Adam Weitsman, owner of Upstate Shredding / Weitsman Recycling, headquartered in Owego, N.Y., participates at a book signing event held at Barnes & Noble in Vestal, N.Y. on Dec. 18. Weitsman signed copies of his new hardcover book, “Art for the People: Decorated Stoneware from the Weitsman Collection,” which highlights the multi-million dollar stoneware collection he donated to the New York State Museum. Proceeds from book sales benefit youth programs in the Albany, N.Y. area and the New York State Museum. (Photos by JoAnn R. Walter)
Adam Weitsman, owner of Upstate Shredding / Weitsman Recycling, headquartered in Owego, N.Y., participates at a book signing event held at Barnes & Noble in Vestal, N.Y. on Dec. 18. Weitsman signed copies of his new hardcover book, “Art for the People: Decorated Stoneware from the Weitsman Collection,” which highlights the multi-million dollar stoneware collection he donated to the New York State Museum. Proceeds from book sales benefit youth programs in the Albany, N.Y. area and the New York State Museum.
Adam Weitsman, CEO of Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling, participated at a book signing event held Dec. 18 at Barnes & Noble located in Vestal, N.Y. Weitsman signed copies of the book, “Art for the People: Decorated Stoneware from the Weitsman Collection,” which showcases the multi-million dollar stoneware collection he donated to the New York State Museum in Albany, N.Y.
Through the generosity of Adam Weitsman, the New York State Museum has on display a premier collection of American decorated stoneware. The book is not only a tribute to Weitsman’s interest in decorated stoneware of the nineteenth century; it is also an effort to share the collection with as many people as possible.
Proceeds from the book benefit youth programs in the Albany, N.Y. area and the New York State Museum. The book remains available at Riverow Bookshop in Owego, N.Y., a portion of the proceeds of which benefit the Owego Dog Owners Group (ODOG).
Weitsman got hooked on collecting stoneware at the age of 11. On the book’s title page, Weitsman is quoted, “Some of my best childhood memories were searching for stoneware. My plan was always to donate the collection, so that everyone could enjoy it.”
The book, “Art for the People: Decorated Stoneware from the Weitsman Collection,” now brings the extraordinary collection together in a book format for more people to enjoy.
For more information, view the museum web site at www.nysm.nysed.gov, and search for “The Weitsman Stoneware Collection.”
The book, “Art for the People: Decorated Stoneware from the Weitsman Collection,” which features photos and descriptions about Adam Weitsman’s extensive stoneware collection is now available for purchase at Barnes & Noble in Vestal, N.Y. Proceeds benefit youth programs in the Albany, N.Y. area and the New York State Museum. The book remains available at Riverow Bookshop in Owego, N.Y.; a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Owego Dog Owner’s Group.
For questions regarding the book, contact Barnes & Noble at (607) 770-9505 or visit their Vestal location at 2445 Vestal Parkway East. Or, stop by and view the book at Riverow Bookshop, located at 187 Front St. in Owego, N.Y., or call (607) 687-4094.
