For its 2016 special exhibition, Boscobel will celebrate the dynamic and ongoing tradition of making furniture in the Hudson Valley. Hudson Hewn: New York Furniture Now will feature locally made, contemporary furniture that is inspired by past and present, by nature and natural materials, and by the very acts of making and living with beautiful objects.
Contributing artists and designers include Atlas Industries (Newburgh), Dzierlenga Furniture (Salt Point), Fern Handcrafted Furniture (Hudson), Josh Finn (High Falls), Rob Hare (Ulster Park), Asher Israelow (Brooklyn and Hudson), Nokolai Jacobs (Rosendale), Jeff Johnson (Poughkeepsie), Christopher Kurtz (Kingston), Mike Legget (Woodstock), Moran Woodworked Furniture (Gallatin), David R. Morton/Big Tree Woodworks (Kingston), Samuel Moyer Furniture (Staatsburg), Munder-Skiles (Garrison), Pacama Handmade (Woodstock), Michael Puryear (Shokan), and Michael Robbins (Philmont). Like many of their early American counterparts, their work blurs the lines between decorative and fine art, craft and sculpture.
Jupiter Windsor Chair, Dzierlenga Furniture, Salt Point, NY
Reclaimed and bleached, spalted maple, brass, 40 ½Hx 15W x 16 ½ D. Lent by Casey Dzierlenga
Wallpaper* Side Chair, Atlas Industries, Newburgh, NY
Lacquered solid walnut, blackened cold-rolled steel, cantilevered seat, relaxed frame, 32H x 17W x 26D. Joseph Fratesi and Thomas Wright
Hudson Hewn: New York Furniture Now
April 16 – August 14, 2016
10:00am – 05:00pm
Weekly on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
On View in the Exhibition Gallery and throughout the Mansion
Boscobel House and Gardens
1601 Route 9D
Garrison, NY 10524
845.265.3638
www.boscobel.org