PUTNAM ó The Putnam Arts Council announced a historical, architectural, artistic work titled ìPutnam Post.î  Twenty images were created and they will be available as postcards, prints, softcover and hardcover books.  Putnam Post can be seen at the Silver Circle Gallery and Empty Spaces Gallery. The opening reception is Dec. 5 at both studios where you can see the images displayed and meet the artist.  Putnam Post is being exhibited along the new shows at the two galleries: Silver Circleís Six Year Anniversary Small Works Show and Empty Spacesí Five by Five Small Works Exhibit.

Over the past year, the Putnam Arts Council discussed a possible project to present the beautiful and historic architecture of Putnam.  What came out of those discussions was the idea to create a new take on the ìthen and nowî†photography project.  As a group, they agreed that they all enjoyed looking at the ìthen and nowî photographs that are presented locally through the Historical Society as well as the local papers.† Lindsay Lehmann, as the photographer in the group, was asked to work on the project.† The original project called for utilizing old photographs. When a colleague from Pomfret School presented Lindsay with old Putnam postcards, which had belonged to his father, a new concept presented itself ìPutnam Postî.† Lindsay posed the idea integrating the two time periods into one image.† The Arts Council felt it was a terrific fit as well as a new, clever way to illustrate Putnamís architecture and history.

Lindsay Shaw Lehmann is a Putnam native.