This painting was based on an engraving by J.F. Tails, who based his work on a painting by William Guy Wall. Wall's painting was included in History and Topography of the United States by John Howard Hilton. The book was published in London by R. Fenner … Learn More
The Albany Institute of History & Art holds one of the finest collections of art and historical objects documenting the life and culture of New York’s Upper Hudson Valley from the late seventeenth century to the present.
The collections provide a broad overview of the vibrant artistic traditions and cultural developments of the Upper Hudson Valley, and include eighteenth-century Dutch limner portraits, Hudson River school landscape paintings, work from the studio of Albany sculptor Erastus Dow Palmer, and contemporary art by regional artists.
Many of the objects in the museum's collections were made in the Albany area or New York state and document the region’s skilled craftspeople, businesses, and industrial operations. Other objects in the collections originated in China, Japan, Egypt, the Netherlands, France, and elsewhere in the world. The Albany Institute has collected these items because of connections of ownership to families and commercial enterprises in the Upper Hudson Valley.
The curatorial collections number more than 35,000 objects and include paintings (1,600); drawings (1,600); prints (4,000); sculpture (600); furniture (500); silver (2,000); pewter, copper, cast iron, and other metals (500); ceramics (1,200); glass (300); clothing and accessories (4,000); textiles (500); and historical artifacts (5,450).
The Albany Institute’s library collections offer documentation of the social, economic, and cultural history of Albany and the surrounding region and include: photographs (85,000); manuscript collections (1,000 linear feet); maps (300); broadsides and posters (300); and ephemera, rare books, architectural plans, and the archives of the Albany Institute.
Comment by Brenell mayfield | 03/21/2014
Love this place
Comment by Teddi McCarthy | 05/24/2017
Interested in a summer programfor 8yr old girl
Reply by Sarah Clowe
Hello Teddi,
Thank you for your interest in summer programming here at the Albany Institute. Here is a link to the Artful Mornings summer program offerings: http://www.albanyinstitute.org/educationproduct/product/Artful-Mornings-2017.html We hope to see you and your young artists this summer!
Comment by Jennifer Santspree | 02/09/2019
Will you be holding Artful mornings this summer
Reply by Sarah Clowe
Comment by Raphel peralta | 01/29/2021
Can I order multiple sets? I’d like to get for all the kids to do-
Museum Reply:
Hi Raphel, thank you for your interest in the art kits! Yes, you absolutely can order multiple sets. We ask that if someone would like to make a large order (such as 10 or more) for a whole class that they get in touch with our Director of Art Programs, Sarah Clowe directly so we can ensure we have enough prepared in stock.