Cole, Thomas: "Crawford Notch", 1839
Washington, National Gallery of Art
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Cole is known as the founder of the Hudson River School. Born in Britain , his family emigrates to America when he was only 17 years old, so we can consider him a totally American painter. Cole discovers the beauty of the Hudson River in 1825, when emigrating to New York , and begins to create his first outdoors sketches