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Thomas Cole
The Life and Art of Thomas Cole Born on February 1, 1801, in Bolton le Moors, Lancashire, England, Thomas Cole began his life far from the landscapes that would eventually define his name. His family emigrated to the United States in 1818, seeking a new beginning in a land of vast, unmapped territories. In those early years, he was a man of many trades, working as an engraver and later finding steady work as a portrait painter starting
in 1822. He was largely self-taught, developing his eye through observation and the study of books rather than formal academic training. This independence of spirit allowed him to look at the American wilderness through a lens that was entirely his own. His focus eventually shifted from the faces of individuals to the grand scale of the natural world. By founding the Hudson River School, he provided a visual language for a nation sti…