Wilder Image Bright: Hudson River School Paintings from the Manoogian Collection

by Kevin Sharp

Book Overview

The Hudson River School is really the first coherent school of American art and it helped shape the mythos of the American landscape. The artists of the School, working from 1825 to 1875, infused the American landscape with the dreams and ambitions of a young nation poised for greatness. Beginning with the works of Thomas Cole, acknowledged founder and key figure in the establishment of the School, landscape art became the prevalent genre of nineteenth-century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295984074
• ISBN13: 9780295984070
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.6" x 11.5"