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New England Field Study

A white modern house with gray trim surrounded by grass and trees.

Coming Home to Modern

Fig. 1. Façade of building in combination of log cabin architecture with Swiss chalet influences.

Stieglitz and Vanderbilt: A Tale of Two Alfreds in the Adirondacks

Eight people standing in a line in front of a red painted house. The grass they are standing on and the plants at the base of the house in the background are green.

The WPAMC Experience: 5 from 5 in 5

Brown-painted pews extend back to two doorways leading out to a staircase. Remnants of blue, tan, and mauve artwork are visible underneath a plain taupe-colored wall. Stained glass elements are above each window and doorway opening, and a skylight above is surrounded by light blue flaking paint.

From Jewish Culture to Pop Culture

A group of six individuals surround an open drawer, in which are displayed several dozen scrimshawed whale teeth.

The Storytellers of WPAMC

A photograph of the exterior of the Gropius House

From the Gropius House to Our House

WPAMC Class of 2019 fellows walk through the whimsical garden of Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House to a ledge that overlooks the blue waters of Gloucester Harbor.

Finding Similarities

A young white woman with dark hair and dark eyes poses against a dark backdrop. She wears a turban decked in pearls, and her body is wrapped in a highly draped satin gown. She holds a basket of flowers in her right hand.

The Room Where She Gave Birth

Interior image of Touro Synagogue looking down from the second floor. Bimah located in the center-right with two rabbis viewing a Torah

A Tale of Two Synagogues: Reflections on Newport and Cincinnati

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