MONROE - Recently acquired artwork by Carl Marty Sr., a prominent Monroe cheesebroker, poet, collector and painter who died in 1960, will be unveiled as part of a presentation titled "Carl Marty: A Retrospective Look at a Life Well Lived," at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Grand Hall of Turner Hall of Monroe.
As part of Turner Hall's Swiss Heritage Series, local historian and author Kim Tschudy will use slides to provide a glimpse into the life of Marty, a Swiss emigrant who not only impacted Monroe's cheese industry, but left behind a legacy of artwork and poetry, much of which is housed on permanent display in the Ratskeller of the Turner Hall of Monroe.
Tschudy will also touch upon the Northernaire, a well-known luxury resort hotel near Three Lakes, which was built by Marty's sons, Carl O. and Robert Marty. The area had been a favorite vacation spot for the family for more than 40 years.
The artwork to be unveiled, a set of pencil drawings, was accidentally discovered by Tschudy in 2013 on a visit to Mineral Point for another acquisition.
Previously unknown, the drawings went from Marty's collection to a house auction in Shullsburg to a second-story closet in an old house in Mineral Point.
The purchase was made possible through members of Turner Hall's New World Swiss Club and several private donations and will become part of Turner Hall's permanent artwork collection.
The event is open to the public. A free-will donation for the Swiss Heritage Series will be accepted.
Turner Hall of Monroe, 217 17th Ave., is listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.
For more information, visit www.TurnerHallofMonroe.org.
As part of Turner Hall's Swiss Heritage Series, local historian and author Kim Tschudy will use slides to provide a glimpse into the life of Marty, a Swiss emigrant who not only impacted Monroe's cheese industry, but left behind a legacy of artwork and poetry, much of which is housed on permanent display in the Ratskeller of the Turner Hall of Monroe.
Tschudy will also touch upon the Northernaire, a well-known luxury resort hotel near Three Lakes, which was built by Marty's sons, Carl O. and Robert Marty. The area had been a favorite vacation spot for the family for more than 40 years.
The artwork to be unveiled, a set of pencil drawings, was accidentally discovered by Tschudy in 2013 on a visit to Mineral Point for another acquisition.
Previously unknown, the drawings went from Marty's collection to a house auction in Shullsburg to a second-story closet in an old house in Mineral Point.
The purchase was made possible through members of Turner Hall's New World Swiss Club and several private donations and will become part of Turner Hall's permanent artwork collection.
The event is open to the public. A free-will donation for the Swiss Heritage Series will be accepted.
Turner Hall of Monroe, 217 17th Ave., is listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.
For more information, visit www.TurnerHallofMonroe.org.
