John Frederick Kensett

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Hudson River School artist Luminism artist landscape painter painter person

John Frederick Kensett was a 19th-century American landscape painter renowned for his serene, luminist depictions of the northeastern United States coastline and countryside.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hudson River School artist → Luminism artist → landscape painter → painter → person →
activeYearsEnd	1872 →
activeYearsStart	1840s →
artStyle	minimalist, tranquil compositions → refined light and color → subtle atmospheric effects →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1816-03-22 →
dateOfDeath	1872-12-14 →
familyName	Kensett →
fieldOfWork	landscape painting → marine painting →
fullName	John Frederick Kensett →
genre	landscape art → seascape →
givenName	John →
influencedBy	Asher B. Durand → Thomas Cole →
memberOf	National Academy of Design →
movement	Hudson River School → Luminism →
nationality	American →
notableFor	serene luminist depictions of the northeastern United States coastline → tranquil landscape views of the American countryside →
notableWork	Beacon Rock, Newport Harbor → Eaton’s Neck, Long Island → Lake George → Mount Washington from the Valley of Conway → Sunset on the Sea →
occupation	engraver → painter →
placeOfBirth	Cheshire, Connecticut, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
positionHeld	president of the National Academy of Design →
regionDepicted	New England countryside → northeastern United States coastline →
sexOrGender	male →
studiedIn	England → Europe → France → Italy →
trainedAs	engraver →
workLocation	Hudson River Valley → New England → New York City → Newport, Rhode Island →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Frederick Kensett →	fullName
Hudson River School →	hasNotableMember