Collection Highlights
Elizabeth Fenimore Cooper
Watercolor portrait of Elizabeth Cooper seated in Otsego Hall. With the exception of the artist's earliest recorded likenesses of members of his family, George Freeman sought to attract only… ...more
Uprising of the North
This painting is based on a picture by Charles Parsons published in Harper's Weekly on April 19, 1862, the first anniversary of the bombardment of Fort Sumpter. In a letter to the magazine,… ...more
Christopher Columbus Landing Upon the Island of St. Salvador
For generations of European Americans, Christopher Columbus's discovery of the New World was celebrated for providing a land of opportunity, prosperity, and freedom from economic and… ...more
Raven Mask
Central Yup'ik Eskimo Raven Mask of Doolagiak
The name of the Mask is "Doolagiak" and represents the trickster - raven. Raven masks were made throughout Alaska, reflecting the… ...more
Otsego Hall
Watercolor painting of Otsego Hall, James Fenimore Cooper's home in Cooperstown, New York by John W. Hill (1812-1879). It is a gray, Gothic Revival two-story building with an extension… ...more
Engraved Walrus Tusk
Double portrait engraved on a walrus tusk, depicting a self-portrait of Happy Jack and portrait of first wife, Malinda in respective oval frames. Portraits are juxtaposed with summer… ...more
Hudson River Looking Toward the Catskills
This painting is rendered on an unusually large scale and shows people fitting into a beautiful and benevolent environment. The graceful forms of the trees seem to offer protection to the… ...more
Harvesting Hops near Cooperstown, New York
Signed and dated lower left: "Frank Waller 84" ...more
Van Bergen Overmantel
This painting of the Marten Van Bergen farm in Leeds, New York, conveys more visual information about Dutch life in America than any other surviving object of the period. It is the only… ...more
Ringing the Pig
More than any other artist, William Sidney Mount brought genre painting to public attention and popularity. His depictions of rural life, particularly its comic side, equal or surpass other… ...more
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Featured Collection
The Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art
In 1995, the Fenimore Art Museum embarked upon a new era with the addition of a spectacular new American Indian Wing designed to house the extraordinary gift from Eugene and Clare Thaw of their collection of American Indian Art. The collection has continued to grow as new objects are added by the Thaws and other donors, and today numbers almost 850 objects. Each new object reaffirms the Thaws’
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Featured Exhibit
Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection
The Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art at Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York, is widely recognized as one of the most significant collections of American Indian art in the world. The Thaws began to collect these artworks in 1987 after they established a residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Thaw, a distinguished art dealer, and his wife, lifelong collectors, have formed a number of major collections in widely diverse fields, and enriched many museums and cultural
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Recent Items
Cane
Floorcloth - Cooper family coach
