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Edward and Marian MacDowell

Edward and Marian MacDowell.

Marian MacDowell and famous Fellows

Marian MacDowell is seated outside her home, Hillcrest, with notable Fellows (from left) Paul Nordoff, Thorton Wilder, Nikolai Lopatnikoff, and Margaret Widdemer.

Marian MacDowell on Log Cabin porch

Marian MacDowell looks out into the forest from the porch of Edward’s log cabin. The cabin she had built for her husband is opened to visitors on Medal Day every year.

Edward MacDowell

Edward MacDowell by Louis Fabian Bachrach.

Music Room at Hillcrest

The sun offers dramatic highlights to Edward MacDowell’s music room in Hillcrest.
(David Macy photo)

Hillcrest exterior

Marian MacDowell purchased an abandoned farm, Hillcrest, about a mile from the Peterborough train station in 1896.
(R.D. Carley photo)

James Baldwin Library at night

A Fellow takes a break outside the James Baldwin Library on a cool summer night as a fire acts as a beacon for artists.
(John W. Hession photo)

James Baldwin Library interior

A Fellow works at a James Baldwin Library computer station in the bright, comfortable interior of the Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects-designed addition.
(John W. Hession photo)

James Baldwin Library exterior

James Baldwin Library is framed by trees in the fading light of an early autumn evening.
(Ngoc Minh Ngo photo)

James Baldwin Library exterior

Asters bloom in the landscape on the south side of MacDowell’s James Baldwin Library.
(Ngoc Minh Ngo photo)

Log Cabin exterior

A summer view of Edward MacDowell’s log cabin.
(Samantha Hensel photo)

Log Cabin exterior

Forest surrounds the log cabin Marian MacDowell had constructed for her husband in 1899. She delivered a lunch to Edward when he retreated to the cabin to compose on his piano.
(Cassandra Yerkes photo)

Marian MacDowell outside of the Log Cabin

Marian MacDowell poses for a photo outside her husband’s log cabin on the path that lead down the hill toward Hillcrest.

The Eaves

The Eaves is likely the oldest building on MacDowell's grounds. The Tenney Farm home, purchased along with the farm in 1912, has been renovated as a dormitory building for Fellows.

Medal Day crowd

The public gathers for 2016’s Medal Day honoring novelist and Nobel Prize-winner Toni Morrison.
(Dan Millbauer photo)

Toni Morrison at Medal Day 2016

Edward MacDowell Medalist Toni Morrison tells the 2016 Medal Day crowd how she became a writer.
(Joanna Eldredge Morrissey photo)

2022 Medalist Sonia Sanchez

Poet Sonia Sanchez, the 2022 Edward MacDowell Medalist, admires her award on stage during the Medal Day ceremony.
(Joanna Eldredge Morrissey photo)

2021 Medalist Rosanne Cash with Madam Chairman Nell Painter

The 2021 Edward MacDowell Medalist, Rosanne Cash, stands with Madam Chairman of the Board Nell Painter.
(Joanna Eldredge Morrissey photo)

Chiwoniso Kaitano greets the crowd at Medal Day

MacDowell Executive Director Chiwoniso Kaitano greets the Medal Day 2023 crowd who have gathered to honor Alanis Obomsawin.
(Joanna Eldredge Morrissey photo)

Fellow June Edmonds with Studio Tour visitors

Fellow June Edmonds speaks with visitors who have come to view her work during Medal Day's Studio Tours.
(Joanna Eldredge Morrissey photo)

Fellow June Edmonds' Studio Tour

Fellow June Edmonds' paintings on display for visitors to experience during Medal Day's Studio Tours.
(Joanna Eldredge Morrissey photo)

Fellow Mel Friedling with Studio Tour visitors

Fellow Mel Friedling speaks with Medal Day visitors touring her studio.
(Joanna Eldredge Morrissey photo)

James Baldwin and other Fellows of 1954

Author James Baldwin (who was at MacDowell three times) is seen second from left in this group shot of Fellows from 1954.
(Bernice B. Perry photo courtesy of the Milford NH Historical Society)

Michael Chabon in his studio

Novelist Michael Chabon during a break in his writing day in Adams Studio. He wrote parts of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, and Moonglow during MacDowell residencies.
(Joanna Eldredge Morrissey photo)

Leonard Bernstein at piano

Composer Leonard Bernstein was in residence at MacDowell three times, in 1962, 1970, and 1972, and worked on his Mass here.
(Bernice B. Perry photo courtesy of the Milford NH Historical Society)

Alice Walker in her studio

Author Alice Walker came to MacDowell in 1967 and 1974 to work on her first and second novels, The Third Life of Grange Copeland and Meridian.
(Bernice B. Perry photo courtesy of the Milford NH Historical Society)

Benny Andrews in his studio

Painter Benny Andrews was in residence at MacDowell four times, in 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1978.
(Bernice B. Perry photo courtesy of the Milford NH Historical Society)

MacDowell Fellows at breakfast

Fellows often say that the breakfasts and dinners experienced in common are among the most valuable aspects of a MacDowell residency.
(Christian Holland photo)

Dinner at MacDowell

Fellows chat over dinner on the first day of summer in 2017.
(Dan Millbauer photo)

MacDowell Fellows share a laugh

MacDowell Fellows Maude Mitchell, Lee Breuer, and Basil Twist share a laugh during a mild day in the winter of 2018.
(Joanna Eldredge Morrissey photo)

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