Thomas Cole: The Artist as Architect

by Barbara Novak, Annette Blaugrund, Franklin Kelly

First study of the role of architecture in the work of Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School of American painting

At the height of his career as the leader of the Hudson River School of American landscape painting, Thomas Cole listed himself in the New York City Directory as an architect.

Why would this renowned painter, who had never before designed a building, advertise himself as such? The importance of Cole's paintings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580934625
• ISBN13: 9781580934626
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Monacelli Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.4" x 10.3"