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Resurrected Landscapes: Frederic Church and the Public Park Movement

Resurrected Landscapes: Frederic Church and the Public Park Movement With Rebecca Bedell April 24, 2024 What do Frederic Church’s landscapes, New York’s Central Park, and Niagara Falls Reservation have in common? In this virtual discussion, Rebecca Bedell argues that, beyond their shared aesthetics and Church’s ...Read More

Resurrected Landscapes: Frederic Church and the Public Park Movement2024-11-26T16:43:34-05:00

A Closer Look

Sharp Family Gallery Olana State Historic Site Organized by The Olana Partnership PURCHASE TICKETS Harness your powers of observation and join a series of special ‘close looking’ conversations. During 45-minute guided dialogues, learn more about two to three works of art from Olana’s ...Read More

A Closer Look2026-03-09T13:35:06-04:00

“CHURCH’S TIME IN PETRA”

By Paul Banks, Interpretive Program Assistant There is no greater insider at Olana than Frederic Church himself. The collection at Olana contains not only a great number of his works of art, but a great number of works from his pen as well. We have letters, journals, diaries, cancelled ...Read More

“CHURCH’S TIME IN PETRA”2024-04-10T11:43:04-04:00

SEEING YELLOW AT OLANA: A Photo-Essay

Mark Prezorski, Senior Vice President & Creative Director, The Olana Partnership Every summer at Olana, things turn more yellow. In June, the park-like meadow between Olana’s upper main house and the lake below comes alive with yellow coreopsis flowers. This summer, things were more yellow than usual ...Read More

SEEING YELLOW AT OLANA: A Photo-Essay2024-05-09T16:38:13-04:00

“Things Beyond Just a Picture”

by Mark Prezorski, Senior Vice President & Creative Director In October 2017, Laurie Olin received the Frederic Church award. This was the first time a landscape architect had accepted this award, and The Olana Partnership was honored to highlight Laurie Olin’s vast accomplishments in the world of landscape architecture and ...Read More

“Things Beyond Just a Picture”2024-05-08T16:27:00-04:00

“An American Art Legacy”

In October 2017, Dr. Linda S. Ferber received the Frederic Church Award for her significant contribution to the world of American art. The Olana Partnership was honored to highlight Dr. Ferber’s vast accomplishments over several decades. Dr. Ferber is Senior Art Historian and Museum Director Emerita at the New-York Historical ...Read More

“An American Art Legacy”2024-04-11T13:10:22-04:00

An Educator’s Perspective: First-Order Logic

Written by A. Hufnagel, Director of Education The Olana Partnership’s Education Department spent January and February in research, planning, partner building, fundraising, reading, and training mode. We also use the winter months to review and evaluate last year’s programs, our systems that support the public events, and resources and staff ...Read More

An Educator’s Perspective: First-Order Logic2024-04-09T13:06:49-04:00

A World without Volunteers is a World without Olana

Holly Kelly, Membership and Volunteer Coordinator, The Olana Partnership Imagine Olana without volunteers. If you tried to book a tour, you would find far fewer options- over 4,000 people would be disappointed this year and unable to view the inside of the main house and collections. Imagine Olana in the ...Read More

A World without Volunteers is a World without Olana2024-05-10T11:37:28-04:00

“MADE PICTURESQUE BY THE COSTUMES”: CLOTHING OF THE HOLY LAND COLLECTED BY FREDERIC CHURCH

An excerpt by Lynne Zacek Bassett, “Costume & Custom” Exhibition Co-Curator Frederic, while expressing great admiration for the landscape, was conflicted about the native Middle Eastern people. While he considered the Bedouins “picturesque,” he also repeatedly described them in his diary and letters as dirty, savage, lazy, and dangerous. ...Read More

“MADE PICTURESQUE BY THE COSTUMES”: CLOTHING OF THE HOLY LAND COLLECTED BY FREDERIC CHURCH2024-06-01T14:14:26-04:00
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