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The Early Backcountry Landscapes of Joshua Shaw
Backcountry Notes ^ | April 14, 2010 | Jay Henderson

Posted on 04/14/2010 5:20:19 AM PDT by jay1949

Joshua Shaw was born in England in 1776 and was already noted as an artist and painter of landscapes when he came to America as a young man. In 1818, Shaw traveled down the east coast to Georgia, sketching and painting as he went, and then trekked into the mountains of Appalachia to make the journey back to his home in Philadelphia. The landscapes which resulted from that trip are the earliest such works featuring scenes in the early-American Backcountry and provide a rare glimpse into a world in which settlers had but recently put down roots.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; Society
KEYWORDS: appalachia; backcountry; landscapes; shaw

1 posted on 04/14/2010 5:20:19 AM PDT by jay1949
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To: jay1949

Beautiful.


2 posted on 04/14/2010 5:24:07 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (Ronald Reagan: "Peace Through Strength." Barack Obama: "Perpetual War Through Utter Weakness.")
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To: jay1949

Thank you so much for the frequent postings. I love old pictures and history stuff. This site is really well done and I’ve enjoyed every posting, this one especially.


3 posted on 04/14/2010 5:25:07 AM PDT by jwparkerjr
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To: jay1949

...thanks I live in the NC mountains by the Tenn-Va border and really enjoyed the pictures


4 posted on 04/14/2010 6:12:32 AM PDT by STONEWALLS
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