Long before the famous music festival in 1969, Woodstock, Ulster County, was home to what is considered America’s first intentionally created, year-round arts colony—founded in 1902 and still thriving over 100 years later. Unlike other colonies, artists in Woodstock have worked in a remarkable range of styles and media. Here we present a sample of sculpture: a lively greyhound puppy by Grace Mott Johnson, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s portrait of her daughter, an almost abstract bird by John Flannagan, and a geometric abstraction by Edward Chávez. All are part of the generous gift of the Historic Woodstock Art Colony collection from Arthur A. Anderson.

New York State Museum Collections