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The Course of Empire: Thomas Cole's Warning to America
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| February 9, 2012
| Robb Bomboy
Posted on 06/27/2015 7:34:46 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: Joe 6-pack
Lol. I believe it.
BTW, I was a geology major at Queens College in NY. Unfortunately, I couldn’t finish the degree. And I painted landscapes while in college. Nearly sold one for $375! Teacher talked me out of it. Said I worked too hard on the painting to sell it.
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06/27/2015 9:28:34 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Very cool. I double majored in history and art history at Gettysburg College (with a minor in studio). Do you still paint?
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06/27/2015 9:32:11 AM PDT
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Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: Joe 6-pack
No, although I would like to again one day. That was back in the early 80s.
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06/27/2015 9:35:29 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: Joe 6-pack; ETL
When you fellows start a painting thread for re-treads give me a ping. I did a little as a teenager and now retiring I am going to start again to see if I can learn landscapes as a craft.
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06/27/2015 9:38:02 AM PDT
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KC Burke
(Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam)
To: ETL
My brother got his MS in Geophysics at PSU; he critiqued the rock and landforms in my paintings lol. Many people know John Ruskin as perhaps the preeminent art critic/historian of the 19th century, but he was also a decent artist in his own right. As geology guy, you might like his,
Study of Gneiss Rock, Glenfinlas:
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06/27/2015 9:38:19 AM PDT
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Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: Joe 6-pack
Wow! That’s really “gneiss”! Seriously, it’s very good. Looks like a photograph.
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06/27/2015 9:42:20 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Not sure who did this one. But it's probably Bierstadt or Church.
Sierra Nevada 1873
Albert Bierstadt
Reynolda House Museaum of American Art
2250 Reynolda Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
reynolda@reynoldahouse.org
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06/27/2015 9:50:34 AM PDT
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Hiddigeigei
("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
To: Hiddigeigei
Thanks. Figured that. I need to go through my vast collection and begin labeling them.
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06/27/2015 9:52:06 AM PDT
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ETL
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06/27/2015 9:53:37 AM PDT
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KC Burke
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To: Joe 6-pack
thank you for posting this most interesting video on Thomas Cole. Enjoyed it very much. The painting are exquisite. In the fireplace mural sketches, along with the unfinished sun positions above the finished work; there are two side panels on the fireplace. Would be interesting to know if he had any thoughts on something for this space too. Thank you again for posting.
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06/27/2015 10:14:53 AM PDT
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Conservative4Ever
(Hey Hillary, ... liar, liar pants on fire.-)
To: ETL
Oh my goodness. The water is beautifully done.
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06/27/2015 10:17:25 AM PDT
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Conservative4Ever
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To: Conservative4Ever
You’re quite welcome - glad you enjoyed it :-)
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06/27/2015 12:28:16 PM PDT
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Joe 6-pack
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
Thanks Joe 6-pack.
Thomas Cole... also felt the perishability of man's works when he traveled in Europe and saw firsthand the ruins of the Roman Empire... Cole lived and worked in his own time, reacting to the political atmosphere of America during the 1820's and 1830's. Jacksonian Democracy had come to dominance, an ascendancy that Cole despised and believed was leading the United States down the wrong path... he employed a cyclical theory of history... his epic series as a warning to American society about the trappings of empire, conquest, and domination.
How timely that his dislike of Jackson should come up ($20 bill). There is no cycle to history. If Cole were alive today he'd be using a TV series as a soapbox.
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06/28/2015 5:35:50 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: ETL
Oh my goodness, spectacular. I had the pleasure of seeing The Course of Empire in its totality at Chrystal Bridges last year. It was stunning. They also have Durand’s Kindred Spirits in their permanent collection.
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06/28/2015 10:12:32 AM PDT
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To Hell With Poverty
(All freedom must be transported in bottles of 3 oz or less. - Freeper relictele)
To: To Hell With Poverty
Yes, Asher B. Durand was definitely among the best of the Hudson
River School painters.
Kindred Spirits by Asher B. Durand
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06/28/2015 1:11:58 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: To Hell With Poverty
In The Woods by Asher B. Durand
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06/28/2015 1:13:16 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Mmmm, love that stuff. :) My parents used to live in the Catskills for several years. We're all from central NY State, but I did love visiting them while they were in that area. Beautiful area, both spacious and insular. I can see how the artists were prompted to look closely both outwards and inwards.
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06/28/2015 9:03:41 PM PDT
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To Hell With Poverty
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