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Photo Gallery Belvedere Interior at Marsh-Bi...12 Images Belvedere Interior at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP, including the Fallout Shelter and Bowling Alley. Photo Gallery Forest Center24 Images Interior and exterior images of the Forest Center, LEED-certified sustainable building and conference room/classroom space Photo Gallery Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Man...23 Images Historic photos of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion, 1860-1955. Images courtesy of the Billings Family Archives, The Woodstock Foundation, Inc. Photo Gallery Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Nat...5 Images Photos of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP offering a preview into the park landscape, varied activities and programs and special aspects. Photo Gallery Forest Festival 202346 Images Images from Forest Festival at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in September 2023. Photo Gallery Bark Rangers Bark Rangers at M...7 Images Bark Rangers at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and Bark Ranger Program materials Photo Gallery Art in the Park 202311 Images 2023 Art in the Park programs at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Photo Gallery Artwork by Artist-in-Residence...9 Images Artist Statement: My artwork is inspired by the Marsh, Billings, and Rockefeller families who lived on these grounds. The mansion, Belvedere, and bungalow provided a foundation for family members to grow in their personal and professional lives, and I was interested in capturing how a specific time and space can help mold the trajectories of the people who spent time here. I depicted trees growing through these buildings and structures in the park to illustrate the concept of the family tree blended with the physical trees that they helped to conserve and manage in the forest, throughout Vermont, and beyond. The presence of the three families impacted my viewpoint, and I started to see triplicates everywhere I looked: the foreground, middle ground, and background in my artwork; the flora, fauna, and manmade structures on site; the warm, cool, and neutral colors in nature and on paper; and the past, present, and future in research, storytelling, and the mission of the National Park Service. My artwork is often highly rendered and precise, however, this series of drawings is markedly different from my previous work. I experimented with new materials–I had never worked with Yupo paper, Copic markers, and collage before. I believe that I had an artistic breakthrough during my time here as an artist-in-residence, one where I was able to transcend mimicry and mere documentation to embrace conceptual ideas while focusing on compositional design using shape and color. I invite you to view the entire series of my artwork at HeatherHeckel.com 
Billings Family Archives
Explore the digital collections of printed, manuscript, and photographic material relating to Billings Farm and Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller. 
Google Arts & Culture Exhibit
Visit this online exhibit featuring hundreds of objects from the Park's museum collection. 
Flickr
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Last updated: November 9, 2023