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This event is in the past.It took place on October 4, 2026 at Thomas Cole National Historic Site.

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Fine Arts Talk

Sunday Salon Lecture

October 4

At Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Catskill

🖼️"like stepping right into one of Cole's paintings"
🚗Pair it with a visit to nearby Olana
🏠Exquisitely preserved home of the Hudson River School founder

Thomas Cole painted a picnic, but he was really painting music. Art historian Terry Carbone unpacks The Pic-Nic Party and the Hudson River School founder's surprising relationship with sound, right inside Cole's own Catskill home.

Art historian-led talk
Hudson River School
Intimate discussion
Art & music crossover

Matches these interests

  • Art historian-led talk
  • Hudson River School
  • Intimate discussion
  • Art & music crossover
  • Thomas Cole National Historic Site
  • Catskill

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