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The Hudson River School: Unspoiled American Landscapes

Explore the themes of primeval American landscapes, man in harmony with nature, and the interplay between light and dark forces in the artworks of the Hudson River School. Discover the symbols of water reflecting the Divine, mountains representing the power of geology, and trees portraying the fragility of nature and man. Learn about influential artists like Thomas Cole, Albert Bierstadt, and the naturalist observations of Henry David Thoreau. Immerse yourself in the beauty and limitless potential of the American landscape.

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The Hudson River School: Unspoiled American Landscapes

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  1. The Hudson River School 1826-1870

  2. Themes • Celebration of primeval American landscape • America as a garden-set aside by God • Unspoiled nature and expressions of the Divine • Lack of narrative detail • Limitless potential of unspoiled landscape • Man in harmony with nature • Interplay between light and dark forces • Prosperity and freedom

  3. Symbols • Tiny figures-men • Water-reflecting the Divine-linking • Mountains-power of geology-apart from Europe • Sky-soul, spirit, divine • Trees, branches-”like men...they exhibit striking peculiarities and originality”-fragility of nature and man-impermanence

  4. Thomas Cole (1801-1848) • Discovered in 1825 by • John Trumbull, • William Dunlap • Asher B. Durand • “The subject of art should be pure and lofty . . .a moral, religious, or poetic effect must be produced on the mind.”

  5. The Course of Empire: The Savage State, 1836

  6. Catskill Mountain House: The Four Elements, 1843-44

  7. Kindred Spirits – Asher Durand, 1849

  8. Sanford R Gifford 1862

  9. NiagaraFrederic Church, 1857

  10. Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) • One of first major artists to explore the West • The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak (1863) • A Storm in the Rocky Mountains (1866) • Yosemite Valley (1875)

  11. Albert Bierstadt, Yosemite Valley (1875)

  12. Emerson's Home in Concord, Mass.

  13. Henry David Thoreau • (born David Henry Thoreau; July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) • Studied at Harvard University between 1833 and 1837 • Teacher at Concord Academy-fired for refusing to use corporal punishment • He and his brother John then opened a grammar school in Concord in 1838. Closes after John dies from tetanus. • Worked as tutor for Emerson • Worked in father's pencil factory

  14. July 4, 1845-begins his experiment at Walden Pond-land owned by Emerson July of 1846-arrested for refusal to pay poll tax Thoreau left Walden Pond on September 6, 1847 Walden published in 1854 Later work focuses on naturalist observations He died on May 6, 1862 at age 44.

  15. Mike at Walden Pond-1995

  16. Thoreau's Cabin at Walden Pond

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