on view through October 31

Chesterwood’s Orientation Film (7 min.) Created by Eduardo Montes-Bradley / Heritage Film Project @montesbradley

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What a ✨️relief ✨️ it’s Friday! ⁠ ⁠ This plaster maquette is a rough preparatory sketch for the fountain that was to replace a previous memorial to Admiral Samuel F. du Pont by sculptor Launt Thompson (1833-1894). The maquette includes three hi
The view that never gets old. Spend this weekend taking it in from the Studio piazza. To learn more and book tickets, vista our website- link in bio!
All these years later, and it’s still an amazing view from the Residence Terrace, largely thanks to the dedicated preservation work of French’s Daughter, Margaret French Cresson, pictured here. ⁠ ⁠⛰️⁠ image source: Chesterwood Archives, C
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Chesterwood:
the GILDED-AGE home, studio and gardens of
America’s foremost PUBLIC MONUMENT SCULPTOR,
Daniel Chester French (1850-1931)

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