Acoustic Open Mic this Saturday, April 9th - 4 April 2022

Join noted scholar Rochelle L. Johnson for a lecture exploring how literature and painting employed similar techniques to represent landscape change in the nineteenth century.

Live Zoom Lecture with Q&A - Susan Fenimore Cooper and the Hudson River School
Thursday, April 14, 2022 • 7:00-8:30 PM EST
Registration is required, visit FenimoreArt.org or go directly to Eventbrite.com.

Cooperstown, New York—To commemorate Earth Day, Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown presents Susan Fenimore Cooper and the Hudson River School—a live virtual lecture via Zoom with noted scholar Rochelle L. Johnson. The lecture explores how literature and painting employed similar techniques to represent landscape change in the nineteenth century, with a special focus on Susan Fenimore Cooper and Thomas Cole. Cooper was a naturalist, author, artist, and also the daughter of James Fenimore Cooper. Her 1850 book Rural Hours was the first major work of environmental nonfiction written by a woman. This lecture via Zoom features a live Q&A session and takes place on Thursday, April 14, from 7:00–8:30 p.m. Registration is required. 

To register, visit FenimoreArt.org or go directly to Eventbrite.com. A link to the lecture will be provided to all registrants 24 hours prior to the start of the program via the email address used during registration.  All participants will need Zoom installed on their computer or mobile device to join. There is no charge for this event, but if you value this type of program, please consider a donation of $15 or above in order to assist Fenimore in continuing to provide you with interesting content in the future.

AboutRochelle L. Johnson

Rochelle L. Johnson is a leading scholar of Susan Fenimore Cooper and, with her co-editor, has made Cooper’s environmental writings available to today’s readers. The current president of the Thoreau Society and a past president of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, her work has been supported by grants from several organizations, including the National Endowment for the Humanities. She is professor of American literature and environmental humanities, and director of the honors program, at the College of Idaho. Her lecture is from a book in progress. Learn more at: https://www.rochelleljohnson.com.

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