Longfellow’s Smoking Jacket

To celebrate Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s birthday on February 27, I thought I would present an image that has never been displayed in public or printed before. Indeed, even the subject of the photograph is a very rare sight. One of the things I enjoy about being commissioned by the National Park Service, is the opportunity

Fort Warren Demilune

In working with the National Park Service, I get to visit many interesting places. The experience is also an educational adventure. I never heard of a “Demilune” before until I was commissioned to photograph Fort Warren and other sites at Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The fort is a National Historic Landmark dating back

From the Boston Harbor Islands Collection

The 39 acres of Georges Island is just over seven miles from Boston and the site of Fort Warren, a National Historic Landmark dating back to 1847. The fort remained in use for 100 years, including service as a Civil War prison where it held Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens. The site is part

From the Frederick Law Olmsted Collection

Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) began in 1857 with the design of Central Park in New York City and went on to become the founder of American landscape architecture. The thousands of landscapes he designed include many of the world’s most important parks such as Prospect Park in Brooklyn; the Emerald Necklace in Boston; the Biltmore

Father-Daughter Art Exhibited Posthumously to Raise Awareness of Borderline Personality Disorder

http://www.xiomaro.com | Contact New York, NY – Fountain House Gallery hosts “Empowered to Create,” a fine art group exhibit and auction in New York City presented by the advocacy group, Emotions Matter, Inc., which includes a photograph by New York artist Xiomáro together with the posthumous display of a painting by his daughter.  The one-day art show and

Harvard’s Fruitlands Museum celebrates the National Park Service with Photographs by Xiomaro

http://www.xiomaro.com | Contact HARVARD, MASS. – Having turned 100 years old, the National Park Service inaugurates its second century with a fine art photographic exhibit at Harvard’s Fruitlands Museum titled “Find Your Park:  National Parks in New England,” which includes several large-scale photographs by New York artist Xiomaro.  The group display is open now through March 19, 2017.

National Park Service and Partners Commission Xiomaro To Highlight Connecticut and Massachusetts

http://www.xiomaro.com | Contact The National Park Service and its partners have commissioned Xiomáro to create an artistic photographic series that will bring wider acclaim to the New England National Scenic Trail (NET), a 215-mile hiking route through 41 communities in Connecticut and Massachusetts comprised primarily of historic trail systems. Although the NET has been in existence for

Cuba, Commerce and Cannibals

http://www.xiomaro.com | Contact My father passed on a couple of old photos he received from a member of his family.  They are severely scratched, scuffed, dirty and faded with ink marks and portions missing.  I’m glad I was able to restore them as I only had low resolution pdf files to work with, which is not the

Harvard’s Photo Exhibit Is Just In Time For New Ken Burns PBS Documentary

http://www.xiomaro.com | Contact Harvard University’s Lamont/Pusey Library presents selections from the photographic series Theodore Roosevelt – “How I Love Sagamore Hill” by Xiomáro (SEE-oh-MAH-ro).  The New York artist was commissioned by the National Park Service to photograph the interiors of the president’s “Summer Whitehouse” at what is now Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in Oyster Bay, New York.  The 26 color photographs featured

National Park Service Commissions Xiomáro To Photograph Boston Harbor Islands and Launch Artist-in-Residence Program

http://www.xiomaro.com | Contact Me This summer, visitors to the Boston Harbor Islands may encounter the lens of New York artist Xiomáro (pronounced SEE-oh-MAH-ro). The National Park Service has commissioned the fine art photographer to create a visual collection of Peddocks, Spectacle and other islands that will be exhibited throughout the state to raise public awareness of the