a dialogue with modernist painting, patchwork quilts, minimalist sculpture, land art and fashion design. In general, her work draws on a wide range of disparate references from Post-Painterly abstraction to traditional women’s textile work. Rachel’s Fellowship exhibition, Wild and Wary Ways, will include six new works created between 2009-2010.
The public is invited to a Gallery Talk by the artist at 5:00 pm, and an Opening Reception in The Picture Gallery from 4:30-6:30 pm., on Saturday, July 10, 2010. The reception and talk are free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view daily 9:00 am to 4:30 pm from July 10 though August 3, 2010
The exhibition is sponsored by the Trustees of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial in cooperation with the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. The Saint-Gaudens Memorial is a non-profit partner of the National Park Service, helping to support the mission of the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site.



The hour-long documentary, Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture has been aired on national broadcast since December 27, 2009. The documentary is now available for purchase. To view a clip of the film click
Peter Schjeldahl celebrates the works of Saint-Gaudens in his article, “High and Low Relief: Saint-Gaudens at the Met”, featured in The New Yorker on August 24, 2009. You can link to the article 
