Art Exhibitions
Every few months the Sherman Library, as part of our effort to promote cultural enrichment, features the works of a selected local artist. Over the course of a year, many different types of art can be seen such as traditional, abstract, watercolors, oils, pastels, as well as photography. Not only is the artwork enjoyed by library visitors…it’s for sale. In fact, a percentage of any sale is donated by the artist to the Sherman Library.
If you are interested in showing your art at the Sherman Library please contact us at SLPrograms@biblio.org
Our Current Exhibition
“Sherman Historical Society Reenactment Photography Show”
Art Show January 9, 2026 - February 18th, 2026
The Sherman Library is pleased to start the New Year with the Sherman Historical Society’s Photography Show of their Revolutionary War Reenactment Event held on September 20, 2025. Sponsored by the Great Hollow Photographers Club, photographers were invited to come and record the event. The selected works capture the smoke, spirit, and grit of the reenactment and will be on display at the Sherman Library from January 9, - February 18, 2026. The opening reception will be on Friday January 9, 2026, 6-8pm. The photographs will also be on the Sherman Library website: www.ShermanLibrary.org
On September 20, 2025, the Sherman Historical Society (SHS) brought together reenactors and colonial villagers to reenact what life was like in colonial times and what it was like to fight for independence in 1775. This was also a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the SHS and over 500 people came to enjoy the event. Reenactors from the 5th Connecticut Regiment, Ye Olde Lebanon Towne Militia Co and the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot and colonial artisans demonstrated battles, cooking, clothing, medical treatment, and more.
The Great Hollow Photographers Club encouraged photographers to come and capture the day’s thunder of musket drills to the quiet artistry of colonial villagers, battles, cooking, clothing, medical treatment, and more. The photographers then submitted their photographs for jurying. The library show consists of a selection of these photographs by twelve photographers: Dee Biglin, Lynne Gomez, Irit Granger, Jane Haslam, Mike Mondaruli, Cindy O’Connor, Helen Anne Ostrosky, Masumi O’Donnell, Roderike Pohl, Sandy Schill, Doris Tomaselli, and Adeline Wolgast. There will also be a portrait book of the individual reenactors created by John and Masumi O’Donnell.
The event and this photography exhibition was sponsored by a grant from the Great Circle Foundation and many local sponsors: Beatty Construction Company, Club River Oaks, Superior spring and Manufacture Co, Inc plus Steve Thorne, Lori Finck, UBA, Jennings Oil & Propane, Collins-Morrow Insurance, Hair by Suzi and Norbert E Mitchell, Co. Inc.
Come to the Sherman Library show opening on Friday January 9, 6-8pm. Experience the intensity of the battlefield and the quiet beauty of colonial life, as rendered by twelve talented photographers who documented the SHS’s landmark 50th Anniversary event. This exhibition doesn’t just show photos; it transports you to the front lines of the 5th Connecticut Regiment and the bustling camps of colonial villagers. See how history came alive in Sherman and meet some of the members of the historical society who made it happen and the photographers who captured the event.
SOLD - Roderike Pohl - Lebanon Militia Marching 11 x 14 $25
Mike Mondaruli - Colonial Cooking 11 x 14 $25
SOLD - Dee Biglin - Powder Horn 14 x 11 $25
Doris Tomaselli - Colonial Cookfire 14 x 11 $25
Irit Granger - Cobbler Fixing Shoe 14 x 11 $25
Lynne Gomez - Ink Well and Pen 14 x 11 $25
Roderike Pohl - Blue Cannon 14 x 11 $25
Roderike Pohl - Blacksmith 11 x 14 $25
Sandy Schill - Correspondence 14 x 11 $25
Cindy O'Connor - Historic Colonials 16 x 20 $25
SOLD - Sandy Schill - Historic Brigade 16 x 20 $25
Dee Biglin - Colonial Ladies 11 x 14 $25
Helen Anne Ostrosky - Young Colonial Girl 14 x 11 $25
Roderick Pohl - Colonial Children 11 x 14 $25
Sandy Schill - Colonial Drummer 14 x 11 $25 $25
SOLD - Sandy Schill - Musket Man 14 x 11 $25
Sandy Schill - Colonial Flutist 14 x 11 $25
SOLD - O'Donnell - Ye Olde Lebanon Towne Militia 1775 11 x 14 $25
SOLD - Roderike Pohl - Ready to Shoot 11 x 14 $25
SOLD - Mike Mondaruli - Militia Firing 16 x 20 $40
SOLD - Sandy Schill - Loyalists Firing Back 16 x 20 $40
Mike Mondaruli - Loyalists Are Coming 11 x 14 $25
Mike Mondaruli - Loyalists Prepared to Shoot 11 x 14 $25
Roderike Pohl - Loyalists Marching 11 x 14 $25
Adelline Wolgast - Militia Firing 14 x 11 $25
Jane Haslam - Marksman in the Forest 11 x 14 $25
Lynne Gomez - Canon Firing 14 x 11 $25
Mike Mondaruli - Skirmish Continues 11 x 14 $25
Sandy Schill - Patriot General 14 x 11 $25
Sandy Schill - Patriot with Musket 14 x 11 $25
SOLD - Lynne Gomez - Mohawk Leader 20 x 16 $40
"Portraits of the Revolutionary War" - By John and Masumi O'Donnell - NFS