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A Berkshires Late Summer Escape with Thayer Tolles, Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture

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Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

I am delighted to invite you on an end-of-summer escape to the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts. This picturesque part of New England, where I spent my undergraduate years at Williams College, has over 100 museums and cultural attractions, many of which we will see on custom arranged visits. Together we’ll enjoy special access to museums in Stockbridge, Lenox, Williamstown, and North Adams; go behind the scenes at Williams College and its art museum, with collections spanning three millennia; and visit Tanglewood, which will have closed for the season, for an exclusive performance and lunch.

As a specialist in American paintings and sculpture, I am especially looking forward to introducing you to Chesterwood, the summer home and studio of the sculptor Daniel Chester French. French, best known for his work on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C, was also a long-time trustee of The Met. Our visit includes a special welcome reception on the studio porch, offering magnificent views of nearby Monument Mountain, where Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne once picnicked together. Nearby is the Norman Rockwell Museum featuring the works of one of America’s most-admired painters and illustrators, as well as The Mount, the country house of the celebrated author Edith Wharton.

Other pleasures await: a before-hours tour of Hancock Shaker Village, with a circular stone barn that embodies the simplicity and ingenuity of Shaker design; curator-guided visits to The Clark and MASS MoCA; and five nights at the just-renovated Cranwell Resort, a hilltop Tudor-style mansion whose grounds were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.

I hope you will join us for this exquisite Berkshires experience.

Sincerely, Thayer TollesMarica F. Vilcek Curator of American Paintings and SculptureThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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— Spend five nights at the newly renovated and historic Cranwell Resortin Lenox

— Go behind the scenes during visits to some of the region’s most significant cultural sites, including Hancock Shaker Village

— Attend a private concert at Tanglewood after the Boston SymphonyOrchestra’s summer season has ended

— Experience the Norman Rockwell Museum, Mass MoCA, and The Clarkthrough curator-led visits

— Enjoy a special reception and tour of Chesterwood, the summer homeand studio of acclaimed public sculptor Daniel Chester French

— Discover the Eclipse Mill, a repurposed textile mill that artists havetransformed into a communal living and work space

A Berkshires Late Summer Escape

Dancers in the Classroom (detail) by Edgar Degas, The Clark

Trip Highlights

Traveling with YouThayer Tolles

Thayer Tolles, the Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, joined the American Wing staff in 1992. A sculpture specialist, she served as editor and co-author of a two-volume catalogue of the Museum’s historic American sculpture collection (1999, 2001), participated in the department’s renovation and reinstallation between 2001 and 2012, and organized numerous exhibitions with accompanying catalogues, including Augustus Saint-Gaudens in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2009) and The American West in Bronze, 1850–1925 (2013–15). A graduate of Williams College, she received her MA from the University of Delaware and her PhD from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

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Photos clockwise from top right: The Clark; Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio, photo courtesy of the Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio; Blue Steps at Naumkeag, photo courtesy of Naumkea; MASS MoCA, photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Tourist Board; Dolphin fountain, The Mount,photo courtesy of The Mount; Map of the region; Front cover: Chesterwood Studio. Back Cover: The Clark (top) and the Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio, photo courtesy of the Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio (bottom).

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ArrivalSunday, September 15 Arrive independently at the Cranwell Resort in Lenox, where we will spend the next five nights. This afternoon, visit Chesterwood, the summer home and studio of Daniel Chester French, one of America’s most famous public sculptors. Enjoy a welcome reception on the scenic studio porch. Dinner is at the hotel. R, D Berkshires Monday, September 16Following breakfast at the resort, travel to The Mount, author Edith Wharton’s stunning estate, for an exclusive tour. Then, drive to nearby Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for more than 80 years, for a tour of the campus. Also at Tanglewood, we will enjoy a private lunch and a special musical performance. This afternoon, we will tour the Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio, where artists George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen worked and assembled an impressive collection of works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Joan Miró, among others. Dine together tonight. B, L, D

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A Berkshires Late Summer EscapeSeptember 15–20, 2019

BerkshiresTuesday, September 17Today we will drive to Williamstown for a behind-the-scenes visit to Williams College, and the Williams College Museum of Art. After free time for lunch on Williamstown’s Spring Street, visit The Clark, which features European and American paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. On the way back to Lenox, stop at a local farm for a seasonal tasting. This evening, enjoy dinner together near the resort in Lenox. B, D

BerkshiresWednesday, September 18This morning enjoy a private tour of Naumkeag, a 44-room country “cottage” designed by McKim, Mead & White. Afterward, visit St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, built in 1884, for a guided introduction to its treasure trove of stained glass and sculpture. Following lunch at a historic inn, travel to the Schantz Glass Galleries of Contemporary Art. Conclude the afternoon at the marvelous Norman Rockwell Museum for an insider’s tour of the museum and this famed artist’s studio. Dinner this evening is near the hotel. B, L, D

The Mount, photo by Tim Grafft, courtesy of The Mount

Chesterwood studio, photo by Carol Highsmith, courtesy of Chesterwood

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BerkshiresThursday, September 19This morning we will have an exclusive visit before public hours to the fascinating Hancock Shaker Village, a living history museum in Pittsfield. Then we will drive to North Adams to visit the Eclipse Mill, an 1880s textile mill now repurposed as a home and work space for painters, photographers, poets, and other artists. Explore the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), housed in a converted factory space. The museum is one of America’s largest and most innovative centers for contemporary visual and performing arts. Tonight, enjoy a farewell cocktail party and dinner at the Cranwell Resort. B, L, D

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The Cranwell Resort, Lenox Cranwell’s fascinating history is intertwined with that of many prominent American families. In 1853, the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, brother of author and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, purchased the hillside where the property now stands, later leaving it to his sister. After various owners, the land was eventually bought by John Sloane, a wealthy furniture maker and interior decorator whose clients included the White House and The Breakers. Sloane built the current Tudor-style mansion in 1894 and commissioned Frederick Law Olmsted to design the grounds. When President William McKinley was a guest of Sloane’s, he reportedly proclaimed the view of the Berkshires to be “the most enchanting I’ve ever had.” Today this refined resort, which will be renovated by the summer of 2019, has amenities that include a spa, indoor/outdoor pools, restaurant, café, tavern, and golf course.

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