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Hudson River

Thomas ColeThomas Cole(1801 - 1848)(1801 - 1848)

View of Monte Video, the Seat of Daniel Wadsworth, Esq.Oil on wood, 1828

Scene from “The Last of the Mohicans”, Cora Kneeling at the Feet Of Tamenund; Oil on canvas, 1827

Asher DurandAsher Durand(1796 - 1866)(1796 - 1866)

View toward the Hudson ValleyOil on canvas, 1851

Frederic ChurchFrederic Church(1826 - 1900)(1826 - 1900)

Hooker & Company Journeying through the Wilderness from Plymouth to Hartford, in1636Oil on canvas, 1846

Niagara FallsPencil & oil on paper mounted on canvas, 1856

John KensettJohn Kensett(1816 - 1872)(1816 - 1872)

Niagara Falls, 1855Oil on canvas

John William CasilearJohn William Casilear(1811 – 1893)(1811 – 1893)

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Lake GeorgeOil on canvas, 1860

Albert BierstadtAlbert Bierstadt(1830 - 1902)(1830 - 1902)

In the Yosemite ValleyOil on canvas, 1866

In the MountainsOil on canvas, 1867

Sanford R. GiffordSanford R. Gifford(1823 - 1880)(1823 - 1880)

Gifford in 1861 as a Union Army soldier

A Passing Storm in the AdirondacksOil on canvas, 1866

Images of artwork were provided with permission from the Wadsworth Atheneum.

Additionally the following books from the library at the Wadsworth Atheneum provided information used in the presentation:

The Hudson River and Its Painters, by John K HowatDifferent Views in Hudson River School Painters, by Judith Hansen O’TooleHudson River School—Masterworks from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Other sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wikihttp://www.questroyalfineart.com/artist/

Many thanks to Charlene Shang Miller of the Wadsworth Atheneum Education Department for her assistance with this presentation.y thanks to Charlene Miller at the Wadsworth for her assistance with this presentation.