Thomas
Cole
by Earl A. Powell
Book Description: Thomas Cole (1801-1848) is widely considered
the founder of the popular Hudson River School of painting. Cole, who emigrated
to the United States from England in 1819, awakened a passion for landscape
that would characterize American painting throughout the 19th century and
change the way Americans, and the world, viewed the young nation.
In a series of breathtaking canvases, painted principally in the Catskill
Mountains, Cole portrayed vast spaces, awesome horizons, and vibrant color.
Earl A. Powell III, director of the National Gallery of Art, Washington,
traces Cole's development and explores the Romantic theories that guided
his thinking and informed his vision. Superb color reproductions bring
Cole's paintings to life, revealing the America that once was.
EARL A. POWELL III, director of the National Gallery of Art, Washington,
D.C., has written articles and exhibition catalogues on American artists
of the 19th and 20th centuries, and has curated exhibitions devoted to
the art of those periods.
Paperback: 144 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.52 x
11.03 x 9.50
Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated; ISBN: 0810929155; 11/99
edition (October 2000) |
