Join Reynolda Curator Allison Slaby to learn about John Frederick Kensett’s Beacon Rock, Newport on loan from the Art Bridges Foundation until September 30, 2025.

Kensett’s quiet marine scene captures the Newport coast balanced by an expanse of teal-blue water. This intimate oil on canvas is installed in the Reception Hall in conversation with Reynolda favorites The Andes of Ecuador, Home in the Woods, and The Old Hunting Grounds. In this way, they develop a narrative about collecting art by Hudson River School painters, both at Crystal Bridges (founded by Alice Walton) and at Reynolda House.