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2013 Summer Internship Program
[ March 14, 2013 to March 31, 2013. ] Chesterwood is currently accepting applications for its 2013 summer internship program. Applications are due March 31, 2013.
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Volunteer
Chesterwood always benefits from the support and assistance of volunteers! Thank you for your help.
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2012 Summer Internship Program
[ March 8, 2012 to March 24, 2012. ] Chesterwood, a Historic Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and a Massachusetts and National Historic Landmark, seeks one full-time curatorial intern for the 2012 summer season. Stipend: $1,500.
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VIDEO: Home Movies (c 1925)
This six and half minute video encapsulates home movie footage taken of Daniel Chester French around 1925. Footage locales include Chesterwood, Laurel Hill, and various homes of nearby friends. Copyright of Chesterwood – a National Trust Historic Site (2012)
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VIDEO: Daniel Chester French: Sculpting an American Vision
This video was produced to illustrate the life and accomplishments of Daniel Chester French, through it we hope to provide a primer on this remarkable individual which will provide better context of why he built and resided at Chesterwood, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, for half of the year.
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What is the National Trust for Historic Preservation?
Chesterwood is a Historic Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. What is the National Trust? Learn more by watching this video!
Read the latest from Preservation Nation:Find Funding: How to Apply for Grants from the National Trust Preservation Fund January 14, 2013Want funding for your preservation projects? Check out this Q&A from our Grants [...]
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Volunteer Clean Up Day
[ May 21, 2011; 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. ] Presented in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Northeast Office
Volunteers needed! Projects include gardening, light landscaping, cleaning and repairs to the French-designed outdoor space called the “Circle” and the Woodland Walks. Volunteers should be willing to work, able-bodied and over 18 years of age. Tools and gloves provided. Volunteers should come dressed to [...]
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Timeline: Chesterwood Property (1896-Present)
1897
Daniel Chester French (DCF) purchases property in Glendale, Massachusetts and begins renovation and design of summer home and studio called Chesterwood (his third and named after his father’s house in Chester, New Hampshire). Family usually lived at Chesterwood from May to October.
1897-8
Barn at Chesterwood relocated
1898
Studio at Chesterwood completed on former site of barn; work on [...]
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Timeline: Daniel Chester French (1850-1931)
April 20, 1850
Born in Exeter, New Hampshire.
1869
Executes bust of his father, Henry Flagg French, and relief of his sister, Sarah Flagg French.
March-April 1870
Works in studio of John Quincy Adams Ward.
Winter 1871-2
Studies with William Rimmer.
November 1873
Commissioned to execute Minute Man for town of Concord, Massachusetts.
October 1874
Goes to Florence, Italy. Works in studio of Thomas [...]
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Suggestions for Further Reading
Adams, Adeline. Daniel Chester French: Sculptor. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1932.
Craven, Wayne. Sculpture in America. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1968; reprint ed., 1984.
Cresson, Margaret French. Journey into Fame: The Life of Daniel Chester French. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1947.
Emmet, Alan. So Fine a Prospect: Historic New England Gardens. Hanover, NH, and London: University [...]
