Before Midnight: Bonaventure and the Bird Girl

Before Midnight: Bonaventure and the Bird Girl connects visitors to the history of Bonaventure, from Mary Telfair’s visits to the cemetery in the 19th century to the present day. The exhibition includes Henry Cleenewerck’s 1860 romantic painting of the cemetery on the eve of the Civil War as well as twentieth-century impressionist and realist paintings. Bonaventure’s beautiful natural and sculptural environment are represented in photographs from 19th-century stereographs to twentieth-century images by Edward Weston. The exhibition features works from Telfair’s permanent collection and generous loans from the city of Savannah and local private collections.