ONLNE! America's Inspiring Art Colonies 1850- 1950

At the turn of the 20th century artists, writers and practitioners of the fine and performing arts gathered in colonies across the country to find inspiration from lively interactions with each other. Learn about these communities, the synergies they developed and the work they created. Among others , "visit" Cos Cob CT where J.A. Weir and J.H. Twachtmann captured rural CT before it disappeared; Gloucester MA where artists from Winslow Homer to Milton Avery recorded seascapes and harbor scenes; Cornish NH where Augusts Saint-Gaudens produced some of the most iconic sculptures in America; and Taos where Georgia O'Keeffe revealed the magic of New Mexico.