Called “the consummate landscape painter”
and “a true American luminist,” Stephen
Hannock began his artistic career
near the site of Thomas Cole’s famous 1836
painting, the Oxbow. Cole and Frederic Church
have been a reference point for Hannock, whose
use of the canvas as a storytelling medium
and virtuosic use of light make him an heir to
the artists of the Hudson River School. Join
Hannock, co-curator of our upcoming exhibition,
for a sneak preview of River Crossings, and
an insider’s look at how contemporary artists
continue to be inspired by both 19th-century
American landscape painters, and the landscape
they celebrated.