History Questions: White Mountains and Thomas Cole
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The Notch of the White Mountains (1839) Thomas COLE
Lecture on American Scenery (1841) TOOMAS COLE
- Examine the two prominent man-made stumps and the stubbled field behind them in Cole’s painting. Is the landscape scarred or improved? Do the remains represent a decline from nature’s original perfection or the mark of human progress?
- How would you describe the tone in which Cole used terms such as “improvements” and “civilization” in his essay? Did he think that taste and imagination (art) will ultimately win out against modern improvements, or did he think the days of wilderness are numbered?
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History Questions: White Mountains and Thomas Cole
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