Hudson River School: 385 Paintings
Daniel AnkeleHUDSON RIVER SCHOOL ARTISTS
Albert Bierstadt, Asher B. Durand, Frederic E. Church, George Inness, Jasper F. Cropsey, John Kensett, Martin Johnson Heade, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Thomas Cole, Thomas Doughty, Thomas Moran, Worthington Whittredge.
INTERESTING FACTS:
§ Hudson River School was a mid-19th century art movement by a group of landscape painters influenced by romanticism.
§ Artist Thomas Cole is acknowledged as the founder of the Hudson River School.
§ The first generation of H.R.S artists only painted the Hudson River Valley and surrounding areas.
§ The H.R.S paintings reflect three primary themes: exploration, discovery and settlement.
§ The H.R.S artists believed that nature in the form of the American landscape was an ineffable manifestation of God.
§ The H.R.S paintings prompted people to preserve the national parks and create city parks.