276 miles; 4 hours 54 minutes.
The Lorenzo State Historic Site is 30 minutes down the road from my hotel, so I got there a little early for their 10 AM opening:
The Lorenzo State Historic Site has a few wonderful pieces - the best is Sanford Robinson Gifford "La Marina Grande, Capri", 1861, which the Metropolitam Museum of Art had cleaned for their exhibit in 2003/2004:
link to the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit page
Although I was not allowed to take photographs of the art, I was allowed to take pictures of the Guide Book pages:
WOW - new pictures are:
Sanford Gifford, "Twilight Mountain", ca. 1860
David Johnson, "Echo Lake, Franconia Notch, N.H.", 1867
Jasper Cropsey, "Greenwood Lake", mid 19th century
plus lovely paintings by Edward Moran and Dwight Williams.
40 miles west, in Auburn, NY, is the Seward House Museum. It was the home of William Henry Seward; he served as Secretary of State in the Lincoln and Johnson administrations, and is primarily known for pushing through legislation enabling the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. It is a lovely home - my primary reason for visiting is Thomas Cole's "Portage Falls on the Genesee", 1839. Although the original is too valuable to display, a museum-quality replica is on display, and, although no photos are allowed, nobody said that I couldn't take a picture of the poster-in-the-bookshop:
and nobody said that I couldn't take a picture of a book!
Another beautiful piece is "Landscape Painting" by William Hart.
There is a room devoted to the Lincoln Assassination, and the conspiracy behind it. I was struck by the picture of Lewis Powell, who had been sent to assassinate (then Secretary of State) Seward - he looks like any young man in his 20s today!
And then another 60 miles west is the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY:
They have an extensive collection of Hudson River School artists (plus 3 Monet's, 1 Winslow Homer, and 1 engraving by JMW Turner), but they are remodeling, so not everything is on display. Highlights include:
Albert Bierstadt, "The Sierras Near Lake Tahoe, California", 1865
John Frederick Kensett, "A Showery Day, Lake George", ca. 1860
Tiffany Studios, "Sunset Scene", after 1915
Claude Monet, "Waterloo Bridge, Veiled Sun", 1903
and, in a style reminiscent of William Stanley Haseltine, Felix Ziem, "The Yellow Sail"
Hubert Robert, Figures Amidst Ruins", ca. 1775
and a nice Henry Moore in the courtyard: Working Model for Three Piece No. 3: Vertebrae. 1968
I finished the day driving 160 miles (2-and-1/2 hours) down to the Howard Johnson's in Binghamton, NY (part of the Wyndham group, which owns Super 8). Two hours watching "Airplane Repo" on The Discovery Channel (then a good night's sleep). Thank you, God, for a great day!
The main music today was the Woodstock soundtrack - hey, it sounded great, and I'm traveling through New York State!
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