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This popular view from Fort Putnam on the Hudson River shows the village of Cold Spring, home of the West Point Foundry, the most extensive iron works in the United States. Some of Chambers’ subjects were drawn directly from nature while others, such as View of Cold Spring, were inspired by prints. This painting, based on an engraving by John Henry Bartlett, follows the tradition of the Hudson River School of landscape painters, who depicted dramatic American landscapes. The ruins of Fort Putnam (a Revolutionary War-era landmark) are a subtle reference to American history and the European romantic interest in antiquity.
Exhibition History“Folk Art from the Collection of the New York State Historical Association,” Museum of American Folk Art, NY, January 11, 2000 – February 18, 2000.
“American Treasures from the Fenimore Art Museum,” The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, February 11, 2004 – April 16, 2004.
"Thomas Chambers," Philadelphia Art Museum September 27, 2008 - December 28, 2008; Hyde Collection, Glenns Falls, NY Feburary 8, 2009 - April 19, 2009; American Folk Art Museum September 29, 2009 - March 7, 2010; Indiana University Art Museum February March 26, 2010 - May 30, 2010.
“Art of the Everyman: American Folk Art from the Fenimore Art Museum,” Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT, May 28, 2014 – September 29, 2014.
Artist
Thomas Chambers
(1807 - 1865)
View of Cold Spring and Mount Taurus from Fort Putnam
Date1845-1855
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsSight: 33 3/4 × 49 5/8 in. (85.7 × 126 cm)
Object numberN0011.1999
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Museum Purchase
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThomas Chambers emigrated from England to the United States in 1832. His work as a landscape and marine artist is characterized by simple outlines, bold colors, and strong forms. This popular view from Fort Putnam on the Hudson River shows the village of Cold Spring, home of the West Point Foundry, the most extensive iron works in the United States. Some of Chambers’ subjects were drawn directly from nature while others, such as View of Cold Spring, were inspired by prints. This painting, based on an engraving by John Henry Bartlett, follows the tradition of the Hudson River School of landscape painters, who depicted dramatic American landscapes. The ruins of Fort Putnam (a Revolutionary War-era landmark) are a subtle reference to American history and the European romantic interest in antiquity.
Exhibition History“Folk Art from the Collection of the New York State Historical Association,” Museum of American Folk Art, NY, January 11, 2000 – February 18, 2000.
“American Treasures from the Fenimore Art Museum,” The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, February 11, 2004 – April 16, 2004.
"Thomas Chambers," Philadelphia Art Museum September 27, 2008 - December 28, 2008; Hyde Collection, Glenns Falls, NY Feburary 8, 2009 - April 19, 2009; American Folk Art Museum September 29, 2009 - March 7, 2010; Indiana University Art Museum February March 26, 2010 - May 30, 2010.
“Art of the Everyman: American Folk Art from the Fenimore Art Museum,” Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT, May 28, 2014 – September 29, 2014.
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