Cincinnati Art Museum - Twachtman, John Henry   Save
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Description: Reverse reads: "John H. Twachman, old Holly House" Titled "Old Holley House, Cos Cob" is a painting by John Henry Twachtman, completed in 1901. It measures 25 3/16 inches by 25 3/16 inches. It is at the Cincinnati Art Museum courtesy of the John J. Emery Fund. The home, built in 1792, was owned by Josephine and Edward Holley and overlooked a small harbor in the Cos Cob area of Greenwich, Connecticut, and is one of the oldest buildings in Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 and made a National Historic Landmark in 1991. It was a boarding house from 1890 to 1920 and was a gathering place for artists and writers, and is now a gallery and museum. John Henry Twachtwman, 1853 - 1902, taught classes at Holley House for a time, beginning around 1891. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F07_030_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Twachtman, John Henry, 1853-1902; National Historic Landmark Program (U.S.); National Register of Historic Places;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)