Art Gallery's John Calvin Stevens exhibition reviewed by 'Portland Press Herald'
On July 5, 2015, the Portland Press Herald featured an article on the UNE Art Gallery’s current exhibition, "The Painting of John Calvin Stevens."
The article noted that "Stevens was one of the most influential individuals in the history of the American aesthetic."
According to the article, though Stevens was primarily known as an architect, his influence "went far beyond the buildings he designed in the Northeast. Featuring Stevens’ sketches of his own designs, the 1889 book 'Examples of American Domestic Architecture' was the seminal statement of the distinctly American Shingle Style and the Colonial Revival. It made Stevens one of the most influential architects in America. It was his vision that came to embody the standard image of the American house built before 1950."
The article also noted that Stevens designed more than 350 buildings on the Portland peninsula and more than 1,000 in Maine.
The exhibition runs until July 19.