Cole, the great American landscape painter, looks across the vast history of Western architecture
Thomas Cole
Cole, the great American landscape painter looks across the vast history of Western architecture
Thomas Cole, The Architect’s Dream
Not content to merely paint the land, Cole elevated the landscape to approach the status of historical painting.
Settling the American Eden, The Oxbow
Cole feared for the American landscape as his country expanded westward.
Wilderness, settlement, American identity
Thomas Cole's painting reflects both the hopes and the anxieties brought on by the Market Revolution and Manifest Destiny. As the United States expanded westward, displacing Indigenous communities, was its drive to industrialize destined to destroy the landscape's sublime beauty?
APUSH: KC-4.1.II.C, KC-4.2.III.A, KC-5.1.I.A
APUSH: KC-4.1.II.C, KC-4.2.III.A, KC-5.1.I.A
Teaching guide
Thomas Cole, The Hunter’s Return
Cole feared for the American landscape as his country expanded westward.
Thomas Cole, The Hunter’s Return
Adam and Eve have just been evicted from Paradise, and the grass was definitely greener on the other side.
Thomas Cole, Expulsion from the Garden of Eden
Not content to merely paint the land, Cole elevated the landscape to approach the status of historical painting.
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