BETA
Chapter 1
From glaciers to guardians
Chapter 2
The artists who painted the light
Chapter 3
Shingle style and mega mansions
Chapter 4
Nature, farm stands, and the summer rush
YOUR GOAL
Master of Exploring the Hamptons
Ch 2 · The artists who painted the light
diego Paint coastal scenes to learn how famous artists captured the unique light of the Hamptons.
diego Hamptons Light Painters
In Shinnecock Hills, the light shines bright... / ...yeah, a painter's delight! / William Merritt Chase, he saw the gleam... / ...oh-oh, built an artist's dream!
diego Sag Harbor evolved from a gritty whaling port into a quiet sanctuary for world-famous writers.
diego In the 1940s, Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner moved to Springs, transforming a barn into an abstract art laboratory.
Fun Fact
Pollock's paint shoes: Visitors to the Pollock-Krasner House must wear padded slippers to protect the floorboards, which are still permanently splattered with Jackson Pollock's original paint.
Quiz
Which artist built a massive, ship-cabin-inspired studio in the woods of East Hampton in 1963?
Quiz
What was the original 19th-century industry of Sag Harbor before it became a writer's haven?
Quiz
Which Nobel Prize-winning author wrote his final novel in a Sag Harbor writing cottage?
Quiz
Which famous abstract expressionist painted on canvases laid on his barn floor in Springs?