Celebrating Changes in American Culture through Artistic Expression

Celebrating Changes in American Culture through Artistic Expression

Hudson River School

• Artistic Movement of the Mid-1800’s

• Thomas Cole recognized as founder

• Focused on Landscape Paintings of the Hudson River Valley and Surrounding Areas

• Attempted to portray subject matter realistically Thomas Cole

(1801 – 1848)

Thomas Cole, The Hunter’s Return (1845)

Thomas Cole, Home in the Woods (1847)

Thomas Cole, Scene from Last of the Mohicans: Cora Kneeling at the Feet of Tamenund (1827)

Thomas Cole, A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains , 1839

Celebrating Changes in American Culture through Artistic Expression

Hudson River School Artists

Asher Brown Durand (1796 – 1886)

Frederic Edwin Church (1826 – 1900)

George Inness (1825 – 1894)

Hudson River Scene

(1846)

Asher B. Durand

Kindred Spirits (1849)

George Inness, The Lackawanna Valley, 1855

Frederick Edwin Church, Falls of Niagara (1857)

Celebrating Changes in American Culture through Artistic Expression

The Rocky Mountain School

• Artistic Movement that was influenced by the Hudson River school

• Albert Bierstadt recognized as its founder

• Focused on Landscape Paintings of the Rocky Mountain Region

• Attempted to portray subject matter realistically Albert Bierstadt

(1830 – 1902)

Albert Bierstadt, A Storm in the Rocky Mountains

(1866)

Albert Bierstadt, Rocky Mountains (1863)

Albert Bierstadt, The Oregon Trail (1869)

Celebrating Changes in American Culture through Artistic Expression

Rocky Mountain School Artists

Frederic Edwin Church (1826 – 1900)

Thomas Moran (1837 – 1926)

Thomas Moran, The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone,

1872

Frederic Edwin Church, Twilight in the Wilderness (1860)

John Gast - American Progress (1872)

Celebrating Changes in American Culture through Artistic Expression

The Luminists

• Artistic Movement that was influenced by the Hudson River school

• Landscape Paintings that portrayed Tranquility

• Dedicated to Realism of Human Interaction with Nature

George C. Bingham (1811 – 1879)

George Catlin (1796 – 1872)

George C. Bingham – Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers though Cumberland Gap (1852)

George C. Bingham

Jolly Flat boatman in Port (1857)

Mississippi Boatman (1850)

George C. Bingham – Stump Speaking (1854)

George Catlin – Native Americans (1830’s)

George Catlin – Native Americans (1830’s)

Celebrating Changes in American Culture through Artistic Expression

The Remington School

• Artistic Movement that focused on the glory of the American West

• Often depicted Humans in Action

• Dedicated to Naturalistic Realism

Frederic Remington

(1861 – 1909)

Charles M. Russell

(1864 – 1926)

Frederic Remington - The Couriers (1885)

Frederic Remington – A Dash for the Timber (1889)

Frederic Remington – A Cavalryman’s Breakfast (1892)

Frederic Remington – San Juan Hill (1898)

Charles M. Russell – Camp Cook’s Troubles (1912)

Charles M. Russell – The Scouts (1915)

Carolina Parakeet (1825)

Naturalist - John James Audubon

Common Raven (1829)

(1785 – 1851)

Celebrating Changes in American Culture through Artistic Expression

The Ashcan School

• Artistic Movement that focused on Urban Scenes in New York City

• Originated at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Thomas Anshutz

• Finding beauty in the drab and ugly aspects of city life

• Captured the spontaneous moments in everyday life

• Illustrated the process of Americanization Thomas P. Anshutz

(1851 – 1912)

Celebrating Changes in American Culture through Artistic Expression

The Ashcan School Realists

Robert Henri (1865 – 1929)

George B. Luks (1867– 1933)

Everett Shinn (1876 – 1953)

John F. Sloan (1871 – 1951)

William J. Glackens (1870 – 1938)

Robert Henri “Snow in New York”

(1901)

Everett Shinn “Fire in 24th Street”

(1907)

Everett Shinn “Cross Streets of New York” (1899)

Everett Shinn “Washington Square” (1910)

George Luks “Allen Street” (1905)

John Sloan “A Woman’s Work”

(1912)

John Sloan “Recruiting in Union Square” (1909)

John Sloan “Women Drying their Hair” (1910)

John Sloan - “McSorley’s Bar” (1912)

William Glackens “Hammerstein’s Roof Garden”

(1901)

William Glackens “Tugboat and Lighter” (1904)

William Glackens “Washington Square in Winter” (1907)

William Glackens “Washington Square” (1910)

Celebrating Changes in American Culture through Artistic Expression

The Art of Photojournalism

Mathew B. Brady (1822 – 1896)

Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840 – 1882)

Jacob August Riis (1849 – 1914)

Mathew Brady

Battle of Gettysburg (July 1863)

Timothy O’Sullivan

Mathew Brady

Timothy O’Sullivan The Gettysburg

Address

Timothy O’Sullivan – Goes West

Zuni Mission in Taos, New Mexico

Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

Piute Tribe in Utah

Andrew J. Russell (1829 - 1902) - “Golden Spike” 1869

Jacob Riis - “How the Other Half Lives” 1890