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Thomas Cole

1801–1848

Frederic Edwin Church. Portrait of Cole, 1846.
Frederic Edwin Church. Portrait of Cole, 1846.

Cole developed large landscapes from travel and observation, including a visit to Niagara Falls in 1829. He worried about industrial growth's effects on nature. At the same time, romantic images of American wilderness could obscure Indigenous displacement.

Paintings and other works

Distant View of Niagara Falls — Thomas ColeThomas Cole

Distant View of Niagara Falls

1830View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow — Thomas ColeThomas Cole

View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow

1836The Titan's Goblet — Thomas ColeThomas Cole

The Titan's Goblet

1833The Voyage of Life: Youth — Thomas ColeThomas Cole

The Voyage of Life: Youth

1842

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Sources

Frederic Edwin Church, 4 May 1826 - 7 Apr 1900 · National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; npg_NPG.80.3 · CC0 1.0 Portrait source · Licence