Joli Hamilothoris, Blooms and Blossoms Florist,
Oneida

Portrait of Mrs. Thomas R. Proctor, Irving R. Wiles 

Irving R. Wiles (American, 1861–1948). Portrait of Mrs. Thomas R. Proctor, 1906. Oil on canvas. 44 x 36 in. Proctor Collection. PC. 117.

Lillian Collignon, Professional Fine Artist,
Lilly’s Treasure Trove, Newport

Nospmas. M. Egiap Nospmas. M, Charles Demuth 

Charles Demuth (American, 1883–1935). Nospmas. M. Egiap Nospmas. M, 1921. Oil on canvas. 24 x 20 1/4 x 1in.  Museum Purchase. 68.29.

Best in Show

Jasmine Rae Maimone of Jasmine Rae Floral Design in Cazenovia

The Lovers, Annie Lenney 

Annie Lenney (American, 1910–1984). The Lovers, after 1940. Oil on canvas. 28 x 44 in. Anonymous Gift. 61.48.

Best Traditional Design

Diana Romeo, Artist and Freelance Florist, Utica

Voyage of Life: Manhood, Thomas Cole

Thomas Cole (American, born England, 1801–1848). Voyage of Life: Manhood, 1840. Oil on canvas. 52 x 78 in. Museum Purchase. 55.107.

Best Creative Design

Catherine Clarke of the Clinton Florist in Clinton

Stone Flower, Buffie Johnson 

Buffie Johnson (American, 1912–2006). Stone Flower, 1958-1960. Oil on canvas. 66 13/16 x 29 13/16 in. Gift of Ira Morris. 60.121.

Best in Show

Diana Romeo, Artist and Freelance Florist, Utica

Voyage of Life: Manhood, Thomas Cole

Thomas Cole (American, born England, 1801–1848). Voyage of Life: Manhood, 1840. Oil on canvas. 52 x 78 in. Museum Purchase. 55.107.

Best Traditional Design

Snezhana Vahtin, Owner and Designer,
NY Glamor Events, Utica

Flowers by a Chair, Quita Broadhead

Quita Broadhead (American, 1901–2002). Flowers by a Chair, 1935. Oil on canvas. 29 13/16 x 24 3/4 in. Gift of Bill Scott in Memory of Jane Piper. 91.29.2.

Best Creative Design

Tracy Wilkinson, Floral Artist and Designer,
Michael’s Greenhouse, Sauquoit

Untitled Abstraction #11, Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko (American, born Latvia, 1903–1970). Untitled Abstraction #11, 1947. Oil on canvas. 39 1/2 x 38 1/2 in. Edward W. Root Bequest. 57.216.

Denise Goodwin, Blooms and Blossoms Florist,
Oneida

Soul of the Chrysanthemum, Elihu Vedder

Elihu Vedder (American, 1836–1923). Soul of the Chrysanthemum, after 1894. Crayon, graphite, and metallic paint over a "Bromide Phototype," in an original mount. 24 x 18 in. Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. 55.32.

Kevin Inkawhich, Artist, Creative, and Botanist, Utica

Black Garden Wall II, Louise Nevelson

Louise Nevelson (Ukrainian-American, 1899–1988). Black Garden Wall II, 1971. Sculpture. 91 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 4in. Museum Purchase. 72.7.

Joanie Gorton, Owner and Designer, Plants, Pots,
and Possibilities, Utica

The Porch II, Philip Guston

Philip Guston (American, 1913–1980). The Porch II, 1947. Oil on canvas. 62 1/2 x 43 in. Museum Purchase. 48.26.

Erin Grygiel, Flower Farmer and Floral Artist,
Frankfort

The Voyage of Life: Childhood, Thomas Cole

Thomas Cole (American, born England, 1801–1848). The Voyage of Life: Childhood, 1839-1840. Oil on canvas. 52 x 78in. Museum Purchase. 55.105.

Nicole Hickel, Horticulturist,
Horticultural Healings, New Hartford

By the Fireside, Eanger Irving Couse

Eanger Irving Couse (American, 1866–1936). By the Fireside, 1890. Oil on canvas. 18 x 22 in. Proctor Collection. PC.22.

Sheila Lisk, Owner and Floral Designer,
Lisk Floral, Glenfield

Still Life with Steak, Raphaelle Peale

Raphaelle Peale (American, 1774–1825). Still Life with Steak, 1816–1817. Oil on wood panel. 13 3/8 x 19 1/2in. Museum Purchase. 53.215.

Stacy Parsons, Farmer and Florist,
Fleur Ruseé, Morrisville

Vale of Kashmir, Robert Seldon Duncanson

Robert Seldon Duncanson (American, 1821–1872). Vale of Kashmir, 1864. Oil on canvas. 18 x 30 1/8 in. Museum Purchase, Helen Munson Williams Fund and a Gift in Memory of Jill S. Maney (1964-2021). 2024.5.

Mark Calogero, Professional Florist, Utica

Godzilla, Emma Amos

Emma Amos (American, 1937–2020). Godzilla, 1966. Oil on canvas. 50 × 46in. Museum Purchase. 2016.5.

Amanda Mackey, Professional Florist, Market 32,
Utica

Fountain Elms Hall

Brianna Goodwin, Blooms and Blossoms Florist,
Oneida

Fountain Elms Dining Room

Jerry Plows, Munson Events and
Visitor Services Manager

Fountain Elms Bedroom