Mountain Pool

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Mountain Pool

Robert S. Duncanson, 1870

During the Civil War era, Robert S. Duncanson established an international reputation for his Hudson River School inspired landscapes. Duncanson was born free in upstate New York and, remarkably, was self-taught. He launched his career in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he caught the attention of several abolitionist leaders. These leaders eventually sponsored his study in Europe, allowing his reputation to continue growing internationally. By 1861, the American press praised Duncanson as “the best landscape painter in the West.”