landscape painting, american

Discusses the lives and work of the nineteeth-century artists who were based in New York and traveled to the wilderness areas of the United States and South America to paint the untamed regions they saw.

Presents paintings done by members of the Hudson River School from the early eighteen hundreds depicting the American landscape, as well as their representations of landscapes from around the world. Includes information on the lives of the painters and poets who were members of the school.

Profiles paintings by notable artists from the Hudson River School and explores the school's romantic, idealized vision of the American landscape.

Includes text and reproductions of 25 artists from the Hudson River School.