What was the first great school of American painters called?

1 Answer
Apr 4, 2018

Probably the Hudson River School established around 1820.

Explanation:

The Hudson River School beginnings are vague and term was used as a disparaging label. The paintings were "Romantic" in style and tended to show "themes of discovery, exploration and settlement".enter image source here

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_School

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_art_of_the_United_States

Although there were artists in the Revolutionary Period this was the first "School".