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1. uncoveringnewyork.com › fenimore-art-museumVisiting the World-Class Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown

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   Aug 8, 2022 · The Cooper Gallery features information about the Cooper family and James Fenimore Cooper. The museum is likely best known for having possibly the best collection of American folk art in the world. This portion of the collection is spread throughout the museum, but many of the best pieces are located in the Main Gallery on the first floor.

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2. jfcoopersociety.org › content › 04-critJames Fenimore Cooper and his Family in Samuel Finlay Morse’s ...

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   Most significant is the inclusion of James Fenimore Cooper, and Cooper’s wife and daughter, both named Susan. In contrast to Cooper’s family is both Morse himself, recently widowed, and Horatio Greenough, who was a bachelor. The painting provides insight into Cooper as traveler and patron of the arts.

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   What is Fenimore Art Museum known for?

   • A small portion of the folk art on display in the museum. In addition to folk art, the Fenimore Art Museum is also well known for its incredible collection of Native American art. These pieces can be found in a large gallery on the lower level of the museum, right next to one of the museum’s excellent temporary exhibition areas.

   Visiting the World-Class Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown

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   What is James Fenimore Cooper's place in American literature?

   • YOUTH.—James Fenimore Cooper's place in American literature is chiefly based on hisromantic stories of the pioneer and the Indian.

   James Fenimore Cooper: Contribution as American Author

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   Who is James Fenimore Cooper?

   • James Fenimore Cooper. James Fenimore Cooper was an American author best known for his adventure stories. His most popular work is The Last of the Mohicans.

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   Did James Fenimore Cooper live in Otsego Lake?

   • However, before baseball came to town, it was likely most well known as the home of James Fenimore Cooper, and the setting for many of his novels, including “The Last of the Mohicans”. Today, a portion of Cooper’s land on the western shores of Otsego Lake has been turned into the fabulous Fenimore Art Museum.

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4. fenimoreartmuseum.org › the-coopers-of-cooperstownThe Coopers of Cooperstown - Fenimore Art Museum

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   Nov 3, 2017 · Much of James Fenimore Cooper’s writing can be seen as an illumination of his childhood experiences in and around Lake Otsego and the surrounding area. 5798 STATE HIGHWAY 80 (P.O.BOX 800) COOPERSTOWN, NY 13326

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5. www.forbes.com › sites › mattsalyer8 Significant James Fenimore Cooper Murals Slated To Be Lost

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   Feb 11, 2022 · In Mamaroneck, New York, eight culturally-significant murals depicting scenes from James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales and his life are slated to be covered over or destroyed.

6. fenimoreartmuseum.org › collections › fine-art-fromFine Art from the Permanent Collection - Fenimore Art Museum

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   While William Cooper’s fortitude introduced the splendor of the region, the prose of his descendants captures the harmony with the landscape enjoyed by both visitors and residents today. William’s sixth and best-known son, James Fenimore Cooper, is considered to be America’s first novelist. Born in 1789, he never intended to be a writer.

7. jfcoopersociety.org › content › 04-critJames Fenimore Cooper as Art Critic and Connoisseur

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   Returning to Morse’s painting, Cooper is surrounded by his connoisseurship: the vase he commissioned for the National Academy, the Rembrandt he commissioned for himself, and the Murillo Holy Family, a painting resonant with Americans’ aesthetic sensibilities. Moreover, as a document of Cooper’s travels, Morse’s painting records the ...

8. mohawkvalleymuseums.us › museums › fenimore-art-museumFenimore Art Museum - Mohawk Valley Museums

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   Fenimore Art Museum, located on the shores of Otsego Lake—James Fenimore Cooper’s “Glimmerglass”—in historic Cooperstown, New York, features a wide-ranging collection of American art including folk art; important American 18th- and 19th-century landscape, genre, and portrait paintings; more than 125,000 historic photographs ...