Thomas Cole Desk (click to enlarge)

Here is a desk from the Thomas Cole National Historic Site  (this link is much better better than the official National Park Service website).  Cole’s home, known as Cedar Grove, was the center point of the Hudson River School of landscape painting.   After viewing the gallery on the grounds, and reading about the movement, I have added the Hudson River School Art Trail to my photography bucket list.

Capturing images of desks within the National Park System is another of my photography bucket list items.  In retirement, I would like to road trip around the country seeking out historic desks like the one above.  One could tell the history of our country using desks on display in our park system.

This desk sits right next to a window off the right side of the image.  It was an overcast day when we visited, so there was a nice, natural diffused light pouring into the studio.

Thomas Cole National Historic Site: N42 13 32.79 W73 51 41.40