The Floral Art of Emily Cole

by Erika Gaffney, Art Herstory Founder Under any circumstance, it is a rare treat to encounter the art of American painter Emily Cole (1843–1913). To view it on the very grounds where the artist lived and worked is especially poignant. In this context, Cole’s...

Illuminating Sarah Cole

Guest post by Kristen Marchetti, Cole Fellow 2022–2023 Sarah Cole (1805–1857) was an accomplished American artist known for her paintings, etchings, and drawings. Like her brother Thomas Cole, an influential figure in the Hudson River School, she worked in...

Susie M. Barstow: Redefining the Hudson River School

Guest post by Nancy Siegel, Towson University Figure 1. Susie Barstow Skelding, Photograph of Susie M. Barstow in her Brooklyn Studio, 1891, 5 x 7 in. Private Collection.  An artist of the Hudson River School, Susanna (Susie) Moore Barstow (1836–1923) was raised...