Harry Devlin Artwork Unveiling at Hetfield House

The Mountainside Restoration Committee will host a reception to celebrate the unveiling of their newly-acquired Harry Devlin painting. Devlin family members will be in attendance and his daughter, Wende Devlin Gates, and son, David Devlin, will speak about their famous parents Wende and Harry Devlin. The public is invited. Reservations are recommended. To make a reservation, please call 908-789-9420; or email hetfieldhouse1@yahoo.com.
This event will take place on Thursday evening, March 22, at 7 p.m. The Deacon Andrew Hetfield House is located at Constitution Plaza adjacent to the Mountainside Library. Constitution Plaza is the first right off Birch Hill Road which is off New Providence Road near the Mountainside Volunteer Fire House.
Harry Devlin, who died in 2001, was a resident of Mountainside and once served on the board of the Mountainside Historic Restoration Committee. Harry and his wife Wende were authors and painters who had 7 children. Harry enjoyed various careers in illustration, political cartooning, writing a nationally-syndicated comic strip based on his family life, writing and illustrating 28 children’s books, portrait painting, painting of architecture and buildings culminating with the publishing of his coffee table book “Portraits of American Architecture: Monuments to a Romantic Mood 1830-1900.” The Devlins were recipients of many awards for their prolific works.
Coincidentally, March 22 would have been Harry Devlin’s 100^th birthday. What more fitting tribute to Harry and his works, than to celebrate his painting, his birthday and his life at the Deacon Andrew Hetfield House. Harry created the line drawing of the Deacon Andrew Hetfield House which is still used prominently in the Mountainside Historic Committee’s publications. Many Mountainside households have prints of this Hetfield House drawing which were distributed during the 100^th birthday celebration of Mountainside in 1995. Copies of the limited edition signed and numbered prints will be available for sale.
The Mountainside Restoration Committee is a committee of volunteers governed by the Borough of Mountainside whose purpose is to restore and maintain the Deacon Andrew Hetfield House and the Levi Cory House and collect and save historic information and items from destruction.
For information on the Mountainside Historic Committee events or to donate funds, please call (908)789-9420; or, go to: mountainsidehistory.org.