When Amelia Watson arrived in Tryon, NC from her home in Connecticut in 1892 at the invitation of renowned actor William Gillette, the small railroad town that served as a connector from to Asheville, NC had already established a reputation as a welcoming environment for intellectuals looking for inspiration in nature. Watson would become the first in a long line of professional artists numbering in the dozens that would capture the spirit of the mountains with the bristles of a brush.

Join Michael McCue, author of Tryon Artists, 1892-1942 and Paris and Tryon: George C. Aid (1872-1938) and His Artistic Circles in France and North Carolina, as he delves into the unique environment that joined a community of artists through a love of the mountains and a need for expressive freedom.


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