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Chesterwood is the historic home, studio and gardens of renowned sculptor Daniel Chester French. Chesterwood is a seasonal site.

The historic buildings are open to the public from May through October with an admissions fee. Tickets may be reserved online at www.chesterwood.org/plan-visit

10/15/2026

Learn about the complex and collaborative process of creating monumental sculpture on our guided tours.

Open daily (except Tuesday), 10am-5pm, through October 31st

10/09/2026

What a ✨️ relief ✨️ it’s Friday! ⁠
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A portrait by Daniel Chester French of his sister Sarah “Sallie” Flagg French (1846-1883).

Oval plaster bas relief of bust profile of a young woman, her hair is pulled off her face and neck in a full chignon and hair band.

10/07/2026

On this day in 1931, Daniel Chester French passed away at his beloved Chesterwood estate.

Memorial services were held in the Chesterwood Studio, and French was later buried in historic Concord, MA where he lived as a young man and found his passion for sculpture.

His daughter, Margaret French Cresson, sculpted the laurel wreath and sculpture tools that adorn his grave in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, not far from his boyhood home.

Visitors often leave Lincoln Memorial pennies, as picture, in honor of his magnum-opus statue, which can actually be seen on the coin.

10/06/2026

🚪 Looking out to the Studio Garden from the studio’s reception room -what a view!

🍂 Don’t miss your chance to explore this October among the beautiful fall foliage!

📆 Open daily 10-5; closed Tuesdays.

10/01/2026

Run or walk a scenic fall 5K through the country roads of Stockbridge!

Join us Saturday, October 10 for the Chesterwood 5K Run/Walk, a scenic course passing fields and forests, rivers and wetlands — with cash prizes for the top three men and women.

🏆 Cash prizes: $500 first place • $250 second • $100 third
🏃 Run starts at 9:00 am • Walk starts at 9:10 am
📍 Chesterwood, 4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge, MA
🎟 $35 through October 9 • $40 race day
👕 Tech shirts for the first 50 registrants (sizes not guaranteed)

Registration includes free admission to Chesterwood's grounds, gardens, and outdoor sculpture exhibition for participants and their cheering squads, plus half-price tours of the Studio, Residence, and Barn Gallery.

Enjoy post-race coffee, hot c***r, water and donuts.

The race is directed and timed by Berkshire Running Center.

Register at chesterwood.org/5k-run

09/27/2026

Join us for the Chesterwood 5K!
Saturday, October 10

Start at the historic Estate
4 Williamsville Road, Stockbridge

Check-in/day-of registration:
7:45-8:45 AM

Run start: 9:00 AM

Walk start: 9:10 AM

Water stop at half-way point
(1 Butler Road)

Registration fee: $35 through 10/9, $40 day-of

Cash prizes for Men and Women: $500 for 1st place, $250 for 2nd place, $100 for 3rd place

Race shirts: For the first 50 registrants (sizes not guaranteed)

Registration fee includes FREE admission to the outdoor sculpture exhibition and 1/2 price admission for tours (both guided and self-paced) of the Studio, Residence, and Barn Gallery

Refreshments: coffee, hot c***r, water and donuts

The race will be directed and timed by Berkshire Running Center; to register: https://www.chesterwood.org/5k-run

09/26/2026

There’s so much to explore and discover in our Collections Gallery; make sure to save time for some close looking on your next visit!

Open 10-5 (closed on Tuesdays)

09/22/2026

It’s 2D Tuesday! 🖼️
Sharing works from the Chesterwood Collection of paintings & drawings!

This pastel portrait of “Mary Lawton” was made by Daniel Chester French.

Object #:
NT 69.38.671
Title:
Mary:
Pastel Portrait of Mary Lawton by Daniel Chester French.
A successful stage and film actress, Mary Lawton was a close friend of the French family. She visited Chesterwood often and regaled them in dramatic fashion. In October 1920 Margaret French wrote to her fiancé William Penn Cresson that “Mary arrived [at Chesterwood] looking rather the worse for wear, but full of anecdotes and stories, as usual.” Lawton posed for French’s Alma Mater (1900-03; Columbia University, NYC) and the Marshall Field Memorial (1908-12; Chicago, IL).

In an interview published in the New York Sun, French highly praised Lawton’s hands and arms.

In 1902, French sculpted a portrait of Lawton, which is also part of the Chesterwood Collection.

French often photographed her in the Studio and garden, sometimes in dramatic poses.

In September, 1907, French wrote to assistant-turned-friend, Evelyn Beatrice Longman, that he wanted her to see his summer’s work, which included “painting and pastelling, too.” He mentions that “Miss Lawton is here for a week, just back from Switzerland, and we are going to begin a portrait of her tomorrow. She goes down to New York next week to begin her rehearsals of “Tess.” She seems well and confident of success.” Lawton was known for her portrayal of Muriel Glayde in the movie John Glayde’s Honor (1915). On stage, she played title roles in Tess of the D’Urbervilles in Boston, The Duel in Chicago, and Olive Latimer’s Husband in New York. From 1912 to 1922 she played numerous roles in shows on Broadway in New York

09/21/2026

French’s bronze Washington Equestrian looks fine in the Residence Galleries this season, away from its usual location in the studio.

See it and other works in our special exhibition—
The Minute Man:Examining Patriotism, Victory, and Loss on view thru Oct 31st

Open each weekday except Tuesdays

09/20/2026

Sharing this beautiful photograph taken several years ago by (then) artist in residence Julie McCarthy who creatively captured this historic painting of Margaret French through the reflection of one of the antique mirrors in the Chesterwood parlor.
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As described by the artist: “From my series An Oasis of Beauty. A portrait of Margaret French Cresson, reflected in the very home she once filled with life. In this image, memory lingers—grace framed in gold, presence caught in a passing glance.”

Address

4 Williamsville Road
Stockbridge, MA
01262

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+14132982023

Website

http://chesterwood.org/

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