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- ↑ "Historic Artists' Homes and Studios". National Trust for Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ↑ "Alice Austen House Museum". Historic House Trust. Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
In 1975, recognizing the importance of Alice Austen to New York's history, the City purchased the House and restored it and the grounds to their 19th-century appearance. Today, Clear Comfort operates as a museum, featuring exhibits of Austen's work and contemporary photography as well as period rooms that have been recreated based on photographs. A National Historic Landmark, the House was inducted in 2002 into the National Trust for Historic Preservation's highly selective group of Historic Artists' Homes and Studios. Alice Austen House Museum is owned by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, operated by the Friends of Alice Austen Inc., and is a member of the Historic House Trust.
- ↑ "National Trust Selects Manitoga As One Of Ten New Historic Artists Homes & Studios". Putnam County News and Recorder . February 5, 2003. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has chosen Manitoga/The Russel Wright Design Center in Garrison to join their Historic Artists Homes and Studios group of Associate Sites. The National Trust is focused on identifying and helping American art-related historic sites to preserve, document and interpret their collections and buildings.
- ↑ "The Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery". Manitoga. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ Denniston, Rachel. "Beatrice Wood: the Alchemist & California-Cult Artist Turning Mothballs into Gold". California Art Review. Retrieved 1 January 2023.