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Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park & Museum, Wilson, North Carolina, June 19, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Wonderlands Greg CookSeptember 5, 2023Sticky 0

Wonderlands: Visionary And Folk Art Sites Across The U.S.

For several years now, I’ve been making pilgrimages to visionary sites across the United States. Below are a selection of photos from those trips. I’ll add more as I go.…Continue Reading →

Ted Degener (American, b. 1948). Tyree Guyton on the steps of one of the homes included in The Heidelberg Project in Detroit, Michigan, 1997. Archival pigment print. Photo courtesy Ted Degener
Art Greg CookAugust 12, 2023 0

Ted Degener Has Spent 50 Years Photographing Creators Of Visionary Art Environments

For more than five decades, Ted Degener—who lives near Cornish, New Hampshire—has driven across the United States photographing more than 400 visionary art environments and their creators.  His photos and…Continue Reading →

Martin Prekop's Mirror House, Pittsburgh. (Sotheby's International Realty)
Art Greg CookJune 16, 2023 0

Martin Prekop’s Mirror House Is For Sale

The problem was the view. “If you looked out the bathroom window, you looked onto a brick wall,” the artist Martin Prekop tells me. “There was a beautiful wood behind…Continue Reading →

Old Sturbridge Village, Oct. 30, 2022. (© Greg Cook photo)
History Greg CookDecember 7, 2022 0

At Old Sturbridge Village, 1830s America Comes Alive With Chickens, Sheep, Cows, Pigs

Part of the fun of an old timey living-history museum like Old Sturbridge Village is the feeling that you’ve stepped off a time machine into the past—in this case, peacetime…Continue Reading →

Beauport Sleeper-McCann House in Gloucester: Stair Hall or Central Hall on ground floor. (©Greg Cook photo 2022)
Art Greg CookAugust 2, 2022 0

Beauport: Henry Sleeper’s Dream House Of Americana That Grew And Grew

“Mrs. Henry D. Sleeper of Beacon St. is building a beautiful summer cottage in Gloucester, near the site of the Colonial Arms hotel, which was burned during the late fall.…Continue Reading →

Courage boulder in Gloucester's Dogtown woods, Nov. 6, 2021. (©Greg Cook photo)
Nature Greg CookNovember 7, 2021 0

The Curious, Edifying Boulders At The Heart Of Gloucester’s Dogtown Woods

In the woods at the heart of Gloucester lies a ghost town, the remnants of an abandoned English colonial settlement today known as Dogtown. There are a number of ways to…Continue Reading →

Cat Alley, also known as Dean Avenue, is just off Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, Oct. 29, 2021. (©Greg Cook photo)
Art Greg CookOctober 31, 2021 0

‘Cat Alley’ Murals Honor Felines In Manchester, N.H.

Murals honoring cats fill the north side of Cat Alley, also known as Dean Avenue, just off Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, between Lala’s Hungarian Pastry (836 Elm St.)…Continue Reading →

EmEmery Blagdon's “Healing Machine” at the Art Preserve of the Kohler Arts Center at Sheboygan, Wisconsin. (Photo by Rich Maciejewski, courtesy Kohler Arts Center)ery Blagdon's “Healing Machine” at Kohler Art Preserve at Sheboygan, Wisconsin. (Photo by Rich Maciejewski, courtesy Kohler Arts Center)
Art Greg CookJuly 31, 2021 0

Kohler’s Art Preserve: Exploring The ‘World’s Largest Collection’ Of Visionary Environments

Ruth Kohler first heard about the home of Eugene Von Bruenchenhein and his wife Marie in January 1983. Eugene had recently died and a friend, a retired police officer, brought samples…Continue Reading →

Disneyland 1963. From "Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks: Celebrations Around the World from Fall to Winter" by Graham Allan, Rebecca Cline, and Charlie Price, 2020. (Disney Editions)
Art Greg CookDecember 24, 2020 0

‘Holiday Magic At The Disney Parks’

“Holiday Magic at the Disney Parks: Celebrations Around the World from Fall to Winter” by Graham Allan, Rebecca Cline and Charlie Prince (Disney Editions) is a big, lavishly illustrated, 384-page photo…Continue Reading →

Sculptures decorate 9 Dwight St., Boston, Jan. 4, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Art Greg CookMay 10, 2020 0

Sculptures Of Poodles, Angels, Eagles Make This Row House Stand Out From Staid Neighbors

For some years, I’ve wondered about a row house at 9 Dwight St. in Boston’s South End. It stands out from its staid brick neighbors because white sculptures seem to…Continue Reading →

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