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After Icebergs: A NY Artist’s 1859 Arctic Adventure

February 25, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

after icebergs with a painterThe new edition of After Icebergs with a Painter A Summer Voyage to Labrador and around Newfoundland (Black Dome Press, 2022), by Louis Legrand Noble with an introduction by William L. Coleman, looks at an internationally renowned American artist of fame and fortune at the very peak of his powers.

A pastor and lauded writer with a sharp eye for revealing and humorous detail, Noble describes a journey fraught with danger and drama aboard the schooner Integrity to the latitudes where icebergs dwell with Hudson River School painter Frederic Church. [Read more…] about After Icebergs: A NY Artist’s 1859 Arctic Adventure

Filed Under: Books, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: Art History, Bard College, Books, Catskills, Climate Change, Environmental History, Frederic Church, Hudson River School, ice, Lisbon, Maritime Art, Maritime History, Olana State Historic Site, painting, St Lawrence County

A Christmas in Kingston in the 1880s

December 25, 2022 by Lowell Thing 4 Comments

McEntee- Christmas in the Catskills,1867“I went out after a Christmas tree and some laurel, through seas of mud,” Jervis McEntee of Kingston wrote on Christmas Eve 1881, “to the place where I always go on the cross road between the Flat-bush and Pine bush roads. It rained a part of the time and turned into a snow storm on our return.”

Another year, McEntee’s usual places for a tree were so wet that he settled for a small hemlock on the side of the hill where he lived. It was a hill that offered a panoramic view of the entire village as well as the Rondout Creek and the Hudson River. His father James, an engineer who had helped build the nearby Delaware and Hudson Canal, had built the first house on the hill and the family still lived there. [Read more…] about A Christmas in Kingston in the 1880s

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Art History, Christmas, Cultural History, Hasbrouck House, Holidays, Hudson River School, Kingston

Thomas Cole Site Gets Major Grant for Master Plan

December 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, NY is a National Historic Landmark located and international destination that includes the home and studios of artist and early environmentalist Thomas Cole (1801-1848).

Cole founded the first major art movement of the United States, now known as the Hudson River School of landscape painting. His home and studios are surrounded by the stunning New York landscapes that he painted, weaving the wilderness of the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River Valley into our national identity. [Read more…] about Thomas Cole Site Gets Major Grant for Master Plan

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Art History, Catskill, Empire State Development, Grants, Hudson River School, Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Paint Tubes, Plein Air and Protest

November 2, 2021 by Jaap Harskamp 1 Comment

John Rand Goffes patent drawingsLiving in London in 1841, American portrait painter John Goffe Rand patented his invention of the zinc collapsible paint tube with a stopper cap. He revolutionized the artist’s palette by offering a range of pre-mixed colors in a portable medium.

Young painters packed up their foldable easels and boxed sets of factory-made brushes and set out to explore the great outdoors. [Read more…] about Paint Tubes, Plein Air and Protest

Filed Under: Arts, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: art, Art History, Cultural History, Hudson River School, Impressionism, New York City, painting, plein air painting

Hudson River School Exhibit Digital Tour Launched

May 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Study of NatureThe Albany Institute of History & Art has announced the launch of a new 3D digital tour of their Hudson River School exhibition.

The Albany Institute has one of the largest collections of Hudson River School style paintings and now, visitors can explore the landscapes and scenes of the Hudson River School painters from anywhere in the world. [Read more…] about Hudson River School Exhibit Digital Tour Launched

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New Exhibits Tagged With: Albany, Albany Institute For History and Art, art, Art History, exhibits, Hudson River, Hudson River School

NYS Museum Opens Tonalism Art Exhibit

February 24, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Seneca Lake by Bolton BrownThe New York State Museum has announced the opening of Tonalism: Pathway from the Hudson River School to Modern Art, an exhibition exploring a late 19th century movement in painting with deep connections to New York State.

On display through June 14, 2020, the exhibition features over 60 artworks – including paintings, prints, and photographs – from institutions across the state as well as private collections. [Read more…] about NYS Museum Opens Tonalism Art Exhibit

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Art Exhibit, Art History, Hudson River School, New York State Museum

Kaatscast Podcast Features Catskills History, Culture

January 12, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

KaatscastKaatscast is a new biweekly podcast delivering interviews, arts, culture, and history, from New York’s Catskill mountains.

In the episode, learn about painter Thomas Cole and the Hudson River School, then delve into the cottage communities of the late 1800s, with a current Twilight Park resident. From there, we hear from a New York State forester on the history of the Catskill Park. Then we’re off to Tannersville, to meet the mayor, followed by a chat with Hunter Mountain’s Gary Slutzky. [Read more…] about Kaatscast Podcast Features Catskills History, Culture

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Catskills, Hudson River School, Podcasts

Catskill Creek: Exhibition Illuminates Hudson River School

February 7, 2019 by Editorial Staff 14 Comments

Catskill Creek by Thomas ColeThe Thomas Cole National Historic Site has announced the new exhibit “Thomas Cole’s Refrain: The Paintings of Catskill Creek” will be on view from May 4th to November 3rd, 2019.

The exhibition tells the story of Cole’s discovery of Catskill Creek, with its Catskill Mountain background, and his ever deepening attachment to it over the course of eighteen years. [Read more…] about Catskill Creek: Exhibition Illuminates Hudson River School

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New Exhibits Tagged With: Hudson River School, Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Albany Lecture Explores Hudson River School, National Parks

September 24, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Frenchmans Bay Mount Desert Island Maine by Thomas ColeThe Albany Institute of History & Art is set to host Rebecca Bedell, associate Professor of Art at Wellesley College, on Sunday, October 14 at 2 pm for a lecture on the Hudson River School movement and their relation to America’s national parks.

The lecture is included with museum admission. Space is limited and attendees will receive a wristband at the admission desk the day of the lecture. [Read more…] about Albany Lecture Explores Hudson River School, National Parks

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Albany Institute For History and Art, Art History, Hudson River School

Thomas Cole Exhibit at the Albany Airport

September 21, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fumigation Tents by Lisa SanditzThe Albany International Airport Gallery is set to host the upcoming exhibition “Landmark” from September 29, 2018 to February 25, 2019.

The exhibit considers the legacy of Thomas Cole’s paintings and advocacy for environmental stewardship as they echo the concerns of artists and writers today.

A public reception to celebrate the launch of Landmark will be held on Friday, October 5, 2018 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in the Albany International Airport Gallery. [Read more…] about Thomas Cole Exhibit at the Albany Airport

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Albany, Art Exhibit, Hudson River School, Thomas Cole National Historic Site

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