Old Bethpage Village Restoration

Marys award winning acrylic art was created after she had visited Old Bethpage Village Restoration in Bethpage, New York in the early 1970s. She used... more

by Mary Spyridon Thompson

Title

Old Bethpage Village Restoration

Artist

Mary Spyridon Thompson

Medium

Painting - Acrylic On Canvas

Description

Marys award winning acrylic art was created after she had visited Old Bethpage Village Restoration in Bethpage, New York in the early 1970s. She used a delicate blend of acrylic colors and fine brush work to create this winner. OLD BETHPAGE VILLAGE RESTORATION provides visitors with a unique and wonderful opportunity to step back in time and experience life in a recreated mid-19th-century American village. The 209-acre village includes an assortment of homes, farms and businesses. Old Bethpage Village Restoration came into existence in 1963, when Nassau County acquired the Powell property, a 165-acre farm located on the Nassau-Suffolk border. The acquisition of the land and the plan to develop a historic restoration were timely, as rapid post-World War II development on Long Island had taken a toll on the area's landmarks.
Although Old Bethpage Village Restoration never existed as an historic entity, it represents a typical rural Long Island farm village of the mid-19th century ￿ one whose roots can actually be found in the earlier Dutch and English settlement of Long Island.
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/parks/wheretogo/museums/central_nass_museum/old_bethpage_rest.html

Uploaded

May 24th, 2013