The Oxbow, by Thomas Cole, a noted Hudson River School artist

Time period that stressed creativity stressed creativity and emotionand emotion

Inspired by natureThe American

wilderness

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow“Paul Revere’s

Ride”

Early American Art

Most of early American art (from the late 18th century through the early 19th century) consisted of history painting and portraits

Founded by Asher by Asher DurandDurand

Painted lush Painted lush landscapeslandscapesMany traveled west for

inspirationInfluenced by

romanticism

John James AudubonJohn James AudubonDrew birds, mammals,

plants, and other subjects of nature

His Birds of America is the most important work on birds ever published

Niagara

Falls

NaturalBridge

Developed American American beliefs and stylebeliefs and style

Do not copy the Europeans

Part of the Transcendentalism Transcendentalism movementmovementTeacher

Emerson’s student

Moved to Walden pond to writeUninterrupted

Thought people should live people should live by by their own standards own standards

Member of the TranscendentalismTranscendentalism MovementSpiritual world is more Spiritual world is more

important than the important than the physical physical world

““Civil Disobedience”Civil Disobedience”Do not obey laws you feel Do not obey laws you feel

are unjustare unjust

Nathaniel Hawthorne-Nathaniel Hawthorne- The Scarlet Letter Inspired by the Witchcraft

trials

Washington IrvingWashington Irving- “Rip Van Winkle” & “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” First American writer to

gain fame in Europe

Herman MelvilleHerman Melville- Moby Dick Desire to kill a white whale

Edgar Allen PoeEdgar Allen Poe-- “Murders in Rue Morgue” Wrote the 1st detective stories

Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman- Leaves of Grass Unrhymed poems about

ordinary people