Posted in Events, Local Resources, Painting, Staff Picks on Feb 23rd, 2011
There are two upcoming Sunday Salons at the Thomas Cole House: On March 6, David Bjelajac, Professor of Art and Human Sciences at George Washington University will speak on Thomas Cole, Freemasonry and the American Hercules. On April 3, Gay Myers & Lance Mayer, independent painting conservators based at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, will […]
Posted in Image Collections, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture on Feb 7th, 2011
Art Project by Google offers some new methods for viewing and experiencing museum collections online, as well as a single portal to access multiple collections from one location. While certainly not comprehensive in scope, it allows users to access over 1,000 images from seventeen major art museums and collections including the Met, Uffizi, Hermitage and the Tate. For those of […]
Posted in Events, Local Resources, Painting, Staff Picks on Oct 5th, 2010
Since moving to the Hudson River Valley four years ago, I have very much enjoyed working as a volunteer docent at the home of Thomas Cole, the early 19th century artist who inspired the Hudson River School of landscape painters. I recommend the house tour for those interested in architecture and social history as well […]
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