Apple Butter Making is a famous painting by artist Grandma Moses, whose real name was Anna Mary Robertson. It was first started in 1944 and completed in 1947. It is part of a larger collection of paintings that showcase many of Moses’ memories from her time spent living in Virginia. The house portrayed in the painting is the […]
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The Old Checkered House In Cambridge Valley was created by folk artist Grandma Moses in 1943. The house is something of a local legend, as it is located on the Cambridge Turnpike and it was an inn where stagecoach drivers had changed horses as far back as the eighteenth century. During the Revolutionary War, the inn
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“Luncheon of the Boating Party” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (PCM) The “Luncheon of the Boating Party” is a famous impressionist painting by artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir that was created between the years of 1880 and 1881. It was included in the seventh Impressionist art exhibition in 1882 and was voted best painting in the show by three
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“Bal du moulin de la galette” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (PCM) “Bal du moulin de la galette” was painted by French impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1876. It is often considered to be one of the Impressionist painting movements greatest masterpieces. The painting depicts a typical Sunday afternoon at Moulin de la Galette in the district of
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“Trees And Snow” by Ansel Adams (PCM) “A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.” – Ansel Adams This image was taken by Ansel Adams in the Yosemite Valley in 1933. A little known fact about Ansel Adams is that he often accepted commercial assignments which were shunned by many of his fine
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“Winter Sunrise” by Ansel Adams (PCM) According to Ansel-Adams.org, “On four successive mornings Adams tried to take this photograph from the east side of the Sierra. On the fifth day it was still dark and bitterly cold when he set up his camera on the new platform on top of his car and retreated to
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“Yosmite Valley, Thunderstorm” by Ansel Adams (PCM) This photo captured by Ansel Adams was one of the starting points of his relationship with Yosmite National Park and Inspiration Point, which he photographed countless times over the years. Adams created this image with an 8″ x 10″ view camera in 1945. This view from Inspiration Point
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“Bridalveil Fall” by Ansel Adams (PCM) “There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.” – Ansel Adams Ansel Adams created this image with a 6 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ Korona view camera and a glass plate negative around 1927. The image captures Yosemite ‘s majestic Bridalveil Fall, including the curling mist
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“The Tetons and the Snake River” by Ansel Adams (PCM) This particular photo was taken by Ansel Adams at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. It was taken while Adams was employed by the United States government. The photo is often considered to be one of the most significant landscape photographs of the American West.
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