CURRENT EVENTS
Remember the Ladies:
Women of the Hudson River School
Susie (Sarah) Barstow, Woodland Interior, 1865. Private collection
Through October 31, 2010
The Thomas Cole Historic Site has been presenting annual exhibitions of 19th-century landscape masterworks since 2004; however, the 2010 exhibition will be the first to focus on women landscape artists of the Hudson River School. This exhibition will include approximately 25 works of art (paintings, photography, drawing manuals) as well as paintings by Thomas Cole’s own sister Sarah Cole and daughter Emily Cole. The exhibition is co-curated by Nancy Siegel, Associate Professor, Towson University, and Jennifer Krieger, Managing Partner, Hawthorne Fine Art. It is accompanied by a printed exhibition catalogue with full-color illustrations and essays by the curators. The title is taken from a letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams in 1776: “I desire you would Remember the Ladies… if particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion.” Read more about the exhibition.
The exhibition is sponsored by Michael Altman Fine Art & Advisory Services, Hawthorne Fine Art New York, the Bank of Greene County, and the Greene County Legislature through the County Initiative Program administered by the Greene County Council on the Arts. Our sincere thanks to Temple Israel for offering us their facility for our lecture at no charge. The exhibition catalogue is supported by Furthermore Grants in Publishing, a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund, Sharon and Henry Martin, and Eric and Katherine Baumgartner.
Guided Hikes 2010
View from the Catskill Mountain House site.
The Thomas Cole Historic Site is pleased to present a series of guided hikes on the Hudson River School Art Trail, which brings you into the magnificent landscapes that inspired Thomas Cole and other luminaries of 19th-century landscape painting. The hikes are made possible through the Carol T. Savage Art Trail Docent Program, named in honor of our late friend and former Board Chairman. The schedule of 2010 hikes is below.
The package price per person is $16, or $12 for members, and includes the following components:
- A copy of the Hudson River School Art Trail Guidebook, a new 48-page book with full-color illustrations ($7.95 value)
- A guided tour of the Thomas Cole Historic Site at the end of your hike ($9 value)
- The guided hike/walk along the Hudson River School Art Trail
2010 Hike Scheule
June 5: Sunset Rock and Catskill Mountain House
July 10: Kaaterskill Falls and Catskill Mountain House
July 31: Catskill Mountain House and North-South Lake
August 14: Sunset Rock and Catskill Mountain House
September 4: Catskill Mountain House and North-South Lake
September 18: Sunset Rock and Catskill Mountain House
October 2: Kaaterskill Falls and Catskill Mountain House
Reservations are required in advance.
Click here for more information or to reserve your place.
