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Seasonal Staff
[ March 8, 2012 to April 13, 2012. ] Chesterwood is now hiring seasonal interpreters, guides and museum shop clerks. Seasonal museum positions available from May-October.
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General Information
413.298.3579
413.298.3973 (fax)
Chesterwood@nthp.org
Admissions/Shop: ext. 25222
Tours: ext. 25210
Director Donna Hassler in the Chesterwood Studio (Photo by Kevin Sprague)
Donna Hassler, Director
Donna_Hassler@nthp.orgGerard Blache, Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds
Gerard_Blache@nthp.orgMichelle Bouche, Development Consultant
Michelle_Bouche@nthp.orgAnne Cathcart, Curatorial Assistant
Anne_Cathcart@nthp.orgBrian McElhiney, Buildings & Grounds Coordinator
Brian_McElhiney@nthp.org
Lisa Reynolds, Office Manager
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The Minute Man
In the small town of Concord, Massachusetts, there stands one of the greatest icons of American art, dedicated one hundred years to the day after the Revolutionary War battle it commemorated. In 1872, a committee of citizens awarded a commission to create a monument commemorating the battle at the North Bridge to promising local sculptor [...]
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Lincoln Memorial
When Daniel Chester French began his life as a sculptor, the most famous American public monuments were portrait figures and equestrian statues, installed in the rotundas of public buildings and in parks. The Lincoln Memorial, executed at the end of his career, reflects the expansion of the role of both the artist and architect. Both figures had become [...]
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The Continents
Following the Spanish-American War (April-August, 1898), the vast territorial empire that was the United States extended from Cuba to the Philippines. By the early 1900s, approximately three-quarters of all federal revenue came from customs duties, most of it through the bustling port of New York. Sited in lower Manhattan, the scale and splendor of the [...]
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Samuel F. Dupont Memorial
“A dry fountain is a pitiful spectacle…”
- Daniel Chester French to the Commission of Fine Arts
In 1882, Congress authorized the creation of a statue honoring Civil War Admiral Samuel du Pont, to be located in a newly-fashionable neighborhood in the District of Columbia, not far from the White House. The du Pont family, however, never [...] -
Daniel Chester French
Daniel Chester French (1850-1931)
Daniel Chester French was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, on April 20, 1850, to a distinguished New England family. He was the youngest of four children born to Henry Flagg French, a lawyer, judge and farmer, and his wife, Anne Richardson French.
The Frenches were a supportive family that valued and nurtured Daniel’s artistic talent. [...] -
French Added to The Met’s Timeline of Art History
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has added a biography and timeline for Daniel Chester French to the Met’s timeline of Art History. This is an incredibly useful resource with links and images. Check it out!
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President Obama on Daniel Chester French
President Obama spoke about Daniel Chester French during his remarks at the America’s Promise Alliance Education Event on March 1, 2010.
The reference to French came at the end of the President’s speech:
Now, there’s an old story that Colin [Powell] has told about a man named George Ellis, who lived about a hundred years ago. And George Ellis was a [...] -
Remembering Margaret French Cresson
In honor of Women’s History Month, we fondly remember Daniel Chester French’s only child, Margaret French Cresson (1889-1973). Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Peggy, as she was called by her family and friends, spent 77 years on her father’s country estate in Stockbridge. Thanks to her foresight and generosity, Chesterwood is preserved as a museum and historic site today.
Margaret French Cresson
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