**The Cornish Colony, 1885-1925**

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**Unit 2**

**Goals:**

-   Students will **locate Cornish, NH** on the map in relation to urban
    centers of Boston and New York.

-   Students will **research and prepare a short biography of a Cornish
    Colony member** to present to the class.

-   Students will **draw a portrait** (Activity 1).

-   Students will **learn symbols used in architecture** and will
    \"read\" a site plan and **design their own landscape plan**
    (Activity 2).

-   Students will enact one of the most popular entertainment forms of
    the late 19th century, **\"Tableaux Vivants\"** (Activity 3).

**Objectives:**

-   This unit requires reading, research, public speaking, and
    mathematical and drawing skills.

*Supports NH Social Studies Curriculum Framework Standard 17: Students
will demonstrate a knowledge of the chronology and significance of the
unfolding story of America including the history of their community, New
Hampshire, p.27 and (explain, using examples, how\...literature and the
arts reflect, maintain and transmit our national and cultural heritage,
p.28 and Supports NH English Language Arts Curriculum Framework Standard
3: Students will demonstrate the interest and ability to speak
purposefully and articulately, as well as listen and view attentively
and critically, p.16.*

**Instructional Strategies:**

-   **Map Activity:** Students will locate Cornish, NH on the map
    handout.

-   **"The Cornish Colony: A List of Members" worksheet:** Students will
    brainstorm as a group different career media such as **sculptors**,
    **painters**, **journalists**, etc. and will list Cornish Colony
    artists who worked in these career categories.

-   **Slide Program:** Teachers will screen the slide program to
    introduce artwork produced by various Cornish Colony artists to
    their students.

-   **Readings "2.1- Meet the Cornish Colony", "2.2- Cornish Houses and
    Gardens and "2.3- Cornish Leisure Time:"** Students will complete
    the three readings and answer the interpretive questions from the
    "What Have You Learned?" worksheets.

-   **Independent Study:** Students will research a member of the
    Cornish Colony and will present a three-minute biography to the
    class. In this way, more information can be shared and the diversity
    of the Colony will become apparent.

-   **Looking Deeper:** Students will look at primary sources about the
    creative planning required in landscape design and will be able to
    define the landscape concept of a \"built environment.\"

**Follow-up Activities:**

Although optional, all Activity lessons, which are found at the end of
the curriculum, are designed to bring the selected art process to life
and into the student\'s experience. Understanding the process is
invaluable in appreciating the creative thinking and skills involved in
producing a work of art. Activities may be done in the class or in
conjunction with the art or language arts teacher.

-   **Activity 1- Portraiture**

-   **Activity 2- Landscape Design**

-   **Activity 3- \"Tableaux Vivants\"**

**Resources and Materials:**

-   CD-ROM for student research

-   Slides with script

-   Flip chart/markers

**Handouts:**

-   **Map**

-   **"Educational Opportunities" worksheet**

-   **Cornish Colony members list \[handout\]**

-   **Readings "2.1- Meet the Cornish Colony", "2.2- Cornish Houses and
    Gardens", and "2.3- Cornish Leisure Time"**

-   **"What Have You Learned?" handouts**

-   **"Looking Deeper: Scenes from Cornish Gardens"**

# Map Handout![](media/image2.wmf){width="1.0416666666666667in" height="0.9993055555555556in"}

As you begin to study the Cornish Colony, locate Cornish, New Hampshire
on the maps, especially as it relates to the urban centers of Boston,
Massachusetts and New York City.

The train was the most efficient way to travel at the time. It took
about nine hours to ride from New York City to Windsor, Vermont (the
closest railroad station). Although this sounds inconvenient, trains ran
frequently.

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![](media/image5.png){width="0.9270833333333334in"
height="1.0416666666666667in"}**Educational Opportunities**

**Art Schools**

The following is a list of Art schools, both in the United States and
abroad, in which many of the Cornish Colony artists studied. Many
lasting social friendships were made during these student days. These
would lead to many important professional collaborations.

**In the United States:**

-   The Art Students League- New York City, New York

-   Cooper Union- New York City, New York

-   Pratt Institute- Brooklyn, New York

-   Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

-   Art School at the Museum of Fine Arts- Boston, Massachusetts

-   Cowles Art School- Boston, Massachusetts

-   Kansas City Art League School- Kansas City, Missouri

-   Art Institute of Chicago- Chicago, Illinois

-   McMickens Academy Cincinnati, Ohio

**In Europe:**

-   École des Beaux Arts- Paris, France

-   Académie Julian- Paris, France

-   American Academy- Rome, Italy

-   The Royal Academy- Munich, Germany

**Art Colonies**

Many art colonies came into being in America during the end of the 19th
century and early years of the 20th. Various motivations inspired a
gathering of artists to live and work within a community, where they
could enjoy mutual inspiration and sociability. It was a nurturing
experience. For the most part, these colonies were seasonal.

-   The Cornish Colony in Cornish, NH (had close ties to the Dublin
    Colony)**\***

-   The Art Colonies of Old Lyme and Cos Cob, Connecticut

-   The Colony at Provincetown on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

-   The Dublin Art Colony in Dublin, NH (had close ties to the Cornish
    Colony)

-   The MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire (still in
    existence)

-   The Peconic Art Colony in Peconic, Long Island, New York