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Exhibition: “Our Metropolis: Paintings of New York City by American Artists”
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Exhibition: “Our Metropolis: Paintings of New York City by American Artists”

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Truman Capote once wrote of New York City: “I love New York, even though it isn’t mine, the way something has to be, a tree or a street or a house, something, anyway, that belongs to me because I belong to it.” It is a sentiment that countless creative types have experienced over the last… Continue reading Exhibition: “Our Metropolis: Paintings of New York City by American Artists”

Marine and Maritime Paintings in the Collection
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Marine and Maritime Paintings in the Collection

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Though most Hudson River School artists are best-known for their paintings of landscapes, depictions of maritime and coastal scenery appear throughout the development of the movement, playing a very important role in conveying the intellectual, aesthetic, social and historical influences of the time. The early nineteenth century saw the War of 1812, expansion into the… Continue reading Marine and Maritime Paintings in the Collection