https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver The Hudson River School (HRS) was a group of American landscape painters who were active from about 1825 -1880 en-us 2017-02-28 15:29:18 UTC 2023-06-13 10:05:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156757930 Thomas Cole was the founder of the Hudson River school. Cole was born in England and came to America at the age of 18. He worked as an engraver in his father's wallpaper factory.  Soon after he arrived to America, he gained an interest in painting. In 1825, the same year that the Erie Canal linked the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, Cole produced several images of the Hudson River that quickly attracted the attention of the art world. One of his most famous pieces of art was called "The Oxbow" (1836). It looks down on a community on the banks of the Connecticut River, in Massachusetts. ]]> 2017-02-28 15:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156757930 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156767721 2017-02-28 16:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156767721 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156841354 Asher B. Durand was apprenticed to an engraver at a young age.  Soon he became well known for his banknotes and his engravings of other artists's paintings. In 1825, he purchased one of Cole's paintings. He got very inspired by by what he saw, he started painting himself. As he got better over time, he became a prominent member of the Hudson River School. One of Durand's most fascinating paintings was just simply called "Progress" which he painted in 1853. ]]> 2017-02-28 19:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156841354 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156878390 2017-02-28 21:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156878390 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156879593 Frederic Edwin Church was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He was one of the many central figures of the Hudson River School. He bean studying with Thomas Cole when he was just 19. Church was best known for his large, panoramic landscapes, often with mountains, sunsets, or waterfall but he also painted many natural phenomena that he saw on his journeys. He has extreme skill by emphasizing light and natural detail. He eventually started painting cityscapes and skylines. One of his most famous pieces of art was called "Twilight in The Wilderness" (1860).]]> 2017-02-28 21:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156879593 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156881848 2017-02-28 22:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156881848 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156883973 George Inness was born in Newburgh, New York. He was one of the most influential artists of his time. Just because he's influential doesn't mean nothing influenced/inspire him. He was inspired by the many great artist from the Hudson River School. He painted for 40 years and painted over 1,000 paintings. "Inness was a transitional figure who intended for his works to combine both the earthly and the ethereal in order to capture the complete essence of a locale" (scholarpedia.com). He was named one of the greatest artist of all time. One of his most famous pieces of art was called "Peace and Plenty" (1865). ]]> 2017-02-28 22:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156883973 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156885690 2017-02-28 22:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156885690 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156885999 Jasper Francis Cropsey was the oldest of eight children. He was born in Staten Island, New York. When Cropsey wasn't at school when he was a child, he taught himself to draw. Eventually, he started to teach himself how to paint with watercolors and oil paint. He also learned how to build sculptures. Later on, he became a member of the Hudson River School and he carried on his career as a painter. His most well known painting is called  "Starrucca Viaduct" (1865), which is the most famous bridge on the route of the New York and Erie Railroad, a structure that was once touted at the Eighth Wonder of the World. ]]> 2017-02-28 22:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156885999 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156887268 2017-02-28 22:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156887268 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156887871 Albert Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany. He was only about two years old when his family moved from Germany to New Bedford in Massachusetts. In 1853, he returned to Germany to learn how to paint. He eventually came back to America 4 years after learning how to paint and joined the Hudson River School. He is well known for doing an array of many different paintings of mountain ranges. One of his most famous mountain ranges he painted was the the Sierra Nevada Mountains. He ended up naming the picture "Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California" (1868).]]> 2017-02-28 22:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156887871 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156889023 2017-02-28 22:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156889023 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156889210 Thomas Moran was born in Bolton, England. He was a painter and print maker of the Hudson River School. He enjoyed painting scenes with the Rocky Mountains in them. He owned his own studio which he also shared with his brother. He was eventually hired as an illustrator at Scribner's Monthly. In the 60s, he ended up getting a promotion as the Chief Illustrator which boosted his career as an artist.  Moran ended up getting one of his paintings put up in the Oval Office in the White House. That piece was called "The Three Tetons" (1895). ]]> 2017-02-28 23:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156889210 peytonstorck https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156890267 2017-02-28 23:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/peytonstorck/hudsonriver/wish/156890267