Historic Artists' Homes and Studios explained

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, Winter Park, Florida, home and studio of sculptor Albin Polasek (1879–1965)
• Alice Austen House, Staten Island, New York, home of Alice Austen (1866–1952)^[2]
• Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, Florida, home of sculptor Ann Weaver Norton (1905-1982)
  • Burchfield Homestead Museum, home of Charles Ephraim Burchfield Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, New York, home of Thomas Cole (1801–1848)
• Demuth Museum, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, primary residence of the artist Charles Demuth (1883–1935)
• Daniel Chester French studio, Chesterwood, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts
• Eanger Irving Couse, Taos, New Mexico, historic home and studio of Eanger Irving Couse (1866–1936)
• Edward Virginius Valentine, Richmond, Virginia, sculpture studio of Edward V. Valentine (1838–1930)
• Elisabet Ney Museum, Austin, Texas studio of Elisabet Ney (1833–1907)
• Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut, home of Florence Griswold and center of the Old Lyme Art Colony
• Fonthill Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, home of Henry Chapman Mercer (1856–1930), archaeologist, collector, and tile maker
• Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio, home of George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen in Lenox, Massachusetts
• Gari Melchers Home and Studio, Falmouth, Virginia
• Grace Hudson Museum and Sun House, Ukiah, California, home of Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865–1937)
• Grant Wood studio, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, Denver, Colorado, original studio and art school building of Vance Kirkland
• Manitoga, The Russel Wright Design Center of Russel Wright (1904–1976) and Mary Wright, Garrison, New York; includes the Russel and Mary Wright Design Gallery^{[3] [4]}
• Melrose Plantation Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana home of Clementine Hunter (1887–1988)
• N. C. Wyeth House and Studio of artist N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945) at Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania
• Newsday Center for Dove/Torr Studies of Arthur Dove and Helen Torr
• Olana State Historic Site, home of Frederic E. Church (1826–1900) near Hudson, New York
• Pewabic Pottery pottery of Mary Chase Perry Stratton (1867–1961) in Detroit, Michigan
• Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center of Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) and Lee Krasner (1908–1984) in East Hampton, New York
• Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation of Chaim Gross
• 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 Museum of Wharton Esherick (1887–1970)
• Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts^[5] of Beatrice Wood (1893–1998) in Ojai, California

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historic Artists' Homes and Studios . 2008-08-06 . .
2. Web site: Alice Austen House Museum . 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. . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080216044956/http://www.historichousetrust.org/item.php?i_id=32 . 2008-02-16 .
3. News: National Trust Selects Manitoga As One Of Ten New Historic Artists Homes & Studios . 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. . . February 5, 2003 . 2008-08-06 .
4. Web site: The Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery . Manitoga . 2 November 2021.
5. Web site: Denniston . Rachel . Beatrice Wood: the Alchemist & California-Cult Artist Turning Mothballs into Gold . California Art Review . 1 January 2023.