“The Stuart Collection, an art collection… was a gift of Trustee Robin Peake Stuart ’69. It includes photography, drawings, paintings, and multimedia works of more than two dozen artists from around the world. The works were acquired and curated through Kate Bellin Contemporary, New York. With an eye towards subjects that would resonate especially with the Chatham Hall community, Stuart and Bellin selected works ranging from the pure abstract, to portraits of women and girls, a pin oak and summer reading, horses and dogs, swimmers, potters and dancers, and current events. For example, a purple and gold beaded collar worn by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg during oral arguments before the pandemic, a portrait of Greta Thurnberg, and Friends, a charming William Wegman photo of two Weimaraners, are among the pieces on display in the Large Drawing Room. The Sunflowers Quilting Bee at Arles by Faith Ringgold depicting significant women in African American history is displayed in the hallway of Pruden.”
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