History, Natural History & the Arts
In 1933, Marion Greenwood (1909-1970) catapulted to international fame as one of the first women to paint a public mural in Mexico. Diego Rivera celebrated the then 24-year-old artist as one of “the world’s greatest living women mural painters.”
She traveled the globe to create award-winning portraits of people from diverse backgrounds, crossing racial, cultural, and class lines. [Read more…] about The Life and Art of Marion Greenwood
Saratoga County, NY has attracted more than its share of literary lights, whether they have spent time at the Yaddo retreat or taken in “health, history and horses.” One of these writing notables is a point of pride for residents of the town of Malta.
Katherine Anne Porter, a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, lived in Malta and owned a home there. [Read more…] about Katherine Anne Porter: Saratoga County’s Pulitzer Prize Winner
On this episode of A New York Minute in History, Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts discuss how the poor conditions of female textile workers in Capital Region cities led to the creation of a retreat on Lake George where women could “escape” the cities. [Read more…] about Georgia O’Keefe At Wiawaka On Lake George
The Sembrich, in Bolton Landing on Lake George, will host “The Fascinating Life of Katrina Trask,” a presentation on one of the regions most noted philanthropists by Betty Spinelli, set for Wednesday, June 22nd.
Best known as the founder of Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, American author and philanthropist Katrina Trask led an accomplished and intriguing life with many Lake George connections. [Read more…] about The Fascinating Life of Katrina Trask
Spencer Trask awoke on the morning of December 31st, 1909 in the last compartment of the last sleeper car on the Montreal Express as it neared New York City on the D&H Railroad line.
Getting dressed, his thoughts may have turned to the three passions that dominated his 65 years. He did not know then that it would be the final day of his eventful life. [Read more…] about Life and Legacies of Spencer Trask
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