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Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art

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The first classes were taught in the summer of 1891 before any construction on the studio or the "Art Village". The school rented an old farmhouse and Chase lived at the Shinncock Inn. The students could stay in Samuel Parrish's home or rent rooms in the area. The first summer was a success. By the
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located on the Sag Harbor branch of the Long Island Railroad, about three hours by rail from New York City. The LIIC sold the land for the studio to benefactors Porter and Parrish. The LIIC also sold the land for the adjacent 21 residential lots (the "Art Village") to private individuals, most of
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Chase taught for two days each week. On Mondays he would hold a studio critique, reviewing the student work from the previous week. On Tuesdays Chase would set up his easel in the Shinncock Hills and paint while providing instruction. Chase encouraged his students to paint in the bright light,
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The Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art was located on the south fork of Long Island, New York in Shinnecock Hills just west of Southampton. At the time the school was started, the 4,000 acres of Shinnecock Hills was being developed by the Long Island Improvement Company (LIIC) which was a
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omitting preliminary sketches, and matching the colors painted to those observed. Students spent the rest of the week working on their paintings, either outside in the dunes, or in the studio during inclement weather. Classes were taught by other artists, for example
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and had the desire to start a summer art school providing training in open air landscape painting. She asked Chase to teach at the school. At that time Chase was well-regarded as a painter and a teacher. Hoyt also approached fellow Southampton residents Mrs.
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summer of 1892 there were more than 100 students enrolled The studio and several cottages were completed, and classes were held at the location where it would continue to operate until its closure in 1902.
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The Art Studio was at the northeastern edge of the property, built with an exterior of log slabs.. The interior was one large workspace, with a large 2-sided easel in the center of the room.
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Schaffner, Cynthia V. A.; Zabar, Lori (December 2010). "The Founding and Design of William Merritt Chase's Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art and the Art Village".
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The "Art Village" had cottages that were built by the individual owners of the residential lots. They were built in a variety of rustic styles, including
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painting schools in America. During the time Chase was teaching at Shinnecock Hills he painted some of his most notable Impressionist landscapes.
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In 1897 the school made a change in the name and administration due to Chase severing his ties with the school's co-sponsor, the
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Mrs. William Hoyt (Janet Ralston Chase Hoyt) was a New York philanthropist, developer, and artist. She was a summer resident of
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whom were associated with the school. The Hoyt family, the Parrish family, and Grosvenor Atterbury purchased multiple lots.
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The school was successful, but Chase returned to spending his summers in Europe and the school closed in 1902.
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William Merritt Chase: summers at Shinnecock 1891-1902 : Nat. Gallery of Art, Washington,
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From 1891 to 1902 about 1,000 students studied at the Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art.
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Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art Shinnecock 1891 - 1902, Parrish East End Stories
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The Art Village Shinnecock Hills, 1891, Art and Architecture Quarterly
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subsidiary of the Long Island Railroad. The school was close to the
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Art Village Heritage Area Report by Sally Spanburgh, July 2012
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were built for Chase and his family. They were designed by
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Students at Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art, ca. 1895
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Chase teaching at the Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art
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Map of the Art Village Situated at Shinnecock Hills
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Art Studio at Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art
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Southampton, New York
Shinnecock Hills
William Merritt Chase
plein air

Southampton, Long Island
Henry Kirke Porter
Lydia Field Emmet
Brooklyn Institute
Charles Webster Hawthorne
Douglas John Connah
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Colonial Revival
Arts and Crafts
Grosvenor Atterbury
Katharine Budd
summer home and studio
Stanford White
Shinnecock Hills station
W. M. Chase A Sunny Day at Shinnecock Bay, c. 1892
W. M. Chase The Chase Homestead, Shinnecock. c. 1893
W. M. Chase An Afternoon Stroll, c. 1895
W. M. Chase First Touch of Autumn, 1898
W. M. Chase Shinnecock Hills, between 1893 and 1897
W. M. Chase Seaside Flowers, 1890s
Gifford Beal
Annie Cooper Boyd

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