event categories: Tours

In this curator-guided tour, visitors will explore the Bush-Holley House with a focus on learning how Japanese art and culture were understood and imitated by American artists of the Cos Cob art colony. Visitors will also receive an introduction to the life and work of artist Genjiro Yeto (1867-1924), a Japanese immigrant who frequented the Holley family boardinghouse, and established a career as a successful illustrator of books for American audiences.

In this curator-guided tour, visitors will explore the Bush-Holley House with a focus on learning how Japanese art and culture were understood and imitated by American artists of the Cos Cob art colony. Visitors will also receive an introduction to the life and work of artist Genjiro Yeto (1867-1924), a Japanese immigrant who frequented the Holley family boardinghouse, and established a career as a successful illustrator of books for American audiences.

Due to inclement weather a second tour will be taking place. Join a special guided tour of the Bush-Holley House centered on the stories of Josephine Holley and her daughter Constant Holley MacRae. Learn about the Holley women’s lives in the Progressive Era.

Take this special guided tour through the Bush-Holley House and learn about the hidden work enslaved women Patience, Candice and Hester preformed to keep the prominent Bush household running.

Join a special guided tour of the Bush-Holley House centered on the stories of Josephine Holley and her daughter Constant Holley MacRae. Learn about the Holley women’s lives in the Progressive Era.