Author: Carole Mathey

VISUALIZING THE ADIRONDACKS AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY Wilma (Kawennaronnion) Cook Zumpano (Wolf Clan), untitled purple beaded bag, 2023 annalee card, Spring 2024 ABOUT THE BEADED BAG In Wilma Cook Zumpano’s untitled beaded purple bag crafted in 2023, one can observe atextile-based bag with a snap button enclosure sewn together and embellished with a vibrant…

VISUALIZING THE ADIRONDACKS AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY Black River and Utica Railroad Company, Advertising Posters, 1853-63 Kyle Baudouin, Spring 2024 ABOUT THE POSTERS One image depicts a modest-sized poster that bears the simple yet impactful title: “Railroad Meeting.” Below this headline, a concise statement announces the imminent gathering of the Utica and Black River…

VISUALIZING THE ADIRONDACKS AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, Camping in the Woods: A Good Time Coming, 1862 sid pols, Spring 2024 ABOUT THE PAINTING Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819-1905) was an American painter who specialized in realistic paintings of wildlife and nature. Tait moved to the United States from England in 1850, establishing…

VISUALIZING THE ADIRONDACKS AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY E.A. Merritt and Henry Thompson, Field Notes of Piercefield, 1865 Henry anderson, Spring 2024 ABOUT THE JOURNAL E.A. Merritt was a Potsdam, NY, resident who served in the U.S. Civil War and was appointed surveyor of northern New York State after being discharged from the military at the…

VISUALIZING THE ADIRONDACKS AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY Seneca Ray Stoddard, three stereographs, ca. 1880-1900 Jason DArminio, Spring 2024 ABOUT THE STEREOGRAPHS Seneca Ray Stoddard was arguably the most prominent photographer, artist, and writer from the Adirondacks from the nineteenth century. These stereographs, some of his best work, were a very effective way of showcasing…

VISUALIZING THE ADIRONDACKS AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY Winslow Homer, two prints from Harper’s Weekly, 1871 Colt Lyndaker, Spring 2024 ABOUT THE PRINTS Winslow Homer was an American artist and perhaps the foremost illustrator of the nineteenth century, born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1836. He excelled in many types of media, from illlustrations in graphite…

VISUALIZING THE ADIRONDACKS AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY Mercedes Herold, Adirondack wood engravings, c. 1930s JAELEIGH JACOT, Spring 2024 ABOUT THE PRINTS Wood engraver Mercedes Lambcke Herold created prints that are serene settings that romanticized and embodied life in the Adirondacks. According to the Historic Saranac Lake Wiki, she was an art student in Germany…