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The Oxbow, by Thomas Cole, a noted Hudson River School artist
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stressed creativity and emotion Time period that stressed creativity and emotion Inspired by nature The American wilderness Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Paul Revere’s Ride”
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Most of early American art (from the late 18th century through the early 19th century) consisted of history painting and portraits
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by Asher Durand Founded by Asher Durand Painted lush landscapes Painted lush landscapes Many traveled west for inspiration Influenced by romanticism John James Audubon John James Audubon Drew birds, mammals, plants, and other subjects of nature His Birds of America is the most important work on birds ever published
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Niagara Falls
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Natural Bridge
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American beliefs and style Developed American beliefs and style Do not copy the Europeans Transcendentalism movement Part of the Transcendentalism movement Teacher
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Emerson’s student Moved to Walden pond to write Uninterrupted people should live by own standards Thought people should live by their own standards Transcendentalism Member of the Transcendentalism Movement Spiritual world is more important than the physical Spiritual world is more important than the physical world “Civil Disobedience” “Civil Disobedience” Do not obey laws you feel are unjust Do not obey laws you feel are unjust
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Nathaniel Hawthorne- Nathaniel Hawthorne- The Scarlet Letter Inspired by the Witchcraft trials Washington Irving Washington Irving- “Rip Van Winkle” & “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” First American writer to gain fame in Europe Herman Melville Herman Melville- Moby Dick Desire to kill a white whale Edgar Allen Poe- Edgar Allen Poe- “Murders in Rue Morgue” Wrote the 1 st detective stories Walt Whitman Walt Whitman- Leaves of Grass Unrhymed poems about ordinary people
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