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The Inaugural Exhibition in the New Richard Sharp Gallery <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Thomas Cole: An American Visionary<\/i> is the inaugural exhibition in the new Richard Sharp Gallery. It presents a dynamic installation of landscape paintings, painting objects, and an easel of Thomas Cole (1801\u20131848) that explores his evolution into an artist of international renown whose paintings conveyed a visual identity for a young nation and continue to inspire artists to this day. The exhibition features an iconic Cole painting newly gifted to the collection by Richard T. Sharp.<\/span><\/p>\n
The exhibition illuminates Cole\u2019s beginnings as an artist, his creative process and inspirations, his deep connection to the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson Valley, his development as an international artist, and his role as teacher and mentor to Frederic Church (1826\u20131900), the 200th anniversary of whose birth is being celebrated this year. The exhibition includes 16 paintings by Thomas Cole and one by Frederic Church, painted while a student of Cole, in addition to drawings and sketches, painting objects, easels, and sources of inspiration. The exhibition is part of the broader 2026 initiative Thomas Cole: Painting the Nature of America<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em>, celebrating the anniversary of America at the home of American landscape. Scholars Alan Wallach and Nancy Siegel serve as advisors to the project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
The Richard Sharp Gallery was made possible by a generous donation from Richard T. Sharp to engage and inspire new generations. Sharp is a longtime supporter of the Thomas Cole Site and has gifted to the collection the largest amount of artwork by, and objects related to, Thomas Cole from a private individual outside of the artist\u2019s family. The gallery is designed by Architectural Digest 100 Stephen Shadley.<\/span><\/p>\n
To commemorate the opening of the Richard Sharp Gallery and inaugural exhibition, Rick Sharp has donated the iconic Thomas Cole painting Diagram of Contrasts<\/em> to the permanent collection of the Thomas Cole Site.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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“The inaugural exhibition at the institution\u2019s new Richard Sharp Gallery presents paintings, drawings and working materials of the great American artist, who in the 19th century was instrumental in crafting the celebrated image of the nation.”\u2014The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
“An homage to the source of the Hudson River School and to the ongoing and often esoteric allure of its legacy.”\u2014<\/strong>Upstate Diary<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
“All of this, in his own house, makes Cole’s life more tactile, believable, and ever present.”\u2014Albany Times Union<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
“A selection of Cole\u2019s scenic paintings and studio supplies unpacks the artist\u2019s devotion to the beauty of the American wilderness in contrast with the stronghold grip of industrialization”\u2014Hyperallergic<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
“Features an iconic Thomas Cole painting recently gifted by Richard Sharp”<\/strong>\u2014Art Daily<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Cover image: Thomas Cole, Diagram of Contrasts<\/em>, 1834, oil on panel, 23 \u00bd x 35 in., Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Gift of Richard T. Sharp, TC.2025.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Saturday, April 25, 1\u20132 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n
Join esteemed art historians and Hudson River School scholars, Alan Wallach and Nancy Siegel, for a an Opening Conversation on Thomas Cole\u2019s enduring legacy and profound impact on American art in the 250th anniversary of the nation\u2019s founding.<\/p>\n
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Join a free public opening reception with wine, cheese, art making, and live music. The exhibition is on the second floor of the 1815 Main House in the new Richard Sharp Gallery, the refreshments and live music will be in the Cole Center, and art-making activities will be in the Storehouse.<\/p>\n
All are welcome, but we hope you will become a member<\/a><\/span> if you are able to do so.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
Art making in the Storehouse: Make your own “Color Wheel” painting and stickers. All ages welcome.<\/p>\n
Jazz duo featuring bassist Max Liebman\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
Refreshments sponsored by\u00a0 Talbott & Arding<\/a>,\u00a0 See & Be Kitchen<\/a>,\u00a0 Catskill Chocolate Co.<\/a>\u00a0 West Kill Brewing<\/a>, and\u00a0 C. Cassis<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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CURATOR’S TOUR\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
Friday, May 1, 11:30 am\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Paint Your Own Color Wheel<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Saturday, May 9, 11 am\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Diagram of Contrasts <\/strong>by Thomas Cole<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Thursday, May 21, 12 pm\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Thomas Cole and American Wilderness with William L. Coleman, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Sunday, May 31, 2 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Create Your Own Mineral Box<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Saturday, June 13, 11 am\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Thomas Cole’s Mineral Collection<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Thursday, June 18, 12 pm\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Pressed Flowers<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Saturday, July 11, 11 am\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Thomas Cole’s Herbaria<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Thursday, July 16, 12 pm\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Summer Plant Dyes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Saturday, August 8, 11 am\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Thomas Cole’s Painting Tools<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Thursday, August 20, 12 pm\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Catskill Mountain Landscape<\/strong> by Thomas Cole and <\/strong><\/em>The Catskill Creek<\/strong> by Frederic Church<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Thursday, September 17, 12 pm\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Nature, Music, Joy, and Loss: Thomas Cole\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0The Pic-Nic Party\u00a0as Elegy<\/em>\u00a0with Terry Carbone, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Sunday, October 4, 2 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Study for Voyage of Life: Manhood <\/strong>by Thomas Cole<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Thursday, October 15, 12 pm\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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With Graham C. Boettcher, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Sunday, November 22, 2 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Thomas Cole and Connecticut: A Closer Look with Erin Monroe, Curator<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Sunday, December 13, 2 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Thomas Cole, Catskill Mountain Landscape,<\/em> n.d., oil on canvas, 12\u00bd \u00d7 15\u00bd in., Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Gift of Richard T. Sharp, TC 2014.8<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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Thomas Cole, Two Men Walking (Hunters in a Landscape)<\/em>, ca. 1825, oil on canvas, 28\u00bc \u00d7 35\u00bd in., Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Gift of Dr. Susan G. A. Warner, TC.2019.1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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Thomas Cole: Painting the Nature of America<\/em> at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site is supported by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.<\/p>\n
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