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Glens Falls / États-Unis

Glens Falls est une ville située dans le comté de Warren, dans l'État de New York, au nord-est des États-Unis. Son nom vient d'une grande cascade sur le fleuve Hudson, au sud de la ville. Sa population était de 14 354 lors du recensement de 2000. James Fenimore Cooper a situé l'un des épisodes du Dernier des Mohicans sur le rocher qui se trouve au pied de la cascade.

The Hyde Collection

Glens Falls / États-Unis

The Hyde Collection is an art museum in the city of Glens Falls in Upstate New York. The collections were endowed by the Hyde family. The museum is housed in a historic refurbished early twentieth-century residence, the Hyde House, located at 161 Warren Street in Glens Falls, New York, a building that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.Founded by Louis and Charlotte Hyde, the collection contains historic furniture, books, paintings, sculptures and pottery. Now expanded with many modern additions, the museum, while relatively small and "off the beaten track" contains an impressive and broad collection including Italian Renaissance and eighteenth-century French antiques, and works by Botticelli, El Greco, van Dyck, Ingres, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Tintoretto, Cézanne, Degas, Matisse, Picasso, Renoir, and van Gogh. In addition, works by important American artists including Eakins, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, Ryder, and Whistler are also present.