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Birth of Robert Duncanson
Robert Seldon Duncanson was born in Seneca County, New York on this day. Shown here is a portrait of the man. -
Birth of Jasper Cropsey
Jasper Francis Cropsey was born in Rossville, New York on this day. Shown here is the fellow's portrait. -
Hudson River School founded
Thomas Cole was the unafficial founder of the Hudson River School of Art. Shown here is one of Cole's paintings, "Distant View of Niagara Falls". -
Birth of Frederic Church
Frederic Edwin Church was born in Hartford, Connecticut on this day. Shown here is a portrait of him. -
Start of Transcendentalism
The publication of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Nature" sparked the beginning of transcendentalism as a major cultural movement in the U.S. Transcendentalism was also a major influence on the painters of the Hudson River School. -
Home by the Lake: Frederic Edwin Church
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The Backwoods of America: Jasper Cropsey
Represents the rawness and ruggedness of the American frontier. The virgin forests have been cleared by the lone axeman who is accompanied by his dog. The light from the rising sun illuminates the cabin in the midground, perhaps emphasizing the new-ness of the frontier. -
Flatboat Men
by Robert S. Duncanson
