William Rhoads Working on Publication on Elverhoj

02 Feb 2020 1:00 AM | Christine R Henry

Postcard courtesy of Vivian Wadlin CollectionWilliam Rhoads is preparing a publication on Elverhoj, the Arts &
Crafts colony active in Milton-on-Hudson, New York, c. 1912 to 1935.
Established by Danish-American silversmiths Anders Andersen and
Johannes Morton, Elverhoj attracted artists who produced metalwork,
jewelry, paintings, prints, textiles, and book-bindings in a rural
setting overlooking the Hudson River. The main building, a c. 1840
classical mansion, was transformed into a "Moorish Terrace" with
Viking decorative motifs, while huts and rustic cottages were added as
studios and seasonal homes. Elverhoj received a mixed review when
visited by C. R. Ashbee in 1915, but won a gold medal at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco that year and was favorably
written up in Gustav Stickley's Craftsman magazine in 1916. Rhoads is planning an Elverhoj exhibition with the Ulster County Historical Society and seeks material made at Elverhoj and unpublished papers.  Please contact him at rhoadsw@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu.

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