Why Lake George? An Essential Site for the Hudson River School

By Katie Siede, Research Associate Nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, Lake George became an important site for many Hudson River School painters, including Thomas Cole, John Frederick Kensett, David Johnson, and Richard William Hubbard. The serene topography offered artists numerous vantage points while the green peaks of the Adirondack Mountains created a natural framing…

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Paths Taken: Reflecting on Sanford R. Gifford and My Early Career

By Chloe Heins, Director of Questroyal Fine Art   I’m here…I’ve made it. On a loop, those thoughts echoed in my mind that evening. They drowned out the drone of hushed voices beneath louder bursts of enthusiasm. Walking over to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the gallery, swiftly crossing Fifth Avenue, climbing the Museum’s…

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MEET THE ARTISTS: The Historic Hudson River School

                PHOTO CREDITS: 1. Sanford Robinson Gifford, ca. 1870. Sanford Robinson Gifford papers, 1840s-1900. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. 2. M. Louise Green. Worthington Whittredge painting, ca. 1900. Worthington Whittredge papers, circa 1840s-1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. 3. William Trost Richards painting, ca. 1900. William Trost Richards papers,…

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Hudson River School Paintings: A VITAL YET UNDERVALUED ART

Whenever liberty and equality, the defining principles of our nation, are challenged, Americans find that the work of the Hudson River School rekindles their resolve and optimism. The sense of awe we experience as we view the sublime and the beautiful rouses a dormant patriotism. At a moment when we are experiencing a widening ideological…

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