This year's exhibit at the Crawford House explores the life and context of Newburgh's Hudson River School painter, Thomas B. Pope (1833-1891). We will highlight the paintings by Pope in the HSNBH art collection as well as feature a select few on loan from private collectors. But we will also exhibit artifacts, documents and other ephemera from our museum collection and other nearby repositories to better illustrate the dimensions of Thomas Pope's varied life in a rapidly changing Newburgh. In addition to his art, which made him locally famous, Pope was also a fireman, a Civil War veteran, a liquor store owner, a photographer, a local journalist, a legerdemain, an ice yachting aficionado, and an engaged community member.

With gratitude to HSNBH Volunteers Kate Klein and Ava Rogers who lovingly curated this show.