Landscape
Thomas Cole, born in England, came to America in 1818 and soon was depicting the beauty and majesty of the American landscape. In this scene, he portrays a community of frontier people living in a valley, probably in upstate New York. Their attempt to tame the wilderness foreshadows similar pioneering activities in Minnesota a quarter century later.
Credit: Bequest of Mrs. Kate L. Dunwoody
1825
Oil on canvas
23.8 x 31.5in
15.299
Image and text courtesy of Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2021
Where you'll find this
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Permanent collection