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HIRAM — Cornish artist Sandy Howe, who paints wall murals in the style of Rufus Porter, will be the guest of the Hiram Historical Society at its meeting at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 9. Howe, whose most recent murals are in the historic Blazo-Leavitt House in Parsonsfield, will explain the research she does on her subjects and she shows her work.
The program, which is free and open to the public, is at 1:30 p.m., after the 1 p.m. business meeting at the Hiram Historical Society, 20 Historical Ridge.
Rufus M. Porter (1792 – 1884) was an American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine. He traveled by coach and foot, painting portraits and wall murals in homes, depicting stylized landscapes.
