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Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Catskill Creek: Exhibition Illuminates Hudson River School

February 7, 2019 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

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: Exhibits, History Tagged With: Hudson River School, Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Historic Sites Featured In Hudson Skywalk Arts Festival

September 28, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hudson River Skywalk The Hudson River Skywalk Arts Festival is set for Sunday, September 30th, free events will be held at the Thomas Cole State Historic Site Site, Olana and the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. [Read more…] about Historic Sites Featured In Hudson Skywalk Arts Festival

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Hudson River, Olana State Historic Site, Thomas Cole National Historic Site

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 Tagged With: Albany, Art Exhibit, Hudson River School, Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Major Thomas Cole Exhibit Planned For The Met

October 11, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Mass, after a thunderstorm, by thomas coleA new Thomas Cole exhibition entitled Thomas Cole’s Journey: Atlantic Crossings is opening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on January 30, 2018 and traveling to the National Gallery, London in June 2018.

Thomas Cole’s Journey is curated by Elizabeth Kornhauser, Alice Pratt Brown Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tim Barringer, Paul Mellon Professor in the History of Art, Yale University, and Christopher Riopelle, Curator of Post 1800 Paintings, National Gallery, London. [Read more…] about Major Thomas Cole Exhibit Planned For The Met

Filed Under: Exhibits, History Tagged With: Art History, Hudson River School, New York City, Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Thomas Cole Site’s Inaugural Exhibit In “New Studio” Features Architecture

January 21, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New Studio oldThe Thomas Cole National Historic Site has announced the inaugural art exhibition in its “New Studio” building at the former home of Thomas Cole (1801-1848), founder of the first distinctly American art movement.

The New Studio, built in 1846, was designed by Cole, and demolished in 1973 before the historic site became a museum. The reconstruction, to be officially unveiled with the opening of the exhibition on May 1, 2016, provides the Site with museum-quality climate-controlled space for displaying art. The upcoming show will be the first to take advantage of that new capacity. [Read more…] about Thomas Cole Site’s Inaugural Exhibit In “New Studio” Features Architecture

Filed Under: Exhibits, History Tagged With: Architecture, Art History, Catskills, Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Hudson River School Art Hikes Planned

August 13, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Catskill MountainsThe Thomas Cole National Historic Site will host five Hudson River School Art Trail hikes.

These guided hikes go to the painting sites of the 19th-century artist Thomas Cole and his contemporaries including Frederic Church, Jasper Cropsey, Sanford Gifford, and Asher B. Durand. Participants will be able to see the same views that appear in famous landscape paintings. [Read more…] about Hudson River School Art Hikes Planned

Filed Under: Events, History, Natural History Tagged With: Art History, Catskills, Hudson River School, Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Schumer and Gibson on New York State History

July 16, 2015 by Peter Feinman 2 Comments

chuck schumer thomas coleSenator Chuck Schumer, Congressman Chris Gibson, and Governor Andrew Cuomo have all been in the news recently on the subject of history tourism. It is instructive to compare and contrast their involvement in the subject.

On July 1, Senator Schumer visited the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, Greene County. The site is a privately operated. The cause of the visit was the unexpected discovery what appears to be original paintings from around 1836 by Thomas Cole which had been hidden under layers of paint. Schumer was contacted about federal funding to preserve the art. He not only supports the request, but also toured the site with executive director Betsy Jacks. [Read more…] about Schumer and Gibson on New York State History

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Advocacy, Fort Plain Museum, Hudson River, Mohawk River, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Tourism

Contemporary Exhibit Set For Thomas Cole, Olana Sites

March 23, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

NOZKOWSKI_Untitled_9-25_ Sams Point(1)The Thomas Cole National Historic Site and The Olana Partnership/Olana State Historic Site will co-host an exhibition of contemporary art to highlight the pivotal role that the two historic properties – and the artists who lived and worked there – played in shaping America’s culture of contemporary art.

The exhibition “River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home” will open on May 3rd and run through November 1, 2015. [Read more…] about Contemporary Exhibit Set For Thomas Cole, Olana Sites

Filed Under: Exhibits, History Tagged With: Art History, Hudson River School, Olana Partnership, Olana State Historic Site, Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Thomas Cole Site Hosting Volunteer Info Open House

January 29, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Thomas-cole-houseThe Thomas Cole National Historic Site is opening its doors for an Information Open House on Sunday, February 15 at 12:30 pm for a one-hour program for all those interested in volunteering as a tour guide.

The Thomas Cole National Historic Site, located in Catskill, New York, is currently seeking volunteers to conduct tours of the house and studio. The organization is also recruiting Art Trail guides for their popular hiking program on the Hudson River School Art Trail where the views in 19th-century landscape paintings can be seen today in the Catskill Mountains. Volunteers are also needed for gardening and helping out at events. [Read more…] about Thomas Cole Site Hosting Volunteer Info Open House

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

Thomas Cole Site 2015 ‘Sunday Salon’ Preview

December 23, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

NOZKOWSKI_Untitled_9-25_ Sams PointTo begin their second decade of “Sunday Salons”, Thomas Cole National Historic Site’s 2015 schedule will focus on connections to the immediate present, in conjunction with the exhibition, River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home, that opens in May 2015 at both the Thomas Cole site and Olana.

Sunday Salons feature wine, cheese and mind-opening presentations once per month on Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets are $9 per person or $7 for members of either the Thomas Cole site or Olana. Tickets can be obtained online or at the door. [Read more…] about Thomas Cole Site 2015 ‘Sunday Salon’ Preview

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Thomas Cole National Historic Site

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