early life and career thomas worthington whittredge, an american artist of the hudson river school, was born on may 22, 1820, in a log cabin near springfield, ohio. he began his artistic journey as a young man in cincinnati, painting landscapes and portraits before traveling to europe in 1849 to further his training. whittredge studied at the düsseldorf academy, a major art school of the period, under the tutelage of emanuel leutze. ar…
Scroll through Thomas Worthington Whittredge's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Thomas Worthington Whittredge's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
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