Arts & Leisure
Richard Saunders closes his Middlebury career with a Frederic Edwin Church exhibition
Richard Saunders stands outside the Middlebury College Museum of Art, reminiscing on 40 years as director and looking towards the calming days of retirement in the near future.
Independent Photo / Steve James
July 30, 2026
Richard Saunders looks back on 40 years as director of the Middlebury College Museum of Art, and celebrates with a final exhibit by Frederic Church.
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