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THOMAS COLE

Scope|Overview Sources|Circulating Books|Periodicals, Journals, & Trade Publications|Web Sites 

Scope: Thomas Cole was a pioneer of the Hudson River School. He was known for his work as a landscape painter. In 1826 he founded the National Academy of Design. His works are dramatic, allegorical scenes.

There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES

REF N 31.D5 1996 The Dictionary of Art

REF N 5300.I 45 1984 The Illustrated Dictionary of Art & Artists

Some representative books from the circulating collection that are located upstairs in the library are:

CIRCULATING BOOKS 

American Light: The Luminist Movement, 1850-1875. Laurenceville, New Jersey:
Princeton University Press, 1989.

Powell, Earl A. Thomas Cole. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1990.

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

American Art

Art in America

Art Monthly

American Artist

Art Journal

 

Open Access Journals in Arts & Architecture

Open Access Journals in History of Arts

Open Access Journals in Visual Arts

WEB SITES 

Art History Resources on the Web
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

 

Updated 08/24/2007