{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"On the Coast of New Jersey by William Trost Richards","description":" Click to view artwork Today\u2019s episode is all about relaxing, taking a little break after a long year and before the holidays hit. So I offer you a quiet beach at the Jersey Shore in this serene painting by William Trost Richards.&amp;nbsp;  We\u2019ll find out how this Philadelphia-born artist embraced the idea of nature and art as keys to a better life and his connection to the Corcoran Gallery in Washington D.C.  Thomas Cole and the Corcoran are key parts of the story, so here are previous episodes about them:&amp;nbsp;  \u201cA Pastoral Visit\u201d tells the story of the founding of this influential museum and  \u201cThe Voyage of Life: Childhood\u201d is one of Cole\u2019s dramatic allegorical paintings.  SHOW NOTES  \u201cA Long Look\u201d themes are &quot;Easy&quot; by Ron Gelinas https:\/\/youtu.be\/2QGe6skVzSs and \u201cAt the Cafe with You\u201d by Onion All Stars https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/onion_all_stars-33331904\/  Episode Music &quot;Morning&quot; Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0  \u201cDatabase Of Problems, Rolodex Of Lies\u201d by Doctor Turtle  https:\/\/doctorturtle.bandcamp.com\/album\/free-turtle-archive-everything-cc-by-by-turtle  William Trost Richards information  https:\/\/chrysler.org\/exhibition\/seascapes-by-william-trost-richards\/  https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/collection\/artist-info.2710.html  New York Times article on Richards  https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/08\/16\/arts\/design\/william-trost-richards-at-national-academy-museum.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;amp;referringSource=articleShare  \u201cWilliam Trost Richards: American Landscape &amp;amp; Marine Painter\u201d by Linda S. Ferber https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/williamtrostrich0000ferb (archive.org)  \u201cNiagara\u201d by Frederic Edwin Church https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/collection\/art-object-page.166436.html  Episode on the Corcoran Gallery&amp;nbsp;  \u201cA Pastoral Visit\u201d  Episode on Thomas Cole  \u201cThe Voyage of Life: Childhood\u201d Transcript is available at https:\/\/alonglookpodcast.com\/coast-new-jersey   ","author_name":"A Long Look Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/alonglook.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34112636\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/181496546"}