What's New
On-Line Exhibitions
Consuming Views: Art and Tourism in the White Mountains, 1850-1900
September 16, 2006 through October 8, 2007
The show has ended, but you can still review the exhibition on-line and order the catalog of the exhibition.
Incomparable
Scenery: Comparative Views in the White Mountains
The show has ended, but you can still review the exhibition on-line and order the catalog of the exhibition.
Topographical Annotations
Ever wonder what the actual summits are in these paintings? Check out Haying, Conway Meadows, Presidential Range from Jefferson Highlands, Presidental Range from the Summit of Washington, Mount Lafayette, and Mount Washington from Jackson.
Detailed List of What's New Since January 2006
| 07/30/10 | Added what little is known about Henry Webster Rice. Added the Henry Webster Rice gallery with an image of Mount Adams. |
| 07/29/10 | Added title and signature detail to the David Johnson sketch of Franconia Mountains. Added the verso inscription to Franconia Notch by David Johnson. |
| 06/01/10 | Added a biography of Frances Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow. Added images to the Appleton Longfellow gallery. Added images by Appleton Longfellow to the Old Man, Lake Winnipesaukee, and Profile Lake galleries. |
| 03/04/10 | Added a signature example to the Champney bio. Added two signature examples to the Bierstadt bio. Added an image of Mount Chocorua to the Champney and Chocorua galleries. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Gerry and Washington galleries. |
| 02/22/10 | Added two signature examples to the bio of Edmund Darch Lewis. Added a typical verso inscription to the bio of David Johnson. Added the signature image and verso inscription image to Lake Winnipesaukee by Bradford Freeman. |
| 02/18/10 | Added an image of the Franconia Mountains to the George Loring Brown and Franconia Notch galleries. |
| 01/23/10 | Added a signature example to the H. B. Brown biography. Added another signature example to the Griggs biography. Added two signature examples to the Inness bio. Added a signature example to the Gifford bio. Added a signature example to the Stanwood bio. Added three signatures examples to the Church bio. |
| 01/22/10 | Added a signature to the Leganger biography. Added a signature to the Casilear biography. Added two signatures to the Kensett biography. |
| 01/10/10 | Added an 1886 signature example to the Russell Smith biography. |
| 11/21/09 | Added topographical annotated image of Mount Washington from Jackson by Gerry. Added topographical annotated image of Mount Lafayette by Thomas Hill. Added a signature example to the bio of Samuel Colman. |
| 11/20/09 | Added a brief bio of Catherine Scollay. Added an image of Crawford Notch from Mount Willard to the Crawford Notch and Shapleigh galleries. |
| 11/19/09 | Added an image of Mount Washington, complete with signature and details, to the Washington and Gerry galleries. |
| 11/11/09 | Added a better image of Lake Winnipesaukee by Thomas Cole to the site. Added a signature example to the bio of Hodgdon. |
| 10/28/09 | Added signature examples to the bio of Thomas Cole. Added a better image of Mount Washington by Thomas Cole to the site. |
| 10/27/09 | Added an image of the gravestones of Mary and Frank Shapleigh. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Champney galleries. Added annotated images to Haying, Conway Meadows, Presidential Range from Jefferson Highlands, and Presidental Range from the Summit of Washington. Added an image of Mount Madison to the Madison and Hill galleries. Added an image of the verso title to a painting of Mount Washington. Added a Photo Comparison of a Leganger painting to a photo of the Great Gulf. Added a signature to the bio of Thaddeus Defrees. |
| 10/22/09 | Added a biography of Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith. Added an image of Crawford Notch to the Crawford Notch and Bell-Smith galleries. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Gerry galleries. |
| 10/21/09 | Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Champney galleries. Added an image of the Presidential Range to the Presidential Range and Richards galleries. Added an image of The Old Man to the Old Man and McConnell galleries. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Craig galleries. |
| 10/18/09 | Replaced Thomas Cole images of Lake Winnipiseogee and Mount Washington with better quality images. Added an image of Mount Washington and Madison to the Gerry, Washington, and Madison galleries. |
| 08/10/09 | Added an image of Mounts Adams and Jefferson to the H. B. Brown, Adams, and Jefferson galleries. |
| 04/16/09 | Added a biography for the artist William C. Craig. |
| 03/08/09 | Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington, Saco, and Russ galleries. Added an image of Eagle Cliff to the Eagle Cliff, Echo Lake, and Young galleries. |
| 03/07/09 | Added an image of Cherry Mountain and Mount Lafayette to the Cherry, Lafayette, and Griggs galleries. Added an image of Mount Jefferson to the Jefferson and Cropsey galleries. |
| 03/05/09 | Added an image of Crawford Notch to the Crawford Notch, Saco River, and Russell Smith galleries. |
| 03/04/09 | Added an image of Squam Lake to the Squam and Seager galleries. Added an image of Mount Moriah to the Moriah, Androscoggin, and Young galleries. Added signature information to the Young biography and Moriah image. Added verso image to the Moriah image. |
| 02/03/09 | Added an image of Mount Washington to the Artist Brook gallery. Added images of Mount Chocorua and Mount Kearsarge to the Chocorua, Kearsarge, and Scott galleries. |
| 02/02/09 | Added an image of Eagle Cliff to the Eagle Cliff and Cropsey galleries. Added an image of Washington from Barn to the Washington, Ellis River, and Shapleigh galleries. Added an image of Franconia Notch to the Franconia Notch and Shapleigh galleries. Added an image of Moat Mountain to the Moat and Shapleigh galleries. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Shapleigh galleries. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Shapleigh galleries. Added an image of The Old Man to the Old Man and Shapleigh galleries. Added an image of Artist Falls to the Artist Falls and Champney galleries. Added images of Mount Wasington (1 and 2) to the Washington and Champneygalleries. |
| 02/01/09 | Added a biography of John Carleton Wiggins. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington, Saco River, and Wiggins galleries. Improved the image for Picnic on Artist Brook. Added an image of Artist Falls to the Artist Falls and Casilear galleries. Added an image of Mount Chocorua to the Chocorua, Saco River, and Champney galleries. |
| 01/31/09 | Added an 1886 signature to the Edward Hill biography. Linked the signature to it's painting -- Morning in the Franconia Valley. Added an 1852 signature to the William Louis Sonntag biography. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Shapleigh galleries. Added a Barn Scene to the Jackson and Shapleigh galleries. |
| 12/11/08 | Added new photographs to the biography of Charles Wesley Sanders provided by his great, great nephew. |
| 12/09/08 | Added an image of Sanford Robinson Gifford's gravestone to his biography. Added a photograph of John Henry Dolph circa 1885 to his biography. Added a photograph of James M. Hart to his biography. |
| 12/01/08 | Changed the justification of all Photo Comparisons for better ability to compare. See Moat/Champney for an example. Added a photo comparison of Franconia Notch looking south to a painting by Thomas Hill. Added a photo comparison of Elephant's Head to a painting by Shapleigh. Added a photo comparison of Carter Notch to a painting by Shapleigh. |
| 11/30/08 | Reviewed and edited all biographies for a consistent format. If image(s) of the artist exist, they are right-aligned at the beggining of the biography. At the end of the biography, none or all may appear in this order: Gravestone, Signature Example(s), Credit(s), and/or References. See Thomas Hill for an example. |
| 11/29/08 | Added an image of Elephant's Head to the Elephant's Head gallery. Modified all Subject Galleries to have a consistent look, i.e. consistent thumbnail height and invisible table borders. |
| 11/28/08 | Modified all Artist Galleries to have a consistent look, i.e. consistent thumbnail height and invisible table borders. |
| 11/27/08 | Added an image of Eagle Cliff to the Eagle Cliff, Profile Lake, and Bricher galleries. Added an image of White Mountains to the Saco River and Champney galleries. Added an image of Lake Winnipesaukee to the Winnipesaukee and Freeman galleries. Added a signature to the Freeman biography. Added an image of Humphrey's Ledge to the Humphrey's, Saco, and Inness galleries. |
| 11/26/08 | Added a biography of George Henry Smillie. Added an image of Moat to the Moat, Jackson, and Shapleigh galleries. Added an image of Squam Lake to the Squam and Boardman galleries. Added an image of Lake Winnipesaukee to the Winnipesaukee and Gerry galleries. Added an image of Mount Lafayette to the Lafayette, Franconia Notch, and Bierstadt galleries. Added a biography of Albert Fitch Bellows. Added an image of Franconia Notch to the Franconia Notch, Lafayette, and Bellows galleries. Added a sketch of the Franconia Mountains to the Franconia Notch and David Johnson galleries. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Dolph galleries. Added an image of The Flume to the Flume and Kensett galleries. Added an image of Crawford Notch to the Crawford and Emily Selinger galleries. Added a signature to Emily Selinger biography. Added an image of Glen Ellis Falls to the Glen Ellis and Champney galleries. Added an image of Crawford Notch to the Crawford, Elephant's Head, and Edward Hill galleries. Added an image of Mount Lafayette to the Lafayette and Edward Hill galleries. |
| 11/25/08 | Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington, Jackson, and Gerry galleries. Added a biography of Richard William Hubbard. |
| 11/24/08 | Added a photo comparison of Jackson Falls to a painting by of the subject by Champney. |
| 11/12/08 | Added a Jackson Falls gallery. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington, Ellis River, Autumn, and Bricher galleries. |
| 11/11/08 | Added a signature example to the Scott biography and its painting of Chocorua. Added an image of Artist Brook to the Artist Brook and Champney galleries. Added an image of Mount Chocorua to the Chocorua and Scott galleries. |
| 11/10/08 | Added an image of Chocorua to the Chocorua and Scott galleries. |
| 11/09/08 | Added a photograph of Merrill's Pool as a link from the Merrill's Pool gallery. Added a photograph of a section of the Pemigewasset River as a link from the Pemigewasset River gallery. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Bierstadt galleries. Added am image of Crawford Notch to the Crawford, Elephant's Head, and Smith galleries. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Champney galleries. Added an image of The Old Man to the Old Man and Shapleigh galleries. |
| 11/08/08 | Added an image of Eagle Cliff to the Eagle Cliff, Franconia Notch, and Bierstadt galleries. Added am image of Artist Falls to the Artist Falls and Champney galleries. |
| 11/06/08 | Added an image of Moat Mountain to the Moat and Shapleigh galleries. |
| 11/05/08 | Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Colman galleries. Added an image of Mounts Washington and Madison to the Washington, Madison, Androscoggin, and William Hart galleries. Added an image of Mount Kearsarge to the Kearsarge, Saco, and Champney galleries. |
| 11/04/08 | Added an image of Frankenstein Cliff to the Frankenstein Cliff, Saco River, Crawford Notch, and Russell Smith galleries. Added an image of Elephant's Head to the Elephant's Head, Mount Webster, Crawford Notch, and Edward L. Custer galleries. |
| 11/03/08 | Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Lewis galleries. Added an image of The Emerald Pool to the Emerald Pool, Pinkham Notch, and Gerry galleries. |
| 10/31/08 | Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Paskell galleries. Added an image of Tuckerman's Ravine to the Tuckerman's, Pinkham, and H. B. Brown galleries. |
| 08/17/08 | Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Richards galleries. |
| 06/10/08 | Added an image of The Old Man to the Old Man and McConnell galleries. Added an image of The Presidentials to the Presidentials and Leganger galleries. |
| 05/19/08 | Added an image of Mount Franklin to the Smith and Franklin galleries. Added a signature image to the Russell Smith biography. Added an image of Welch Mountain to the Dunning and Welch galleries. |
| 04/02/08 | Added a short bio of Isaac Lemuel Willaims. |
| 02/25/08 | Added a photo to the re-edited biography of Winslow Homer. |
| 02/16/08 | Added an image from Thorn Hill Road, Jackson NH to the Shapleigh Gallery. Added an image of Mounts Washington and Clinton to the Washington and Russell Smith galleries. |
| 11/17/07 | Added a biography of William Pearson. |
| 11/01/07 | Added a new search engine powered by Google. |
| 10/24/07 | Added an image of Mount Adams to the Adams, Jefferson, Pinkham Notch, and Wyant galleries. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Ritter galleries. Added an image of Mount Chocorua to the Chocorua and Eldred galleries. Added a better signature to Eldred's biography and linked it to its painting. Added a signature to Ritter's biography and linked it to its painting. Added an image of the Saco River to the Saco River, Crawford Notch and Russell Smith galleries. Added an image of Crawford Notch to the Crawford Notch and Champney galleries. Added an image of the Glen House to the Pinkham Notch and Hotel galleries. Added an image of The Old Man to The Old Man and Paskell galleries. Added a signature for Alvan Fisher to his biography. Added two signatures for George W. Waters to his biography. |
| 10/23/07 | Added an image of Mount Lafayette to the Lafayette, Echo Lake, Franconia Notch, and Bricher galleries. Added an image of Mount Lafayette to the Lafayette, Franconia Notch, and Johnson galleries. Added an image of Mount Madison to the Madison and Butman galleries. |
| 10/21/07 | Added another signature example to the Shapleigh biography. |
| 10/20/07 | Added an image of White Horse Ledge to the Ledges, Echo Lake, and McConnell galleries. Added an image of the Presidential Range to the Presidential Range and Nichols galleries. Added an image of Mount Chocorua to the Chocorua and Scott galleries. |
| 10/18/07 | Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Shapleigh galleries. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Washington and Kittell galleries. Added an image of Mount Kearsarge to the Kearsarge and Newman galleries. Added an image of the studio label, verso, of Mount Kearsarge. Added a signature to the bio of Kittell. Added an image of the Ammonoosuc to the Ammonoosuc and Russell Smith galleries. |
| 10/17/07 | Added an image of Moat Mountain and White Horse Ledge to the Moat, North Conway Ledges, and Lewis galleries. Added an image of the Saco River Gorge to the Crawford Notch and Champney galleries. Added an image of The Old Man to the Old Man and McConnell galleries. |
| 10/16/07 | Added an image of the verso of Ossipee Lakes by David Johnson. Added an image of Mount Chocorua and its verso to the Shapleigh and Chocorua galleries. Added an image of the Old Man to the Old Man and Gerry galleries. Added another example of S. L. Gerry's signature to his biography. |
| 07/21/07 | Added an image of Mount Chocorua to the Champney and Chocorua galleries. |
| 07/13/07 | Added an image of The Flume to the Blakelock and Flume galleries. |
| 06/26/07 | Added an image of Bridge at Jackson, NH to the Shapliegh and Jackson galleries. Added a biography with signature for Ralph Albert Blakelock. |
| 05/21/07 | Expanded the biography of Lemuel L. Lowell. |
| 05/08/07 | Added a biogarphy of Laura Woodward courtesy of Deborah C. Pollack. |
| 04/08/07 | Added photos of Charles Wesley Sanderson, his Lake Michigan home, and at Lake Dunmore, VT courtesy of his great, great, nephew. |
| 03/26/07 | Published a very short biography of C. Myron Clark. |
| 01/17/07 | Added a biography of James Morgan Lewin. |
| 12/20/06 | Added an image of The Old Man to the Old Man and Gerry galleries. Added an image of Franconia Notch to the Franconia Notch, Echo Lake, and Edward Hill galleries. Added an image of Mount Lafayette to the Mount Lafayette, Franconia Notch, and Stanwood galleries. |
| 12/19/06 | Added an image of Saco River, North Conway to the Saco River and Champney galleries. Added an image of Crawford Notch to the Crawford Notch and Thomas Hill galleries. Added an image of Crawford Notch to the Crawford Notch and Shapleigh galleries. |
| 12/12/06 | Updated the biography of Captain L. Lüth˙. |
| 12/06/06 | Added an image of Mount Chocorua to the Chocorua and Champney galleries. |
| 12/03/06 | Added an image of Moat Mountain and the Ledges of North Conway to the Moat, Ledges, and Champney galleries. |
| 12/02/06 | Added an image of Artist Falls to the Shattuck and Artist Falls galleries. |
| 11/22/06 | Added a biography of James Elliot Cabot. |
| 10/29/06 | Added names to the Artist Biographies index for artists not previously listed. Specifically: Morris Seymour Bloodgood, Hezekiah Anthony Dyer, Washington F. Friend, Mary W. Howard, James D. Hunting, John P. Newell, William T. Robinson, and Juliet Lavine Tanner. Known White Mountain subjects by these artists provided by Charles O. Vogel. |
| 09/24/06 | Added a biography of Mary Porter Bigelow. |
| 09/20/06 | Added a Gallery for Jackson Falls. Added an image of Jackson Falls to the Jackson Falls and Champney galleries. |
| 09/18/06 | Added an image of Chocorua to the Sonntag and Chocorua galleries. |
| 08/30/06 | Added information about the exhibition Consuming Views. |
| 07/19/06 | Added a drawing of the artist James McDougal Hart. |
| 07/05/06 | A descendent of Clinton Loveridge provided his correct birth year. |
| 06/28/06 | Added an image of Mount Washington to the Cropsey and Washington galleries. |
| 06/25/06 | Added a short biography of Josiah Wolcott. Added an image of The Flume to the Wolcott and Flume galleries. |
| 06/08/06 | Added an image of Mount Washington from behind the Glen House to the Richardt and Washington galleries. |
| 06/07/06 | Added an image of Mount Washington to the Russell Smith and Washington galleries. |
| 06/06/06 | Added a short biography of Daniel Santry. Added an image of Mount Washington to the Shattuck and Washington galleries. |
| 05/03/06 | Added an image of Moat Mountain to the Bierstadt, Moat, and North Conway Ledges galleries. Added an image of The Emerald Pool to the Bierstadt and Emerald Pool galleries. |
| 03/30/06 | Added an image of Franconia Notch to the Franconia Notch, Pemmigewasset, and David Johnson galleries. |
| 03/28/06 | Added an image of Mount Chocorua to the Kensett and Chocorua galleries. Added a second image of Mount Chocorua to the Kensett and Chocorua galleries. Added an image of Mount Lafayette to the Lafayette, Franconia Notch, and Kensett galleries. |
| 03/27/06 | Added an image of Mount Chocorua to the David Johnson and Chocorua galleries. Added an image of Mount Chocorua to the Kensett and Chocorua galleries. Added a second image of Mount Chocorua to the Kensett and Chocorua galleries. |
| 02/14/06 | Added a biography of Albert Gallatin Hoit. |
| 02/05/06 | Added an image of Mount Madison to the Eldred and Madison galleries. Added an image of Eagle Cliff to the Eagle Cliff and McEntee galleries. |
| 02/02/06 | Enhanced biography of Virginia Granbery. Added biography of Philip Henry Holmes. |
| 01/13/06 | Added an image of Mount Chocorua to the Shattuck and Chocorua galleries. |
| 01/03/06 | Expanded the information on Henry Gritten. |