All posts tagged "art colony"
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636ConnecticutThe Antis: Women Who Fought Against the Vote
In the late 19th century, women known as antis began to organize against women who wanted the right to vote. The antis...
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6034Today's History Highlights ArchiveSix Autumn Paintings of New England (And How They Look Today)
New England’s fall foliage inspires so much imagery we were pretty sure we could find six autumn paintings of New England. Then...
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5.1K1Maine6 Places That Became a Summer White House
The summer White House has been a feature of presidential life since John Adams returned to Quincy, Mass., to get away from...
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2.0K3MassachusettsFlashback Photos: Childe Hassam Paints What He Sees (And Oh, What He Saw)
Childe Hassam liked to paint without his shirt on, and sometimes beat his chest while at work. He was fun, energetic and...
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1.0K3ConnecticutFlashback Photo: ‘Connecticut Landscape,’ by John Henry Twachtman
When John Henry Twachtman finished this Connecticut landscape in 1895, he was inspiring other American painters to adopt fresh, original elements of the French...
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1.1KNew HampshireFlashback Photo: Witter Bynner, Bird Actor
Witter Bynner was an acclaimed author, poet and scholar who was pressed into service as a bird actor in 1913 by his...
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6.6K10UncategorizedMaxfield Parrish, A Mechanic Who Painted Fantastically
The landscape of Vermont and New Hampshire in 1922 inspired Maxfield Parrish in 1922 to create the lush, romantic painting Daybreak. Daybreak...
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1.1K8New HampshireAmy Beach, Henniker’s Musical Prodigy
Amy Beach’s parents realized their daughter was a prodigy when she knew 40 songs at the age of one, sang countermelodies at...