Cole and Chocorua 193 years ago today

This is a draft keep as draft publish 10/3/21 to get the date and save this for stuff to add later, esp about the cow and whiskey? 

A friend recently posted this on facebook. 


I added this image to the post (click on images to enlarge them) ...


... and commented that ... 


If you follow the link here you will be directed to the collections search website for the Detroit Institute of Arts. This search for "Chocorua" results in 16 items of over 3,000 items they have on Thomas Cole including many sketches he made in New Hampshire's White Mountains. 

15 of the results are sketches, most of which are pretty recognizable to those who have climbed Chocorua. 

This one here is part of the text he wrote about the trip. 

Chocorua has continued to fascinate artists (and historians) to this day.  

Like Cole, John Marin did many versions of Chocorua.


This one now at Harvard was featured in a recent online program that can be seen on vimeo and youtube here. 

Frank Stella's Chocorua at Dartmouth is one of many versions that can be found in other museums. For more versions see this link here. 


If you are interested in learning more about Chocorua contact us at the Conway Public Library's Henney History Room. We offer free outreach program to local schools and community groups on this subject and many others.  



part of our ongoing overall project mapping out the history of the area through theclio 
turn on your location and ... 
link to theclio entry 

put these when do the parking area 
previous blog here about Five Guys and a Mountain 

previous blog here about reading the stone walls there. 

add more on the cow later 
back to the post card and the sketch and focus on the cow 




then cow to chocorua whiskey 
and pic ryan see m4? Photo. IMG_7188. 7/16/2006
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offer free outreach program to local schools and community groups on this subject and many others 



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