Author: Alma Gilbert-SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, American
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The Cornish Colony
Author: Alma Gilbert-SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, American
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A Place of Beauty
Author: Alma Gilbert-SmithPublisher:
ISBN: 9781580081290
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Art historian Alma M. Gilbert and garden historian Judith B. Tankard pay homage to Cornish, NH, with profiles of the artists who lived there and the gardens they designed.
The Landscape of an Artist's Colony
Author: Deborah E. Van BurenNew Hampshire's Cornish Colony
Author: Fern K. MeyersPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439632308
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
New Hampshires Cornish Colony illustrates this distinguished American art colony. First settled in 1885 by colleagues of Americas Michelangelo, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the Cornish Colony was a retreat for sculptors, painters, writers, and musicians. They were attracted to this peaceful valley nestled in the New Hampshire hills in the shadow of Vermonts Mount Ascutney. Known as the Athens of America, the Cornish Colony was a lively, glamorous society during its heyday from 1885 to 1925. One outstanding member, the famous artist Maxfield Parrish, was called a chickadee because he spent the entire year in Cornish, not merely the summer. In New Hampshires Cornish Colony, discover a portrait of the colonists society and the fascinating people who contributed to Americas cultural legacy.
The Cornish Colony Book of Days
Author: Alma M. GilbertPublisher: Tide-Mark Press
ISBN: 9781559496377
Category : Art calendars
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
At the end of the 19th century, a group of successful artists and professionals built or purchased houses in the small neighbouring towns of Plainfield and Cornish, New Hampshire. New York lawyer Charles Beaman arrived first and eventually persuaded a number of friends to join him. Sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens arrived in 1885 followed by a group of artists and writers that included Thomas Dewing, Henry Walker, Charles Platt, Stephen Parrish, his son Maxfield, and others. The social epicentre of the Colony became 'Mastlands', house of the Dr Arthur Nichols family. Prominent visitors from around the world toured the Nichols' gardens and danced in the ballroom at Mastlands. The Cornish Colony thrived into the 1960s, when two dramatic changes occurred: Mastlands was closed in 1963 and Maxfield Parrish died in 1966. The spirit of the Cornish Colony was sorely tried. Eventually, however, Mastlands reopened and was refurbished. In 1998, the house was purchased for use as The Cornish Colony Gallery and Museum by Alma Gilbert, recognised as one of the world's foremost experts in the work and life of Maxfield Parrish. Today the Museum celebrates the history and creativity of members of the Colony. The Cornish Colony Book of Days shares in the renewal of that spirit. Filled with images of works by Colonists Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the Parrishes and their friends, the book also combines classic as well as contemporary photographs of Mastlands and its gardens. Together these images evoke an era of idealism, artistic innovation and optimism that inspire our admiration today.
New Hampshire's Cornish Colony
Author: Fern K. MeyersPublisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531622183
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
New Hampshire's Cornish Colony illustrates this distinguished American art colony. First settled in 1885 by colleagues of America's Michelangelo, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the Cornish Colony was a retreat for sculptors, painters, writers, and musicians. They were attracted to this peaceful valley nestled in the New Hampshire hills in the shadow of Vermont's Mount Ascutney. Known as "the Athens of America," the Cornish Colony was a lively, glamorous society during its heyday from 1885 to 1925. One outstanding member, the famous artist Maxfield Parrish, was called a "chickadee" because he spent the entire year in Cornish, not merely the summer. In New Hampshire's Cornish Colony, discover a portrait of the colonists' society and the fascinating people who contributed to America's cultural legacy.
The Women of the Cornish Colony
Author: Footprints of the Past
Author: Virginia Reed ColbyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780915916221
Category : Artist colonies
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
The Cornish Colony
Author: Deborah Elizabeth Van BurenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Artist colonies
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
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