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Chris Pryslopski

‘Open Storage’ At Washington’s Headquarters

January 2, 2013 by Chris Pryslopski 1 Comment

It was from the Hasbrouck House in Newburgh that General George Washington commanded the final 16 months of the American Revolution. And it was from that house that he set out to quell a mutiny that was brewing amongst his officers. He triumphed in both of those instances. [Read more…] about ‘Open Storage’ At Washington’s Headquarters

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: American Revolution, Chris Pryslopski, George Washington, Material Culture, Newburgh, Orange County, Palisades Parks Conservancy, Public History, Washington's Headquarters

Photo Research and Editing: The John Brown Photos

December 24, 2012 by Chris Pryslopski 1 Comment

It was long past the eleventh hour of my publication timetable and I still needed to get one last image to illustrate the article “‘No Mortal Eye Can Penetrate’: Louis Ransom’s Commemoration of John Brown” which would be appearing in our Autumn issue. I turned to the Library of Congress’s website, found and saved the file along with the metadata in order to be able to cite it correctly, and sent the last of the material to our designer.

Six short weeks later, the Autumn 2012 issue of The Hudson River Valley Review was out to great acclaim, and just a few even shorter days after that I received my first correction. It was about that image, and it was from Jean Libby, who had been cited in the article as the curator and author of the John Brown Photo Chronology. It was clear that I had gotten something wrong. [Read more…] about Photo Research and Editing: The John Brown Photos

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Chris Pryslopski, Herkimer County Historical Society, Hudson River Valley Review, John Brown, Library of Congress, Photography, Publishing, Recent Publications

Poughkeepsie’s Soldiers and Sailors Monument

April 16, 2012 by Chris Pryslopski 4 Comments

One of our contentions at the Hudson River Valley Institute has always been that you can go anywhere by starting exactly where you are. The closest I ever came to losing this argument was at a Teaching American History conference with a gentleman from New Mexico. “It’s easy for you – the Hudson Valley has nearly 400 years of colonial history and documented prehistory before that,” he said “all we have are aliens (Roswell) and those German POW scientists from WWII.” (He had just finished a presentation about the latter). But he went on to explain that even in that state’s most isolated towns, there was at least one war memorial with the names of local soldiers who served their country, and when they shipped out, they charted a course around the nation and the world leaving a path for students today to trace through history. [Read more…] about Poughkeepsie’s Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Chris Pryslopski, Civil War, Marist College, Maritime History, Military History, Poughkeepsie, Troy

Chris Pryslopski: Preserving the Recent Past

February 15, 2012 by Chris Pryslopski 3 Comments

It may be true that our past is behind us, but some of it remains nearer than the rest. Distance provides a remove from which to appraise the value of a person, thing,or event. The lack of such distance can limit our perspective on the nearer parts, and in some instances, might destroy our heritage before we have a chance to adequately consider it.

Consider two examples of Capitol architecture. The 1899 New York State Capitol is heralded as a triumph. The virtual tour proudly states that the building took 32 years and $25 million to construct. It highlights the “grand spaces” and extravagant details throughout the building such as its carved staircases, its paneled chambers, and the exotic materials used inside and out. I have visited it myself and would recommend the tour to anyone with an interest in architecture or government. [Read more…] about Chris Pryslopski: Preserving the Recent Past

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Albany, Architecture, Chris Pryslopski, Historic Preservation, Orange County

Chris Pryslopski: Hudson River Valley Review Favorites

February 1, 2012 by Chris Pryslopski Leave a Comment

In my last post I discussed the variety of topics and writers represented in the The Hudson River Valley Review, but the issue I am most proud of is Autumn 2010 [pdf], dedicated to exploring our region’s role and legacy of Landscape Architecture.

Included in the issue is an introduction to Andrew Jackson Downing (arguably its most influential figure in of regional and national import), an exploration of the creation of the Mohonk Mountain House and its network of carriage roads, the original call for the creation of an Appalachian Trail, Thomas Cole’s creation of his estate Cedar Grove, and a photo essay presenting Bannerman’s Castle. [Read more…] about Chris Pryslopski: Hudson River Valley Review Favorites

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Chris Pryslopski, Civil War, Gardens - Landscape Architecture, Hudson River Valley Institute, Hudson River Valley Review, Recent Publications

Chris Pryslopski: The Hudson River Valley Review

January 12, 2012 by Chris Pryslopski Leave a Comment

As Associate Editor of The Hudson River Valley Review, published by The Hudson River Valley Institute (HRVI), I get to explore the region that I call home and to share these finds with our readers.

While our website allows us to be as expansive as our associates and interns are interested in being, it is the journal that I find most rewarding with its approximately 150 pages per issue that forces us to focus our interests and energies into a concise product every six months. The Hudson River Valley Review is published each spring and autumn, alternating between thematic and open issues. [Read more…] about Chris Pryslopski: The Hudson River Valley Review

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Bard College, Chris Pryslopski, Hudson River, Hudson River Valley Institute, Hudson River Valley Review, Literature, Marist College, Online Resources

New Contributor From Hudson River Valley Institute

January 12, 2012 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Please join us in welcoming our newest contributor, Christopher Pryslopski, Program Director of the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College (HRVI) and Associate Editor of the Institute’s The Hudson River Valley Review, a peer-reviewed journal of regional studies.

Chris coordinates projects and programs associated with the core mission of the Institute, the “educational arm of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area,” and also coordinates the development of the HRVI’s Digital Library and Portal Site.

He is a specialist in regional studies and is the author of “Cultivating the Greenhouse Complex at Mills Mansion,” The Hudson Valley Regional Review, March 1999, “A Thoroughly Modern Conundrum: Paul Rudolph’s Orange County Governor Center” The Hudson River Valley Review Autumn 2004, and “Getting to “The Point;” Design No. 26: The L. M. Hoyt House at Staatsburg,” Dutchess County Historical Society Yearbook, 2009. He is co-editor of America’s First River: The History and Culture of the Hudson River Valley.

In addition to contributions from Chris, we’ll begin featuring highlights of new issues of the The Hudson River Valley Review here at New York History as they are released.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Academia, Chris Pryslopski, Hudson River, Hudson River Valley Institute, Hudson River Valley Review, Marist College

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