Near the end of his life, Tryon and his wife, Alice Belden Tryon donated funds for the construction of a gallery to house the growing art collection of the college. The Tryon Art Gallery opened in 1926 and served the college until 1970, when it was razed to make way for the fine arts complex. Many of the paintings in the exhibition were recently cleaned and restored by conservator Lenora M. Paglia with funds raised through the 1997 Spring Appeal to the Friends of the Smith College Museum of Art. It is a fortuitous coincidence that Dwight W. Tryon , one of the last exhibitions presented at the museum before it closes for renovation, honors this painter of intimate, meditative scenes who did so much to shape the future of the arts at Smith College. May. During the summer the Print Room is open by appointment.
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