Thomas Cole, The Oxbow

by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

Thomas Cole, View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm — The Oxbow, 1836, oil on canvas, 51 1/2 x 76″ / 130.8 x 193 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City)

Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:

Cole, The Oxbow, detail with self portrait

Cole, The Oxbow, detail with tiny bird at left

Cole, The Oxbow, detail with tree fungus

Cole, The Oxbow, detail with blasted tree

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Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "Thomas Cole, The Oxbow," in Smarthistory, August 9, 2015, accessed September 25, 2018, https://smarthistory.org/cole-the-oxbow-2/.