Collection Highlights
The Hudson River Museum’s permanent collection contains nearly 18,000 objects, including paintings, sculptures, works on paper, photographs, decorative arts, costumes, textiles, graphic design, historical objects, and ephemera. In addition, the Museum also has an extensive collection of documentary photography and archival materials.
Among the selection of 100 highlights below are works by Hudson River School artists James Renwick Brevoort, Samuel Colman, Jasper F. Cropsey, and Asher B. Durand, and such notable artists as Red Grooms, Hiram Powers, and Sylvia Sleigh. Recent acquisitions include works by Derrick Adams, Ebony Bolt, and Robert Zakanitch.
The Hudson River Museum recently launched SC Hudson River Museum, a free app that allows you to experience 10 of our collection highlights with super high-resolution zoom and unique storytelling features. Read more on Currents.
Paintings
Azalea (Portrait of Helen Abbe Howson)
Azalea (Portrait of Helen Abbe Howson)
1885 Currently on view
The Side Paddlewheel “Francis Skiddy”
The Side Paddlewheel “Francis Skiddy”
1859 Currently on viewInvitation to a Voyage: The Hudson River at Fishkill
Invitation to a Voyage: The Hudson River at Fishkill
1979–99 Currently on viewHudson River View (Sugar Factory at Yonkers)
Hudson River View (Sugar Factory at Yonkers)
ca. 1915 Currently on view
Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Untermyer
Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Untermyer
1906 Currently on view
Works on Paper
Clarivel with Black Blouse with White Ribbon
Clarivel with Black Blouse with White Ribbon
2016Under the Falls, Catskill Mountains
Under the Falls, Catskill Mountains
September 14, 1872
Map of the Frenglish Kingdom of Novum Eboracum (New York) (We All Got To Have a Place We Call Home)
Map of the Frenglish Kingdom of Novum Eboracum (New York) (We All Got To Have a Place We Call Home)
2015
Gateway to the Waterfront, Yonkers, New York, View of Palisades, Half Moon and City Hall
Gateway to the Waterfront, Yonkers, New York, View of Palisades, Half Moon and City Hall
1995
Sculptures
Man Leaning Against a Wall of Doors
Man Leaning Against a Wall of Doors
1968 Currently on view
The Fire and Brimstone Preacher Reverend Rufus Hezikiah
The Fire and Brimstone Preacher Reverend Rufus Hezikiah
1997
Decorative Arts, Costumes, & Textiles
Great Hall Fireplace Tiles
Great Hall Fireplace Tiles
ca. 1876–77 Currently on view
Photographs
In My Studio (also called Tired Butterfly)
In My Studio (also called Tired Butterfly)
1918Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California
Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California
1927 (negative)
