New York Art History: Videos

New York Art History

with an emphasis on representational art

(above: George Biddle, Tenement (mural study, Department of Justice Building, Washington, D. C.), tempera on fiberboard, 40 12 x 31 12 inches, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

Videos

Hudson River and its Painters, The is a 57 minute 1988 video from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Series released by Home Vision Entertainment. The mid-nineteenth century saw the growth of America's first native school of landscape painters, artists inspired by the compelling beauty of the Hudson River Valley, who portrayed this and other romantic wilderness areas with an almost mystical reverence. This 57 minute video explores the life and work of the major artists of what came to be known as the Hudson River School -- Thomas Cole, Asher Durand, Frederic Church, Albert Bierstadt, John Kensett, Jasper Cropsey, Worthington Whittredge, Sanford Gifford, and George Inness. Although its members traveled widely, the growth and development of the school were centered around New York City, and its success reflected the ambitions of the youthful American nation. It presents more than 200 paintings, prints and photographs of the period and juxtaposes them with dramatic location photography of the Hudson River area. The Hudson Company in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Hudson River and its Painters, The is available through the Sullivan Video Library at The Speed Art Museum which holds a sizable collection of art-related videos available to educators at no charge.

For videos on individual artists see: Eastern Art: 20-21st Century Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Painting (for years 1997-2000 also includes Southeast and Southern American Paintings)

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(above: Edwin Austin Abbey, Dirge of the Three Queens, 1895, pastel on paper, 29 x 45 1/4 inches, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

(above: Ralph Albert Blakelock, Rockaway Beach, Long Island, New York, c. 1870, 12 x 20 inches, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

(above: Bruce Crane, Autumn, 1909, oil on canvas, 30.2 x 36.1 inches, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

(above: John La Farge, The Dawn, 1899, oil on canvas, Harvard Art Museums. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

(above: Ernest Lawson, Spring Night, Harlem River, 1913, oil on canvas mounted on panel, 25 x 30 inches, The Phillips Collection. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

(above: Julian Alden Weir, The Open Book, 1891, oil on canvas, 31.7 x 29.1 inches, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

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