 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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THE HUDSON RIVER VIEW WEST
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-10-1991
THE HUDSON RIVER VIEW WEST -- BIERSTADT'S GRAND VISTAS REBOUNDING
By John Zeaman, Record Art Critic
Date: 02-10-1991, Sunday
Section: LIFESTYLE / ENTERTAINMENT
Edition: All Editions -- Sunday
The revived interest in the Hudson River School of Art that began
about 20 years ago is now so well established, it's easy to forget that
this kind of painting was dismissed and forgotten for a half cen...
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