Hudson Maxim

Thomas Cole was an 19th Century American artist who has been regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School. This was an American art movement that was known for the realistic and in depth portrayal of the American landscape and of its wilderness, both of which were heavily influenced by romanticism. One finds their ideals in the symbolic depiction of magnificent landscapes filled with literary references, sometimes close to fantastic themes. Cole’s creative process involved the creation of

Life on America’s Riverways during the mid-1800s During my visit to the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA, I viewed pieces of modern art that intrigued me, but did not invoke any strong emotion. After walking through the Harlem exhibit with paintings presenting social issues and other ceramics exhibits, I finally stumbled across the gallery of “European and American Art ca. 1820-1860.” This period of American history fascinates me because my 3rd great-grandparents Johannes and Johanna Engel

Hudson River School From sea to shining sea, in an upcoming era that will change the course of the Americas. The Hudson River School sparked an interest in the natural emotions of artist, as they covered the transcendentalist views to the awakenings of romanticism. When people think of romanticism, they often imagine Cupid with his bow and arrow striking two soul mates into eternal love. However, many have been misled in this depiction of romanticism. A movement from contemporary art known as “romanticism”

The power struggle between man and the wild has been relevant since the beginning of time; at humanity’s start, the domination of nature was necessary for survival. But as hunting and gathering fell out of fashion and factories and farming began to reign, the destruction of our environment has become a very real threat. The question, then, becomes what mankind’s place is in the wild earth it was born into. Intentionally or not, humans have explored their role in the wilderness through art forms such

Edmund’s reflection rejects the concept of the Great Chain of Being as well as Lear's statement about the influence astrology has over the actions of man: "By all the operation of the orbs / From whom we do exist and cease to be" (Shakespeare I, i, 123-124). Throughout the play, Edmund rejects the Great Chain of Being as well as the idea that the stars control the fate of man because both principles state that he is less important than those around him simply because he was born a bastard, a fate

one I was most impressed by its extensive collection of American Art that features paintings from the Hudson River School, Georgia O’Keefe, and Norma Rockwell, but also sculptures by other famous artist. During High School, I took an Environmental Science course that did not only cover the scientific aspects of the subject, but also the how the environment has been immortalized. We studied the Hudson River School and artist like Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, and Albert Bierstadt, whose works all

Antebellum Period, Art The Antebellum period is generally spoken of as the years arranging from the acquisition of the Constitution, all the way to the American Civil War. This is a period in American history that is remarkable for its incredible magnitude of changes in the country’s history; industrial revolution, westward expansion, women’s history, and transportation revolution to name a few. Leaving aside all the rebellions, treaty’s, and massacres. The pages to follow will mainly focus on the

Friendships off to a rocky start in, The Cars Movie Judging others isn’t the best way to start friendship and there’s no question about it. In the movie cars, Lightning McQueen; a hotshot race car is on his way to the annular Piston Cup, he runs into some trouble on the way and accidentally departs from his path there. He stumbles into a small hick town called Radiator Springs where he destroys the roads in panic and meets the love of his life. He is held in the junkyard for his crimes of wrecking

African Americans always had a great influence in the United States throughout time from the beginning of slavery. African Americans, since the start of slavery, always expressed themselves artistically, where it was through music or art. From making patchwork quilts, slaves used their artistic expression to help conduct the Underground Railroad and escape slavery. To be defined as “illiterate savages” African Americas proved many wrong with their exceptional skills presented in many different styles

Prominent figures such as Thoreau and Cole emerged. Thoreau was a philosopher and writer whose works such as Walden lead the literary evolution of Transcendentalism. Similarly, Cole, a, was a founding figure in the fledgling art movement called the Hudson River School. Both men were shaped by the same influence of a rapidly transforming society, and from this environment they expressed similar beliefs in areas such as anti-industrialization. This antagonism towards industrialization was balance by