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 150 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
Works on Paper
Clarivel with Black Blouse with White Ribbon
Clarivel with Black Blouse with White Ribbon
2016 Currently on viewThe Century in the Highlands of the Hudson
The Century in the Highlands of the Hudson
ca. 1938
Stella Funesta (The Evil Star)
Stella Funesta (The Evil Star)
ca. 1892 Currently on view
Sculptures
Botanical Dreams in the Concrete Jungle
Botanical Dreams in the Concrete Jungle
2017 Currently on view
Decorative Arts, Costumes, & Textiles
Chimney Signature Quilt
Chimney Signature Quilt
ca. 1860–90
Pillow Top with Woman Basketball Player
Pillow Top with Woman Basketball Player
ca. 1900Model: Combined Stretcher for Hat Making
Model: Combined Stretcher for Hat Making
ca. 1869
Photographs
Untitled (Peter Beard with dog) in Red Book #124
Untitled (Peter Beard with dog) in Red Book #124
Girls Sunbathing from the Domestic Rituals series
Girls Sunbathing from the Domestic Rituals series
1979–83In My Studio (also called Tired Butterfly)
In My Studio (also called Tired Butterfly)
1918Rudolph Eickemeyer, Sr. and his British Agent
Rudolph Eickemeyer, Sr. and his British Agent
1890
