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Different Views in Hudson River School Painting is a study of significant importance that enriches our comprehension of a nineteenth-century mindset. It permits twenty-first-century viewers entry into a world that often eludes our untrained eyes. -- W. Douglas McCombs, Albany Institute of History and Art

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction American Scenery Different Views I. Introductory Pair: Cole and Church II. Times of Day III. Weather Conditions, Atmosphere, and Mood IV. Seasons V.Nature without Man VI. Man's Activities in Nature: Pleasure VII. Man's Impact on Nature: The Machine in the Garden VIII. Interpretations of the Same Scene by Different Artists IX. Samplers Endnotes Selected Bibliography List of Paintings Acknowledgments

About the Author

Judith Hansen O'Toole is director and CEO of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and the author of a book on the nineteenth-century still-life painter Severin Roesen. Published in association with Westmoreland Museum of American Art.

Reviews

An expansive and beautifully presented anthology of the art and the artists who pioneered the first native style of American landscape painting...A perfect edition to personal, academic, and community library Art History collections, Different Views in Hudson River School Painting is very highly recommended and informative reading. -- Michael J. Carson The Midwest Book Review