NCHM Study Tour #19
Into the Woods: An Excursion into American Art and History
March 20-23, 2024
By popular demand, the highlight of this study tour will be an afternoon at Crystal Bridges, complemented by important historic buildings in Tulsa and points east
Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, Bentonville
Travel Info
Group size limited; express your interest to Barbara Newey/ArtWiseTX at barbara@artwisetx.com.
Arrangements will include 3 nights hotel, breakfast daily, meals mentioned below, guides, admissions, gratuities, and commentary throughout by art historians Rowena Dasch (NCHM Executive Director) and Karen Pope (NCHM Board).
This tour is designed for members of the NCHM. New memberships are welcome from anyone interested in our travels.
Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa
Approximate Itinerary
Thorncrown Chapel, Eureka Springs
DAY 1: Wednesday, March 20
Flights to Tulsa, arriving early afternoon
Lunch and collections tour: Philbrook Museum of Art (splendid collections of Old Masters, modern and contemporary art in the gracious Italianate home built by Genevieve and Waite Phillips, set into a hillside above an expansive park graced with sculpture)
Drive to Bentonville, check into 21C Museum Hotel
Welcome Dinner at 21C
DAY 2: Thursday, March 21
Walmart Museum Heritage Lab
Optional walk through the scenic woods between Bentonville’s town square and Crystal Bridges
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: Lunch at Eleven Restaurant
Guided tour of collection highlights and generous free time until Museum closing
Free evening in Bentonville
DAY 3: Friday, March 22
Drive to Eureka Springs, arrive mid-morning
Thorncrown Chapel (1980, the world-famous design of E. Fay Jones, apprentice of Frank Lloyd wright and winner of AIA’s Gold Medal)
Lunch at Crescent Hotel (1886, ornate Victorian style, celebrated among Ozarks landmarks)
Bella Vista: Mildred Cooper Chapel (1988, E. Fay Jones)
Bentonville (time permitting): Peel Mansion Museum and Gardens (1875, Italianate)
Boston Avenue Methodist Church, Tulsa
DAY 4: Saturday, March 23
Return to Tulsa
Lunch: Tulsa Club, a modern tavern in Tulsa’s Deco District
Tour: Tulsa’s Art Deco heritage (the most Art Deco buildings of any American City)*, including Boston Avenue Methodist Church (1929), Philtower (1927), and Philcade Building (1931)
Early evening flights from Tulsa to Austin
*Our tour will celebrate the centenary of Art Deco style, born in Paris at the 1925 Exposition of Decorative Arts and proliferating around the western world, appearing especially in the noble buildings constructed to observe the Texas Centenary of 1936
Registration
Express your interest via email to barbara@artwisetx.com.
Limited availability. Act now.
History of the NCHM Study Tours
Founded by NSCDA-TX President Mary Etzold in 2005, Friends custom tours feature Itineraries rich in architectural history, particularly historic house museums, enriching the travelers’ perspectives on the achievements and challenges of NCHM and sister historic properties; special events including receptions with Dames in other states; special exhibitions; offerings in the performing arts; and general sightseeing; historic hotels, chartered transportation, fine dining; groups limited to 20 per tour. These tours have cemented good friendships among travelers and sustained support for the NCHM.
FNCHM 1. Chicago 2005
“Art and the Artful House in a Great American City"
FNCHM 2. Philadelphia 2006
“Franklin and Philadelphia: Citizen of Two Worlds"
FNHCM 3. Virginia 2007
“Historic Homes & Gardens of Virginia: Jamestown 400 and American History"
FNCHM 4. Hudson River 2008
“Great Houses of the Hudson River"
FNCHM 5. Baltimore 2009
"Baltimore & Annapolis: Art & History around the Chesapeake"
FNCHM 6. Washington DC 2010
"Hidden Treasures: Women & the Arts in Our Nation’s Capital"
FNCHM 7. BOSTON 2011
“Art and History in the Cradle of Liberty"
FNCHM 8. NEWPORT 2012
"Gilded Age by the Narragansett Bay"
FNCHM 9. Chicago 2013
"Bastille Day on Lake Michigan: Fashion & French Art"
FNCHM 10. Falling Waters (F. L. Wright, Pittsburgh to Niagara) 2014
FNCHM 11. Charleston 2015
“Lowcountry Charm in the South"
FNCHM 12. Portland (Oregon) 2016
“Portland, the Columbia, and the Landscape of Lewis & Clark"
FNCHM 13. New England 2017
"Granite & Green Mountains: Art & History Up East"
FNCHM 14. Hudson River 2018
“Great Houses of the Hudson River"
FNCHM 15. North Carolina 2019
“Art & Historic Houses, Tidewater to the Blue Ridge"
FNCHM 16. Savannah 2020
“History & Architecture in Georgia’s Oldest City"
FNHM 17. SUMMER INTERLUDE, 2021: “Galveston, the Oleander City”
FNHM 18. The Berkshires, 2023
”History, Art, and the Mystique of the Berkshires”