American Photography: Recent Acquisitions

Tue, 03/10/2009 - 08:49 — m.murdock
Museum:
Fenimore

Fenimore Art Museum has been actively collecting photographs by contemporary artists since 1998. Each new work enriches the Museum’s photographic collection by adding to the evolution of photographic techniques and subject matter from the dawn of photography to the present day. 

start date:
04/01/2009
Featured?:
not featured
end date:
08/02/2009
Exhibition Type:
finite
Image 1:
detail_72.jpg
Caption 1:
Detail: Children Swinging on Trees at the Lake, 1995. Bruce Davidson (born 1933). Museum Purchase, N0002.2000.

Americans Abroad - Summer Outdoor Film Series

Tue, 01/20/2009 - 12:12 — t.kenyon
Blurb Text:
<p>Enjoy a beautiful summer evening on the lawn while watching films about the American experience abroad.  This week featuring the film <em>Lost in Translation</em> (Wednesday, July 8)</p><p><a href="/fenimore/programs/special_events">Read more</a> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><font size="2">Otsego County: Its Towns and Treasures</font></strong></p><p>The Farmers’ Museum&#39;s newest book is now available in our online store.</p>
Blurb Link:
https://store.nysha.org/fenimore/store/products/duncan_otsego_county_fam

New Additions / New Perspectives: American Indian Art

Wed, 12/24/2008 - 12:33 — m.murdock
Museum:
Fenimore

In 1995, Eugene and Clare Thaw chose the New York State Historical Association to house their extraordinary collection of American Indian Art. The collection now numbers over 855 objects and continues to grow in number as well as artistic, geographic and chronological scope. The collection also includes objects generously given by other donors. 

start date:
04/01/2009
Featured?:
not featured
end date:
12/31/2009
Exhibition Type:
finite
Image 1:
DSC_0184b_130.jpg
Caption 1:
When We Were There, 2006; by Arthur Amiotte, Lakota (b. 1942); Canvas, paper, paint and pen; T0833
Image 2:
DSC_3766.jpg
Caption 2:
Cradle Cover Panel, ca. 1800-1825; Eastern Sioux (Dakota); Hide, porcupine quill, birch bark, metal cones; T0847

Essay Contest

 

Essay Contest
 

See the winners!

Blurb Title:
New York State Quadricentennial Essay Contest
Blurb Text:
The New York State Historical Association and the Royal Netherlands Embassy are pleased to announce the <a href="http://ny.nhd.org/LoNNEssayContest2009.htm">winners</a> of the New York State Quadricentennial Essay Contest.  <a href="http://ny.nhd.org/LoNNEssayContest2009.htm">Click Here</a>

America's Rome: Artists in the Eternal City, 1800-1900

Fri, 10/17/2008 - 12:10 — t.kenyon
Museum:
Fenimore

Fenimore Art Museum presents the first major exhibition on the topic of American artists’ depictions of 19th century Rome.

start date:
05/23/2009
Featured?:
not featured
end date:
12/31/2009
Exhibition Type:
finite
Image 1:
inness.roman130.jpg
Caption 1:
Roman Campagna, 1858, by George Inness. New Britain Museum of American Art.
Image 2:
Interi Colosseum - AIHA.jpg
Caption 2:
Interior of the Colosseum, Rome, 1832, by Thomas Cole. Albany Institute of History and Art.

The 6th Annual Benefit Gala - When In Rome

Mon, 07/21/2008 - 12:09 — t.kenyon
Blurb Text:
Celebrate Italian Style with the New York State Historical Association and The Farmers’ Museum at the annual benefit gala.  Live la dolce vita while enjoying gourmet delights, authentic Italian entertainment, and bidding on magnifico auction items. 
Blurb Link:
http://www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/programs/special_events/the_2008_annual_benefit_gala

Grand Old 4th of July at The Farm

Tue, 04/01/2008 - 15:56 — t.kenyon
Blurb Text:
Celebrate our nation&#39;s birthday in classic American style!  <a href="/programs/summer/grand_old_4th_of_july_at_the_farmers_museum">Click here</a> to see our complete schedule for the day.
Blurb Link:
http://www.farmersmuseum.org/programs/summer/grand_old_4th_of_july_at_the_farmers_museum

Conference on New York State History

The Conference on New York State History is an annual meeting of historians, librarians, archivists, educators, and community members who are interested in the history, people, and culture of New York State and who want to share information and ideas about historical research and programming.  Each year the Conference brings together several hundred interested scholars and stu

Blurb Title:
The Conference on New York State History
Blurb Text:
The conference is an annual meeting of historians, librarians, archivists, educators, and community members who are interested in the history, people, and culture of New York State.

"Wild Times" at The Farm!

Tue, 01/08/2008 - 15:29 — t.kenyon
Blurb Text:
Experience our new exhibition - <em>Wild Times!  A New York Animal Road Trip</em>!
Blurb Link:
http://www.farmersmuseum.org/programs/spring/memorial_day_weekend_celebration

The Impact of Railroads on New York State in the 1800s

Fri, 07/13/2007 - 10:07 — t.voigt
Publication Date:
July 2000
Pages:
19 total (cover page - 1; teacher guide - 6; student DBQ - 5; primary source documents - 7)

Students learn how railroads began to overtake the Erie Canal in importance in the mid-1800s, were vital to the Civil War, connected all major cities in New York State, and promoted the growth of other cities and towns by the 1870s.

Image 1:
railroad_doc_07.gif
Caption 1:
Document 7
pdf_files:
Teachers Guide and DBQs.pdf
primary_source_documents:
document_01.pdf
document_02.pdf
document_03.pdf
document_04.pdf
document_05.pdf
document_06.pdf
document_07.pdf
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