The MacDowell Colony 1907-2007

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By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, January 23, 2007.
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This world-famous “grandaddy” of artist retreats is based in Peterborough, New Hampshire. A new book celebrates one hundred years of the institution itself, and all those who’ve found inspiration in its quiet woods, from Aaron Copeland to Alice Walker. Laura's guest is Carter Wiseman, President of The MacDowell Colony, Teacher at the Yale School of Architecture and Editor of the new book "A Place for the Arts: The MacDowell Colony, 1907-2007.

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