A surprising Connecticut gem, Hill-Stead Museum presents superb Impressionist works by Monet, Degas, Manet, and others in a well-preserved Colonial … More
Tag: Paintings
Exploring the Connecticut Art Trail in New Britain and Beyond
Celebrating the artistic bounty of a small state that’s rich in both natural beauty and culture, the Connecticut Art Trail … More
Painting America: The Thomas Cole National Historic Site
The young United States faced many challenges and opportunities in the 1820s, and one was the creation of a distinct … More
Art and Landscape at the Florence Griswold Museum
On a sunny summer afternoon, artists still paint by the Lieutenant River behind the Florence Griswold House in Old Lyme, … More
Historic Yet New: Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum
Seeing the interaction of old and new at the Wadsworth Atheneum in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, is as easy as walking … More
Stuttgart Museums for Art Lovers
Art is literally all around you in Stuttgart, Southwest Germany’s largest city. The combination of four major art museums, more … More
Art in the Time of Covid, Part II
Artists not only reflect the state of humanity but often help to show the path to what we can become … More
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Gift to the City of Boston
Wandering through her neo-renaissance Florentine palazzo, now the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, you can’t help wishing you’d been invited to … More
Norman Rockwell Museum: Chronicling American Life
One of America’s most widely recognized artists even nearly a half-century after his death, Norman Rockwell lived and worked in … More
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art
Set on the rocky shore overlooking Narrow Cove, a spot where artists have long gathered to paint, the Ogunquit Museum … More
