The 2025 Scholars’ Dinner
You are invited to an elegant and collegial evening bringing together American art leaders and American art lovers at the storied private arts club.
Monday, October 27, 2025
The Century Association
7 West 43rd Street, New York, New York 10036
Please respond by Friday, August 15, to be included in the printed invitation. Reservations are also available by emailing Paul at pstankus@thomascole.org.
Continuing the work that Thomas Cole began as a mentor and teacher, the Thomas Cole National Historic Site serves as a catalyst in bringing American art to new audiences.
All proceeds from the event will underwrite the site’s annual educational programming, including the Cole Fellowship and K-12 school programs.
Featured Scholars
The featured scholars are Alan Wallach, a leading Thomas Cole scholar and Ralph H. Wark Professor of Art and Art History and Professor of American Studies Emeritus at the College of William and Mary; Amy Meyers, retired Director of the Yale Center for British Art and former Senior Curator of American Art at the Huntington, who served as an advisor for our 2025 exhibition on Emily Cole; Adrienne Spinozzi, Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art; and the 2026 Class of Cole Fellows.
Alan Wallach
Ralph H. Wark Professor of Art and Art History and Professor of American Studies Emeritus
College of William and Mary
Amy Meyers
Retired Director of the Yale Center for British Art
Former Senior Curator of American Art at the Huntington
Adrienne Spinozzi
Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Reservations
Board of Trustees
Warner Shook, Interim Chairman
Susan Ball, Vice Chairman
Tom de Swardt, Treasurer
Emma Davidson Tribbs, Secretary
Evelyn Trebilcock, Executive Committee Member-at-Large
Maura O’Shea, Executive Director
Erin Dziedzic
Carrie Feder
Marianne Lockwood
Nina Matis
Anne J. Miller
Catherine Lockyer Moulton
Jenny Park Adam
Stephen Shadley
Hudson Talbott
Susan G. A. Warner
National Council
Kevin J. Avery
Tim Barringer
Annette Blaugrund
Linda S. Ferber
Ella M. Foshay
Eleanor Jones Harvey
Patricia Junker
Elizabeth Kornhauser
Katherine Manthorne
Mark D. Mitchell
Barbara Novak
Paul D. Schweizer
Nancy Siegel
Kiki Smith
Scott Manning Stevens/ Karoniaktatsie (Akwesasne Mohawk)
Alan Wallach
Past Scholars’ Dinner Honorees
Graham C. Boettcher, Morrison H. Heckscher, Linda Ferber, Candice Hopkins, Franklin Kelly, Sophie Lynford, Mark D. Mitchell, Asma Naeem, Lauren Palmor, Nancy Siegel, Scott Manning Stevens, Shannon Vittoria, John Wilmerding, Stephanie Sparling Williams, Joseph Mizhakiiyaasige Zordan
Asher Brown Durand, Portrait of Thomas Cole, 1837, Berkshire Museum
Thomas Cole, Catskill Creek, New York, 1845. Oil on canvas, 26 1/2 by 36 in. / Framed: 37 5/8 x 47 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. New-York Historical Society, The Robert L. Stuart Collection, Gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart, S-157.
Thomas Cole, Clouds, ca. 1830s. Oil on paper laid down on canvas, 8 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Morris K. Jesup Fund, 2013 (2013.201).
Photography by Adam T. Deen