Historic Artists' Homes and Studios

Historic Artists' Homes and Studios program is a network of about 30 artists' homes and studios in the United States. The network of house museums is a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[1]

Buildings

101 Spring Street, New York City home and studio of artist Donald Judd (1928–1994).
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens home and studio of sculptor Albin Polasek (1879–1965)
Alice Austen House, Staten Island, NY of Alice Austen (1866–1952)[2]
Burchfield Homestead Museum of Charles Ephraim Burchfield
Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, NY of Thomas Cole (1801–1848)
Messencope House, primary residence of the artist Charles Demuth (1883–1935)
Daniel Chester French studio, Chesterwood, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Eanger Irving Couse, historic home and studio of Eanger Irving Couse (1866–1936)
Edward Virginius Valentine, sculpture studio, Edward V. Valentine (1838–1930) was a sculptor
Elisabet Ney Museum, of Elisabet Ney (1833–1907)
Florence Griswold Museum
Fonthill Museum, of Henry Chapman Mercer (1856–1930), archaeologist, collector, and tile maker
Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio of George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen in Lenox, Massachusetts
Gari Melchers, home and studio of Gari Melchers (1860–1932)
Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House of Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865–1937) and Dr. John W. Hudson (1857–1936)
Grant Wood studio
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
Manitoga, The Russel Wright Design Center of Russel Wright (1904–1976)[3]
Melrose Plantation of Clementine Hunter (1887–1988), the first self-taught African American artist to receive national media attention.
N.C. Wyeth house and studio
Newsday Center for Dove/Torr Studies of Arthur Dove and Helen Torr
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, NY of Frederic E. Church (1826–1900)
Pewabic Pottery of Mary Chase Perry Stratton (1867–1961)
Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center of Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) and Lee Krasner (1908–1984)
Roger Brown Study Collection of Roger Brown
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site of Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907)
Sam Maloof Historic Residence and Woodworking Studio of Sam Maloof (born 1916)
T. C. Steele State Historic Site of Theodore Clement Steele (1847–1926)
Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site of Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975)
Weir Farm National Historic Site of J. Alden Weir (1852–1919)
Wharton Esherick Studio of Wharton Esherick (1887–1970)

References

"Historic Artists' Homes and Studios". National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
"Alice Austen House Museum". Historic House Trust. Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-08-05. In 1975, recognizing the importance of Alice Austen to New York's history, the City purchased the House and restored it and the grounds to their 19th-century appearance. Today, Clear Comfort operates as a museum, featuring exhibits of Austen's work and contemporary photography as well as period rooms that have been recreated based on photographs. A National Historic Landmark, the House was inducted in 2002 into the National Trust for Historic Preservation's highly selective group of Historic Artists' Homes and Studios. Alice Austen House Museum is owned by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, operated by the Friends of Alice Austen Inc., and is a member of the Historic House Trust.
"National Trust Selects Manitoga As One Of Ten New Historic Artists Homes & Studios". Putnam County News and Recorder. February 5, 2003. Retrieved 2008-08-06. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has chosen Manitoga/The Russel Wright Design Center in Garrison to join their Historic Artists Homes and Studios group of Associate Sites. The National Trust is focused on identifying and helping American art-related historic sites to preserve, document and interpret their collections and buildings.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Historic Artists' Homes and Studios". National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2008-08-06.

[hht-2] "Alice Austen House Museum". Historic House Trust. Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-08-05. In 1975, recognizing the importance of Alice Austen to New York's history, the City purchased the House and restored it and the grounds to their 19th-century appearance. Today, Clear Comfort operates as a museum, featuring exhibits of Austen's work and contemporary photography as well as period rooms that have been recreated based on photographs. A National Historic Landmark, the House was inducted in 2002 into the National Trust for Historic Preservation's highly selective group of Historic Artists' Homes and Studios. Alice Austen House Museum is owned by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, operated by the Friends of Alice Austen Inc., and is a member of the Historic House Trust.

[3] "National Trust Selects Manitoga As One Of Ten New Historic Artists Homes & Studios". Putnam County News and Recorder. February 5, 2003. Retrieved 2008-08-06. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has chosen Manitoga/The Russel Wright Design Center in Garrison to join their Historic Artists Homes and Studios group of Associate Sites. The National Trust is focused on identifying and helping American art-related historic sites to preserve, document and interpret their collections and buildings.