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I've added the new Willey House and White Mountain Art webpages to the site and revised the New Hampshire Studio webpage. These are my first pages to include video to enhance your experience. Start with the New Hampshire Studio webpage and take the tour.
This was the most work and the most fun I've had working on any topic for www.robertballhughes.com. From a single notation about the Willey House on the back of a Ball Hughes family photo of his New Hampshire Studio, I discovered that he was one of the first artists-in-residence at the first Artist's Colony in America in North Conway, NH around 1860.
Ball Hughes rustic studio was in the woods behind the Willey House in Crawford Notch in the White Mountains near North Conway, NH. The Willey House was the birthplace of White Mountain Art after the Willey Tragedy in 1826.
I think I enjoyed this research so much because I love the outdoors and the stories of the Willey House are captivating and the scenery of Crawford Notch is breathtaking. I hope you enjoy the trip to Crawford Notch!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
The Legacy of Ball Hughes
My research shows no signs of slowing down. I now have 20MB of information on 54 webpages. The site is developing into the life story of Ball Hughes and his family.
You can almost imagine being at the historic locations and witnessing the exciting events and times that the Ball Hughes lived through.
From Eliza living 8 miles away from the Battle of Waterloo, to the Royal Academy, Royal estates, a country fair, a 10-week ocean voyage to a new country, New York, Philadelphia, and finally to Boston.
Over their lives, the Ball Hughes met Royalty and famous artists, writers, actors, and politicians. They created the legacy of their art, taught drawing to art students, lectured on art, and raised a family.
I'm privileged to present their legacy to you.
You can almost imagine being at the historic locations and witnessing the exciting events and times that the Ball Hughes lived through.
From Eliza living 8 miles away from the Battle of Waterloo, to the Royal Academy, Royal estates, a country fair, a 10-week ocean voyage to a new country, New York, Philadelphia, and finally to Boston.
Over their lives, the Ball Hughes met Royalty and famous artists, writers, actors, and politicians. They created the legacy of their art, taught drawing to art students, lectured on art, and raised a family.
I'm privileged to present their legacy to you.
Friday, August 22, 2008
New Domain Name
New www.robertballhughes.com domain name is ready to use. Now, and in the future, you can reach the home page using this simplified, easy-to-remember address.
Google is going to transfer Googlepages to Google Sites sometime in 2009. www.robertballhughes.com will be updated to forward to the new site when it's ready. You may have to change the links to individual pages at some time in the future if you reference them on your site. I will also update this BLOG when that happens. Sorry for any inconvenience. Hopefully this new domain name will be a more permanent address.
Google is going to transfer Googlepages to Google Sites sometime in 2009. www.robertballhughes.com will be updated to forward to the new site when it's ready. You may have to change the links to individual pages at some time in the future if you reference them on your site. I will also update this BLOG when that happens. Sorry for any inconvenience. Hopefully this new domain name will be a more permanent address.
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