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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The Roots of Preservation: Emerson, Thoreau, and the Hudson River School

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on Emerson, Thoreau and the Hudson River School and the legacy it left. Section for guiding student discussion and scholar's debate.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Artist in American Society

For Students 9th - 10th
See how the creation of visual art in its many forms developed over the first half of the 19th century. In addition of the painters in the Hudson River School of Art, read about the beautification of natural spaces such as parks, and...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Hudson River School Artists

For Students 5th - 8th
A discussion of the Americanization of painting in the early 1800s with the artists who were part of the Hudson River School of Art. Read about the new audience for their paintings and the subject matter.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Hudson River School

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents tell the story of the Hudson River School founded by artist Thomas Cole.