Press & Appearances
SELECTED LINKS TO AUDIO, VIDEO & PRINT MEDIA
Film & TV
PBS Special: Reframing an Empire
As the leading expert on Thomas Cole, Betsy Jacks narrates a 10-episode PBS TV series that explores the history of New York State and the nation during the lifespan of the artist. — April-October 2023
PBS Video: Discover the Hudson River Skywalk
Produced by WEDU, the PBS station for Tampa, St. Petersburg & Sarasota, special report: Discover the Hudson River Skywalk, Season 11, Episode 7 — April 21, 2022
The Art Tourist with Rachel Gould
“The Art Tourist: Where Art Meets Travel,” is written and hosted by Rachel Gould. Follow the Artist: Thomas Cole — September 29, 2022
Feature Video: Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Produced by The Daily Freeman, Kingston NY — April 16, 2021
Live Events
Live Interview at Hudson Hall: Betsy Jacks and Elizabeth Scott
Betsy Jacks interviews her mother, the author Elizabeth Scott, on the Main Stage at Hudson Hall, New York’s oldest surviving theater and now a major cultural center in the City of Hudson, New York. — April 14, 2023
Presentation at the Paul Mellon Centre for British Art
At an international symposium in London for Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios, Betsy Jacks presents the Thomas Cole site as a case study in creating an authentic experience in unorthodox ways. — September 30, 2019
Sunday Salon, Reinventing Thomas Cole’s Home
Introduction to Betsy Jacks followed by a presentation at the Thomas Cole site — January 8, 2017
Podcasts & Radio
The popular podcast “Valley Girls” did an extended walk around the Thomas Cole site with Betsy Jacks and created a video and a blog with behind-the-scenes images as well. November 7, 2024
Live Interview on WGXC with Kieran Riley
Kieran and Betsy discuss the two major exhibitions on view at the Thomas Cole Historic Site, both exploring an Indigenous perspective on land and landscape. — July 8, 2024
History Hit Podcast: Betsy Jacks and Don Wildman
Don Wildman, host and narrator of Mysteries at the Museum, Beyond the Unknown, Buried Worlds with Don Wildman and more, interviews Betsy Jacks on History Hit, the award-winning podcast network that explores the past to help us understand the United States of today. — April 6, 2023
Live Interview on NPR with Joe Donahue
On the award-winning morning talk show, The Roundtable, Betsy Jacks and her guest curator Nancy Siegel are interviewed by long-time host Joe Donahue. The station, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, has 500,000 monthly listeners and ranks among the most-listened-to public radio stations in the United States. — May 5, 2023
Live Interview on NPR with Joe Donahue
Thomas Cole’s Studio: Memory & Inspiration, The Roundtable, WAMC Northeast Public Radio — May 10, 2022
The Best of Our Knowledge with Lucas Willard, WAMC Northeast Public Radio — October 11, 2022
Centering Black Humanity at Historic Sites with Elon Cook Lee — February 8, 2021
Interview: New Exhibition at Albany International Airport
New York News with Dave Lucas, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, September 21, 2018
Feature: Autumn at the Thomas Cole Site
Arts & Culture Desk, WAMC Northeast Public Radio — September 24, 2018
Print Media
Antiques and The Arts Weekly, page 1 — June 4, 2021