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John White Alexander: An American Artist

March 18, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

john white alexander bookMary Anne Goley’s new book John White Alexander: An American Artist in the Gilded Age (Philip Wilson Publishers, 2018) is an illustrated history of celebrated American artist John White Alexander that includes 90 color and black-and-white illustrations.

At the time of his death, the Pittsburgh-born John White Alexander (1856-1915) was an internationally-recognized portrait painter, on a par with his contemporaries John Singer Sargent and William Merrit Chase. However, the works that have earned him even greater acclaim than his portraits are his figure paintings of femmes fatales, usually richly attired in flowing dresses and striking elaborate poses. [Read more…] about John White Alexander: An American Artist

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Art History

Adirondack Regiment Focus Of Ogdensburg Round Table

March 18, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

118th NY Volunteer InfantryPete Gilbert Jr. is set to lead a round table discussion on the 118th New York Volunteer Infantry, on Sunday, March 25th at 2 pm at the Ogdensburg Public Library.

The 118th New York Volunteer Infantry, or “Adirondack Regiment,” was formed with enlistees from Clinton, Essex, and Warren counties in 1862, and eventually took part in the Peninsula Campaign, the Bermuda Hundred Campaign, and the battles of Cold Harbor, Petersburg, the Crater, and Richmond. [Read more…] about Adirondack Regiment Focus Of Ogdensburg Round Table

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Civil War, St Lawrence County Historical Association

Whale of a Weekend: THAW Festival In The Hamptons

March 16, 2018 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Hunting the Whale exhibitTHAW Fest, a Hamptons-wide weekend festival celebrating spring and promoting the broadly diverse range of cultural programs and institutions that make the South Fork of Long Island unique, has been set for Friday, March 23rd to Sunday, March 25th, 2018.

THAW Fest will offer three days of exhibitions, theater performances, film, music, garden tours, workshops, community engagement and family-focused events. [Read more…] about Whale of a Weekend: THAW Festival In The Hamptons

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Hamptons, long isl

New York History Around The Web This Week

March 16, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

  • WhalingHistory.org’s Massive Whaling History Database
  • Villanova Historian Wins Bancroft Award
  • High School Student Activism: Past and Present
  • LGBTQ Vermont: ‘Out in the Mountains’ Archive Now Online
  • Profiles Of Old Time Adirondack Fulton Chain Guides
  • Rochester Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Dies at 88
  • Zinke: Raise Fees For National Parks
  • Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s Bizarre Interview
  • Abandoned Missile Silos Still Bring Sleepless Nights
  • NEH Statement on Proposed FY 2019 Budget

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Filed Under: History Tagged With: nyhistoryblogs

Hudson Valley Women’s History Research Fellows Sought

March 15, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

historic hudson valleyThe Women’s History Institute of Historic Hudson Valley has announced they are now offering Summer Research Fellowships to support college and graduate students engaged in scholarly research connected to the women who shaped the culture and chronicle of the Hudson River Valley.

Fellowship stipends are $3,000 for a minimum of 6 weeks and a maximum of three months’ duration. Applications are invited for residence between June 1, 2018 – October 1, 2018. The deadline for application is April 15, 2018 and applicants will be notified of results before May 15, 2018. [Read more…] about Hudson Valley Women’s History Research Fellows Sought

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Gender History, Historic Hudson Valley

Champlain Longboats Open House March 21st

March 15, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Champlain Long BoatsThe Champlain Longboats Program has announced their 18th annual Open House has been set for March 21st, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum boat shop at 4472 Basin Harbor Road in Vergennes, Vermont.

This year the participants are building a 32’, six-oared pilot gig, which takes its lines from TREFFRY, a pilot gig built in 1832 which still exists today. [Read more…] about Champlain Longboats Open House March 21st

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Dutch Architect, André Hoek at Historic Hudson

March 14, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

dutch architectureDutch Architect André Hoek is set to give a lecture on “A Dutch Approach to Historic Preservation, Preserving ‘Spirit of Place'” on Sunday, March 25th from 4 to 6 pm at Stair Galleries, (Upstairs), 549 Warren Street, in Hudson, NY. Following the lecture, wine and other beverages will be served.

André Hoek, a Dutch architect specializing in historic preservation, will speak about the techniques and tools developed in the Netherlands to survey, study, restore, protect and maintain historic buildings and gardens. He will discuss whether these methods can apply to historic buildings, especially those of Dutch origin, in the Hudson Valley. [Read more…] about Dutch Architect, André Hoek at Historic Hudson

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Architecture, Columbia County Historical Society, Historic Hudson, Hudson, New Netherland

Queensbury Women’s History Event March 21st

March 14, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Warren County Historical SocietyA local Women’s History event is set for Wednesday, March 21st at 7 pm, at the Warren County Historical Society, 50 Gurney Lane, in Queensbury.

This Women’s History Month event, which is free and open to the public, features talks by three local women on three notable women in local history Harriet Leonard Colburn, Jeanne Robert Foster, and Frances Garnar Kinnear. Light refreshments will be served following the presentation. [Read more…] about Queensbury Women’s History Event March 21st

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Queensbury, Warren County Historical Society, Women's History Month

Cady Stanton, Anthony Monument Design Finalists Named

March 13, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Elizabeth Cady StantonThe Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Statue Fund has announced the four finalists for The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Woman Suffrage Movement Monument design competition.

Spurred by the #MonumentalWomen campaign to create the first statue of real women in New York City’s Central Park, 91 submissions from artists located throughout the United States were reviewed by a jury consisting of a mix of art and design professionals, historians, as well as representatives from NYC Parks and the Statue Fund. The winning sculptor will be announced in July. [Read more…] about Cady Stanton, Anthony Monument Design Finalists Named

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Monumental Women, sculpture, womens history

NYC: Accessible Historic Streetscapes Program

March 13, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

historic streetscapesAn Accessible Historic Streetscapes continuing education class has been set for Thursday, March 22, 2018, from 9 to 11:30 am.

In this class attendees will learn about the historic pavings used in DUMBO and around New York City from Doreen Gallo of the DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance; and based on a study the Historic District Council commissioned from Being Here Landscape Architecture & Environmental Design, PLLC, Denisha Williams and Jeff Byles will explain how to maintain the historic Belgian Blocks while being ADA compliant. [Read more…] about NYC: Accessible Historic Streetscapes Program

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Architecture, Historic Districts Council, Historic Preservation, New York City

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