The Hudson River Schools of Art and Their Ice Age Origins

Presented by Robert and Johanna Titus

During the 19th century there was something of a cultural Renaissance right here in the Hudson Valley region. America’s first worldclass literature appeared. We also saw the birth of American landscape architecture. Most importantly, led by Thomas Cole, we saw the appearance of the Hudson River School of Art. In short, our region became the center of a truly important cultural movement. None of this, we argue, would ever have happened if the Hudson Valley and Catskills had not been so heavily glaciated. We take our audience to see how the glaciers created the landscapes that so inspired the great artists of those times.

Recommended for general audiences

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