WINDOWS : Architectural Curiosities of the Hudson Valley

Take a highly textured, colorful 'modern archaeology' tour of the Hudson Valley with photographer George Nicholson. Homing in on a wide array of structures that have weathered the wiles of time, Nicholson draws us into imagining narratives of the lives led by current of former inhabitants of these buildings. Each window portrayed reveals clues as to the social significance of the building. Hudson Valley poet and author Will Nixon writes: "George has found a way to photograph his deep appreciation for people without having to ask anyone to pose." Nicholson reveals a subtle dignity that each structures carries, regardless of its condition. Philosopher Gaston Bachelard noted: "Through the poet's window, the house converses about immensity with the world." And from the outside, the photographer shows us that windows are indeed the ‘architectural eyes on the world.’ They are, perhaps, the single-most important architectural detail for conveying the personality of the structures wherein we live and work.