The Hubbards at Payne Hollow
Vintage images of Harlan and Anna and some of their visitors over the years at Payne Hollow and on the Ohio River.
“Wonder: The Lives of the Hubbards”
Documentary film about the history of the Hubbards at Payne Hollow using archival footage, re-enactments and a narration by Wendall Berry. Created for KCET, the Louisville, KY PBS affiliate by Morgan Atkinson.
Shantyboat Culture on the Ohio River
Lecture at the Filson Historical Society in Louisville, KY by Jessica Whitehead in 2019.
Oral History of Harlan Hubbard
University of Louisville Archives of recordings of Harlan Hubbard created by Joanne Weeter. These recordings were made on-site at Payne Hollow in the mid 1980s just before he passed away.
New Perspectives on Nature
Kentuckiana Sublime. An exhibition of landscape paintings done by Hubbard shown at the Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts (KMAC) in 2013.
Christy Canida’s Grade School Project
Video made for 3rd Grade media project in the early 1980s just before Harlan and Anna passed away.
Harlan Hubbard: Life as Art
Ongoing Exhibition at the Duggan Library Gallery at Hanover College near Madison, IN. Curated by Hannah Miller with the 31 original works owned by the college.
Watercolors of Harlan Hubbard Lecture
Lecture for the Filson Historical Society in Louisville, KY by Jessica Whitehead in 2022. Based on her book.
Payne Hollow before the acquisition
Payne Hollow as it was a few month ago in the summer of 2022 before Payne Hollow on the Ohio acquired the property. Since we have started archiving the materials, performing thorough cleaning and protecting the buildings from the elements. See the Events page for more. Music by Will Oldham.
Payne Hollow Back in the Day
Using excepts from the documentary film about the history of the Hubbards at Payne Hollow by Morgan Atkinson for KCET and other archival images and artwork by Harlan Hubbard, this piece shows how life was for the Hubbards there and why we want to preserve the history and promote the lifestyle. Music by William Oldham. See below for link to entire film.
A River Tale
A love story of Payne Hollow that started with a chance encounter and serendipitous discovery.
“The following winter, while half-watching TV, I saw a house flash across the screen. It was THE HOUSE, the fantasy house from our spot on the river. And low and behold, the place on the river, the place we had been drawn to repeatedly had a name, Payne Hollow.”
by Susan Griffin Ward
Photographer and Community Engagement Director for the Kentucky Waterways Alliance
Cincinnati Magazine Article
THRIVING ON THE FRINGE OF SOCIETY
Remembering the arduous, elegant lives of Anna and Harlan Hubbard and their hand-crafted Kentucky home, Payne Hollow.
Legacy of the Hubbards
Eyes of Artists, Hearts of Adventurers
“Approach an unknown shore in your own boat and even though the place should become your home for years on end it will always retain for you an aura of adventure in a new land, like the freshness of morning remembered through all the day by one who was awake at the dawning.”~ Harlan Hubbard
By Susan Griffin Ward, Board member Photographer and Community Engagement Director for the Kentucky Waterways Alliance
Paddling the Ohio River to Payne Hollow
Poetry, and rumination inspired by time on the water and love for the river
by Ella Swigler
Organizer for The Ohio River Way, an organization dedicated to creating a recreational waterway for paddlers on the Ohio River
Bob Canida, Jonathan Greene and Dobree Adams visit Payne Hollow
Bob Canida is a longtime friend of the Hubbards, collected much of his art. He and his wife, Charlotte, allowed Harland to hospice at their home in Madison at the end of his life. Bob is well associated with Payne Hollow on the Ohio and has been over there many time in recent years. Husband and wife, Jonathan and Dobree, were dear friends as well, and published the 2nd and 3rd edition of Payne Hollow as well a the Oyo series of river themed literature that had illustrations by Harlan. They had not been to Payne Hollow since the late 80s when both Harlan and Anna passed.
Payne Hollow Back in the Day
Curt Jacobs visits Payne Hollow for the first time in over 15 years. He would visit often as a child and young adult with his father. He and his family ran the Madison Courier newspaper for 6 generations. His uncle was Don Wallis, who edited the OYO series of books on river writing published by Gnomon press, and also wrote a book about Harlan Hubbard called, Harlan Hubbard and the River: A Visionary Life.
Harlan Hubbard and His Art
By R. Ted Steinbock, MD Board member, long time collector of Harlan Hubbard’s art. He visited the Hubbards often in his youth and has been inspired by their lifestyle and work ever since..
Celebrating the Legacy of Visionaries
Celebrating Harlan Hubbard, Wendall Berry, Jesse Stuart and Aldo Leopold. These figures, through their unique yet interconnected legacies, offer profound lessons on living in harmony with nature and community.
by David Wicks
Payne Hollow on the Ohio Board Chair, long time Ohio River advocate and lover of nature.
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