New Exhibition Now On View
Curated by Katherine E. Manthorne, the new exhibition is the first major solo show of Louis Rémy Mignot (1831-1870) in over two decades. The exhibition offers an intimate look at the work of this young, Charleston-born artist who painted in the style of the Hudson River School – and whose tragic life story is as captivating as his landscape paintings. In this exhibition the Thomas Cole National Historic Site offers a rare chance to see a full range of Mignot’s accomplished and fascinating work - paintings that move between worlds and ports, and that remain full of complexity, enigma, and beauty unsurpassed. ... Read more…
Guided Hikes on the Hudson River School Art Trail
On Saturdays throughout the summer and fall, guided hikes will depart from the Thomas Cole site at 9am, traveling through such picturesque locations as Kaaterskill Clove, the site of the famous Catskill Mountain House hotel that boasts a view of the entire Hudson Valley, and Sunset Rock, where many now-famous landscape paintings were inspired. The hikes are offered June through October to the views that appear in the landscape paintings of Cole and his contemporaries.. . Read more…
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"Going to Paris anyone? Now on view is a one-room exhibition of Thomas Cole paintings at the Louvre! And we are hosting a speaker here who is traveling all the way from Paris to tell us about it...." See the latest post...
