All posts tagged "art colony"
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1.4KConnecticutThe 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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1.4K4Today'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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7.2K2Maine6 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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3.6K3MassachusettsChilde 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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1.5K3ConnecticutFlashback 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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1.6KNew 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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9.1K10UncategorizedMaxfield Parrish, A Mechanic Who Painted Fantastically
The landscape of Vermont and New Hampshire inspired Maxfield Parrish in 1922 to create the lush, romantic painting Daybreak. Daybreak became the...
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1.5K8New 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...