Among the most venerable in the U.S. is Cedar Grove in Catskill, N.Y., now revered as the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, home of the painter and founder of the Hudson River School of landscape painting. Cedar Grove features his “old studio,” where he painted, and his 1846 “new studio,” now reconstructed and used for visiting exhibitions. An introduction to Cole and his legacy, eloquently narrated by site executive director Betsy Jacks, summarizes the significance of the once neglected property. Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, N.H. Photo: Randy Duchaine/AlamyA 1992 documentary on YouTube, “Frederic Church’s Olana,” recounts the estate’s history and its aesthetic and environmental importance today. After her death in 1984, the studio was turned into a museum, during which process Pollock’s original floor was uncovered.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 07, 2020 21:33 UTC