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> Dear Friends,
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> Does anyone know where copies of some of the beautiful landscapes of the
> Hudson Valley artists can be purchased?
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> I don't know an exact artist as I can't seem to find examples of their work
> on the net.  Thank you in advance.  Mary L. Casey

Hi Mary!

I had this bookmarked - Do a web search for HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL and/or
any of the the artists mentioned below.  If you have trouble, email me
directly and I'll help you out.

I'm sure any NYS art gallery IE., MAG in Rochester, Munson-Williams in
Utica, Albright-Knox in Buffalo) would have books, prints, etc. either in
stock or available.

Bonnie Glickman, Rochester NY
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Source: http://www.hermus.com/hudson.htm

"First American school of Landscape painting active from 1825-1870.
Initially led by Thomas Cole. Cole, as well as Asher Durand, John
Kensett, Thomas Doughty, Jasper Cropsey and John Casilear searched the
Hudson Valley and surrounding New England area for new, exciting and
uniquely American images. At the time, America was a nation yearning for
artistic identity. The Hudson river style provided what Americans craved;
dramatic and uniquely American landscapes. The Hudson River artists loved
the American wilderness. It was land -untainted by man."

and:

"By the 1850's , the American art world was dominated by Asher
Durand and the second generation Hudson River Artists i.e. Worthington
Whittredge, Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Church, Fitz Hugh Lane, Sanford
Gifford and Thomas Martin Heade.