Historic American Art Colonies
Ogunquit Art Colony through Roycroft Art Colony
Ogunquit Art Colony
(above: Unknown artist, Art Colony, Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Maine (post card), c.1930-45, linen texture, color, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, Boston Public Library Tichnor Brothers collection. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
Articles and essays from Resource Library:
An Eye for Maine: Paintings from a Private Collection; essay by Donelson Hoopes (11/30/04)
From other websites:
Ogunquit Art Colony from Maine Art Galleries. Includes essay from Charles H. Woodbury and His Students from exhibit brochure by Michael Culver, OMAA Curator. Accessed July, 2015
Ogunquit History from Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce. See section titled "The Arts in Ogunquit - Beauty by the Sea." Accessed July, 2015
Park Ridge Art Colony
From other websites:
Park Ridge Art Colony from AskArt.com
Ponce de Leon Artist Colony
From other websites:
Ponce de Leon Artist Colony from Dr. Bronson Tours includes several artist biographies. Accessed July, 2015
Provincetown Art Colony
(above: Bradley Wharf's Motif Number 1, Rockport, MA, 2013. Photo by John Hazeltine)
Articles and essays from Resource Library:
Bringing the Colony to Light; Introduction essay by Alexander J. Noelle (8/17/11)
Charles Webster Hawthorne Founds the Cape Cod School of Art; essay by James R. Bakker (8/17/11)
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum; essay by Christine McCarthy (8/17/11)
Blanche Lazzell and the Advancement of Modernism; essay by Robert Bridges (8/17/11)
Ross Moffett and the Modernist Tradition; essay by Josephine C. Del Deo (8/17/11)
Hans Hofmann in Provincetown; essay by Deborah Forman (8/17/11)
Academic and Impressionist Traditions in Provincetown; essay by Elizabeth Ives Hunter (8/17/11)
Restoring the Art Colony to Its Former Glory; essay by Deborah Forman (8/17/11)
The Gravity of Provincetown; essay by Alexander J. Noelle (8/17/11)
From other websites:
Provincetown Art Colony from Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Accessed July, 2015
Provincetown Artist Registry, a list Provincetown artists. Accessed July, 2015
From Google Book Search choose all books, then search for The Provincetown Book by Nancy W. Paine-Smith and go to the chapter titled "The Art Colony", pp 145-147
Rehoboth Beach Colony
From other websites:
Rehoboth Beach Colony from AskArt.com. Accessed July, 2015
Richmond Art Colony
Articles and essays from Resource Library:
A Walk in the Woods: The Art of John Elwood Bundy, by William H. Gerdts covering the Richmond (Indiana) School
From other websites:
Richmond Group from Richmond Art Museum. Accessed July, 2015
Ridgefield Art Colony
Please click here to see artworks by artists affiliated with the Ridgefield Art Colony
Articles and essays from Resource Library:
"Artists and Art Colonies of Ridgefield, New Jersey" by Gail Stavitsky
From other websites:
Creativity in the Palisades: the Art Colony of Ridgefield, an article dated August 22, 2013 from Hidden New Jersey. Accessed July, 2015
Rockport Art Colony
Please click here to see artworks by artists affiliated with the Rockport Art Colony
Articles and essays from Resource Library:
A. T. Hibbard, N.A.; essay by Thomas Davies (8/13/04)
From other websites:
Rockport Art Association from Wikipedia
"In Rockport, artists kept the Depression at bay." August 24, 2010 article by Cate McQuaid from The Boston Globe. Accessed July, 2015
Rocky Neck Art Colony
Please click here to see artworks by artists affiliated with the Rocky Neck Art Colony
From other websites:
Rocky Neck Art Colony history from Rocky Neck Art Colony. Accessed July, 2015
Rocky Neck Historic Art Trail from rockyneckarttrail.org. PDF files can be accessed that provide detailed information on artist studios and related places. Accessed July, 2015
Roycroft Art Colony
Articles and essays from Resource Library:
A Harmonious Life: The Design and Book Art of Dard Hunter (6/20/03)
From other websites:
Roycroft colony from roycrofter.com. Accessed July, 2015
Roycroft from Wikipedia. Accessed July, 2015
American Academy in Rome through Cragsmoor Art Colony
Dixie Art Colony/Alabama Gulf Coast Colony through Lyme Art Colony
MacDowell Art Colony through North Conway Art Colony
Ogunquit Art Colony through Roycroft Art Colony
San Diego Art Colony through Stone City Art Colony
Taos Art Colony through Yaddo Art Colony
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Art Colonies
Midwestern States Art Colonies
Rocky Mountain and Southwestern States Art Colonies
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