Slide Five: The Second Generation

• The second generation: A brilliant new group of artists expanded the movement's geographic reach and artistic styles after Thomas Cole.

• Frederic Edwin Church: Cole's only formal pupil took the movement global with massive, scientifically accurate landscape pieces.

• Asher Brown Durand: He chose a different path, favoring a more intimate and deeply detailed style for his nature paintings.

• Jasper Francis Cropsey: He became famous for using vivid palettes that captured the bright, fiery colors of the American autumn.

While Thomas Cole laid the the groundwork for the Hudson river school, a brilliant second generation emerged, expanding the schools geographical and stylistic boundaries. Chief among them was Fredric Edwin Church, Coles only formal pupil, who took the movement to a global scale with his massive scientifically accurate landscape pieces. Alongside him was Asher Brown Durand who favored a more intimate deeply detailed art style for his pieces. There was also Jasper Francis Crosby, who became famous for his vivid palettes capturing the bright colors of the American autumn.