HIST 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Robert S. Duncanson, Hudson River School, Histology
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He received his intro to painting through the family business which was ___ Liked to paint landscapes rather than houses. Began pursuing life as an artist by copying popular art prints and then moved on to original portraiture. Ohio river valley served as his focus. Strove for romantic, untarnished images of america"s natural landscapes. Self taught landscape artist who began his career with the support of philanthropic abolitionists. First african american landscape artist to earn a international acclaim/ first african american artists to receive international recognition http://americanart. si. edu/collections/search/artist/?id=1353 http://www. smithsonianmag. com/arts-culture/americas-forgotten-landscape-painter-robert-s- duncanson-112952174/ Known in america as the greatest landscape painter in the west http://www. anb. org. online. library. marist. edu/articles/17/17-01455. html. Based in cincinnati, ohio which at the time was the largest and most prosperous city in the western u. s. Used north america"s vistas as metaphors to express america"s cultural identity http://www. hvmag. com/hudson-valley-magazine/february-2015/celebrating-the-hudson-river- Robert duncanson was and still is a very prominent figure in art, especially when it comes to landscape painting.
