An Artists' Colony Celebrates a Century
by Jennifer Dalton
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Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, a town best known for its summer
horse races, the artists' colony Yaddo was founded a hundred years ago by
Spencer and Katrina Trask. He was a financier who commuted regularly to New
York City, and she was a poet.
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As a couple, they enjoyed playing host upstate
to their favorite artists and writers. So when the couple tragically lost
all four of their children to accident or illness, they took steps to donate
their beautiful mansion and grounds to artists in perpetuity.
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Visions of Childhood
William Arden
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Joshua On High
David Arsenault
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For most of the year, Yaddo's 55-room mansion, outbuildings, and 400-acre
grounds host a dozen or more artists of all disciplines who are provided
with room, board and a work studio for periods of up to two months at a
time.
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This summer, Yaddo celebrates a century of hosting as honored guests
some of the most accomplished artists, writers, and composers of the 20th
century. Some of the most famous who have worked there are composer Aaron
Copland, poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, writers Philip Roth and Eudora
Welty and sculptor Louise Bourgeois.
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Magenta Summer
Richard Curtis
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Celebration
JoAnn Bishop
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The celebrations and events surrounding the centennial celebration include
readings by Yaddo authors, several indoor and outdoor exhibitions by Yaddo artists,
and world premieres of several music works by Yaddo composers.
For more information, see www.yaddo.org. [A new window]
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