Asher B. Durand

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Hudson River School artist engraver landscape painter painter person

Asher B. Durand was a 19th-century American landscape painter and key figure of the Hudson River School, celebrated for his detailed, idealized depictions of the American wilderness.

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Asher Brown Durand	5

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hudson River School artist ⓘ engraver ⓘ landscape painter ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ
artisticFocus	American landscapes ⓘ forest interiors ⓘ mountain scenery ⓘ
associatedWith	Thomas Cole ⓘ William Cullen Bryant ⓘ
birthCountry	United States of America ⓘ
birthDate	1796-08-21 ⓘ
birthPlace	Jefferson Village, New Jersey ⓘ Maplewood, New Jersey ⓘ
deathDate	1886-09-17 ⓘ
deathPlace	Maplewood, New Jersey ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
familyName	Durand ⓘ
field	engraving ⓘ painting ⓘ
fullName	Asher B. Durand self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Asher Brown Durand
genre	landscape art ⓘ
givenName	Asher ⓘ
influenced	Hudson River School ⓘ surface form: Hudson River School painters
influencedBy	Thomas Cole ⓘ
inspiredBy	American wilderness ⓘ
knownFor	detailed depictions of the American wilderness ⓘ idealized landscape painting ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
memberOf	National Academy of Design ⓘ
movement	Hudson River School ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableWork	In the Woods ⓘ Kindred Spirits ⓘ Progress ⓘ The Beeches ⓘ Catskill Mountains ⓘ surface form: The Catskills The First Harvest in the Wilderness ⓘ
occupation	engraver ⓘ painter ⓘ
patron	Luman Reed ⓘ
positionHeld	president of the National Academy of Design ⓘ
residence	New York City ⓘ
style	realism ⓘ romanticism ⓘ
termEnd	1861 ⓘ
termStart	1845 ⓘ
trainedAs	engraver ⓘ