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Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios (HAHS) is a coalition of 61 member sites that were the homes and working studios of American artists. It is the only national organization dedicated to telling a site-specific story of our country’s art history. Learn more about our work.

May 4 to 9, 2025

Join us for Desert Canvas: Insiders’ View of Santa Fe, Abiquiu and Taos with Dr. Wanda Corn

Come explore this vibrant landscape and learn about the many American artists that were drawn to the area such as Georgia O’Keeffe, Randall Davey, Olive Rush, Eanger Irving Couse, Joseph Henry Sharp, Agnes Martin, those of the Taos Society of Artists and more.

Courtyard at Georgia O’Keeffe’s Abiquiu Home and Studio. Photograph by Krysta Jabczenski. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.

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Clementine Hunter painting at home. Photograph courtesy of Melrose on the Cane (Melrose Plantation).
Clementine Hunter in front of her home. Photograph courtesy of Melrose on the Cane (Melrose Plantation).
Courtesy of the C.M. Russell Museum.
Photograph by Paris Bread. Courtesy of the C.M. Russell Museum.
Lyme Art Colony artists enjoying each other’s company on the front porch of the Florence Griswold House, ca. 1903. Photo credit Florence Griswold Museum.
Photograph by Joe Standart, courtesy of the Florence Griswold Museum.
Thomas Moran in the Garden. Photograph courtesy East Hampton Library.
Thomas & Mary Nimmo Moran Home & Studio. Photograph by Jeff Heatley, courtesy East Hampton Historical Society.
Suzy Frelinghuysen and George L. K. Morris. Photograph courtesy of Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio.
Photograph courtesy of Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio.
West Side of Aspet, 1888. Photograph courtesy of Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Archives.
A brick walkway leads to the Saint-Gaudens family house. Photograph by Don Freeman, courtesy NPS.
Daniel Chester French at work on the clay model of Ambrose Swasey, 1922. Photogarph courtesy of Chapin Library, Williams College, Gift of the National Trust for Historic Preservation/Chesterwood.
Studio interior at Chesterwood with Lincoln and Andromeda. Photograph by Gregory Cherin, courtesy of Chesterwood.
Russel Wright and stone workers creating the terraces for Dragon Rock House, ca 1960. Courtesy Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center.
Dragon Rock House with stone terraces and chimney, nestled into the Quarry ledge. Photo: Michael Biondo, 2023.
Interior of Elisabet Ney’s Formosa Studio in Austin, Texas. The Elisabet Ney Museum, portrait of Elisabet Ney. Courtesy of the Elisabet Ney Museum.
Interior of the Elisabet Ney Museum in Austin, Texas. Lucero Creative Studio, 2022. The Elisabet Ney Museum, portrait of Elisabet Ney. Courtesy of the Elisabet Ney Museum.
N.C. Wyeth in mural studio. Courtesy of the Wyeth Family Archives.
View of William Penn, Man of Vision · Courage · Action (1933) mural by N.C. Wyeth inside the artist’s studio. Photo courtesy of the Brandywine Museum of Art.
Courtesy of Pasaquan, Columbus State University.
Courtesy of Pasaquan, Columbus State University.
The original WWII barge in situ for the first time c. 1960. Photograph courtesy of Mabel & Victor D’Amico Studio and Archive.
The exterior of The Art Barge. Photograph courtesy of Mabel & Victor D’Amico Studio and Archive.
Kent-Fitzgerald Historic Artists’ Home. Fitzgerald Legacy Archives, MMAH.
Kent—Fitzgerald Historic Artists’ Studio, 2021. View from the west showing the main entrance. Photo Credit: © Dave Clough Photography, 2021.
Donald Judd and others at 101 Spring Street. © Judd Foundation.
4th floor, 101 Spring Street, Judd Foundation, New York. Photo Charlie Rubin © Judd Foundation.
Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation ; New York NY;
Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation ; New York NY;
Portrait of Roger Brown in his Chicago home in 1975. Photograph by Bill Bengtson. Courtesy of the Roger Brown Study Collection of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Shelf in the Roger Brown Study Collection. Photograph by James Connolly. Courtesy of the Roger Brown Study Collection of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

In Our Work We Are Dedicated To

Fostering excellence in our membership through collaboration, peer exchange, and collective dialogue

Ensuring the next generation of preserved sites, working with artists, families and descendants planning for site-based legacy

Expanding our reach as the leading advocate for preserved artist sites and the creative power of place

Guiding and mentoring vulnerable sites whose artistic importance far exceeds their financial capability

Continuing our commitment to social and racial equity by supporting sites of underrepresented artists

Raising broad public awareness of the importance of artistic creativity over four centuries of American Art