To commemorate the reopening of the Montauk Library, THE SEVEN SISTERS, a large textile
art quilt by textile and mixed media artist, Susan Schrott, a Shelter Island resident, will be
unveiled at the Ribbon-Cutting ceremony at the library on May 22, 2022. The work will remain
on public view at the library until further notice.
With reference to the constellation Pleiadas, Susan Schrott’s THE SEVEN SISTERS depicts
seven women surrounded by elements that form the unique beauty of Montauk: the sea, the sky
and our abundant native flora and fauna. Ms. Schrott’s artwork also incorporates images of seven
cottages along a bluff overlooking the ocean. Known colloquially as “The Seven Sisters,” these
private residences in the Montauk Association Historic District were built in 1881-1884 as
summer homes. Designed by the legendary architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White,
according to a site plan prepared by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903)
whose bicentennial is being celebrated around the world this year.
The Seven Sisters (On permanent loan to the Montauk Library, Montauk, NY)