Rocky Mountain School

Rocky Mountain School

Rocky Mountain School. Term applied retrospectively to 19th-century American artists who painted large pictures of the Rocky Mountains in a reverential spirit similar to that adopted by the Hudson River School. The German-born Albert Bierstadt and the English-born Thomas Moran (1837–1926) are the best-known artists embraced by the term.

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Rocky Mountain School

Rocky Mountain School. Term applied retrospectively to 19th-century American artists who painted the Rocky Mountains in a reverential spirit similar to that adopted by the Hudson River School. Albert Bierstadt is the best-known artist embraced by the term.

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