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- Title
Pencil and Pen in Defense of Nature: Thomas Cole and the American Landscape.
- Authors
Schuyler, David
- Abstract
The article discusses the efforts of American artist Thomas Cole to help preserve nature and landscapes in the U.S., focusing on his 1835 speech/essay "Essay on American Scenery." Other topics include the launching of Cole's career through his sketching and painting of the Hudson River Valley, Cole's lamentation of the impact of humans and deforestation on landscapes, and the impact of his speech to the American Lyceum Society and his paintings on conservation.
- Subjects
COLE, Thomas, 1801-1848; NATURE conservation; 19TH century American landscape painting; ENVIRONMENTAL history; DEFORESTATION; LYCEUMS; NINETEENTH century; TWENTIETH century; HISTORY
- Publication
Hudson River Valley Review, 2014, Vol 31, Issue 1, p17
- ISSN
1546-3486
- Publication type
Essay