1. Thomas Cole and Cultural Form Painting
'Thomas Cole's painting of the oxbow-shaped bend formed by the Connecticut River just south of Northampton, Massachusetts, has long been recognized as one of the outstanding works in the American landscape tradition.'1 Many admired Cole's work throughout his lifetime. ... Durand and Fredrick Edwin Church, both of whom eventually went on to create paintings commemorating Cole. ... For 'The Oxbow' Cole used a 130.8cm x 193cm (51.5in x 76in) canvas. ... Bryant, a friend of both Cole and Durand, wrote a sonnet 'To Cole, The Painter, Departing for Europe'...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate