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Welcome to our exhibition! Exhibition introduction 5 minute video Caroline M. Clowes (1838-1904) was nationally known & celebrated during her lifetime as an accomplished animal & landscape painter. Depicting Dutchess County scenes from her LaGrange backyard studio, her family second home in Florida, and elsewhere, her life and works have been lost to the chronicle of art for over 100 years. Recently rediscovered by her family, and recently restored and researched by the Dutchess County Historical Society, this is the first exhibit of her life story, illustrated by her paintings, sketches, letters, and personal items. With decades of her professional life still ahead of her, her work was featured at the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition on the nation’s 100th anniversary. Then we’ll examine her death, the decline of her legacy, and its energetic rebirth! Video Library Online Exhibition in Four Chapters Below Donors to the Saving Miss Clowes Fund The generous support of our members and the following specific donors to the Saving Miss Clowes Fund have allowed us to preserve and share the works and legacy of Caroline Morgan Clowes. Doris Adams Paola Bari Susan Blodgett Darrelyn Brennan Joseph & Patricia Broun Patricia Corrigan Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer Melissa Diets Virginia Donovan Rob & Sue Doyle John Dyson Kelly Ellenwood Joanna Frang & Mark Debald Robert Gosselink Julius & Carla Gude E. Stuart & Linda Hubbard William Jeffway & Christopher Lee Peter Jung Fine Arts Betsy Kopstein-Stuts Diane & Peter Lapis Lou & Candy Lewis Stephen Lumb Robert. & Patricia McAlpine Kirk Moldoff & Holly Ferris Melodye Moore & Lenny Miller James & Margaret Nelson Kathleen & Christia Rankin William Rhoads Susanne Rittenberry Nancy Rubsam Chip & Karen Simon Charitable Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Kathleen Smith & Christian Rohrbach Nevill & Karen Smyth Sheldon Stowe James Taylor Denise Doring Van Buren Mary Kay Vrba Jane Whitman Stacy Whittaker Frederick & Sharon Whilhelm

Town Hall Workshop March 9, 2026 “I have worked at archaeological sites throughout the State. This is a remarkable resource. There is almost nothing like this in New York.  The data is overwhelming, it is remarkable.” Matthew Kirk, M.A., RPA, Principal Investigator / Vice President, Hartgen Archaeological Associates.