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Artistic Reflections: Hudson River School Masterpieces of the Mid-19th Century

Explore the captivating works of the Hudson River School artists, who depicted the power and beauty of nature, embodying Transcendentalist ideals through their paintings. Dive into the untouched landscapes and ponder the complex themes of American identity and progress. Discover the harmonious interplay of light on water and sky, inviting contemplation and reflection.

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Artistic Reflections: Hudson River School Masterpieces of the Mid-19th Century

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  1. Art of the mid-19th century

  2. Hudson River School 1820s- 1870s

  3. Characteristics of the Hudson River School • Captured the power of nature – painted grand, • scenic vistas • Painted the nation’s most spectacular and undeveloped areas [the new Garden of Eden]. • Experimented with the affects of light on water • and sky • Nature was the best source of wisdom & fulfillment. • Humans are an insignificant [even non-existent] part • of the picture.

  4. Characteristics of the Hudson River School “A new art for a new land.” Created visual embodiments of the ideals of the Transcendentalists.* Painting is the vehicle through which the universal mind could reach the mind ofmankind (Over-soul).* Art is the agent of moral & spiritual transformation. Experimented with affects of light on water and sky.

  5. Issues/Themes Addressed by the Antebellum Artists • Transcendentalist thinking • Westward expansion • American nationalism --> What is America?* creation of a national mythology • Racism and Native Americans • The price paid for progress and the advances of civilization

  6. In Nature’s WonderlandThomas Doughty, 1835

  7. Niagara – Frederic Church, 1857

  8. View of the Catskills, Early AutumnThomas Cole, 1837

  9. View from Mt. Holyoke: The OxbowThomas Cole, 1836

  10. The Course of Empire: The Savage StateThomas Cole, 1834

  11. Kindred Spirits – Asher Durand, 1849

  12. Watercolors by John Audubon Stanley Hawk Barred Owl

  13. Patriotic Art

  14. The Landing of the PilgrimsUnknown Artist, 1830s

  15. Washington Crossing the DelawareEmmanuel Gottlieb Leutze,1851

  16. George Washington Horatio Greenough, 1841

  17. Our Banner in the Sky - Frederic Church, 1861

  18. Frontier Art

  19. Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees - Charles Bird King, 1821

  20. Buffalo Bull’s Back Fat, Head Chief, Blood Tribe - George Caitlin, 1832

  21. “White Cloud” – Chief of the Iowas – by George Catlin

  22. Last of the Race – Tompkins Matteson, 1847

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