The Newberry Library
Newberry: Commodities and the Transformation of the American Landscape
Learning resource uses primary source material to explore the ways in which commodities are extracted, produced, and exchanged and how those processes have shaped the physical and cultural landscape of North America.
Harvard University
American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850 1920
This photographic collection has over 2,000 images of American landscapes and architectural features built during the period 1850-1920. You can search by keyword, subject, by name, or by state.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Americans Adopt the Auto
This exhibition explores the role of transportation in American history focusing on the way the automobile went from being a plaything of the rich to a major factor in the American transportation landscape.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Henry Ward Ranger
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Henry Ward Ranger is described here along with information on his contributions to art through landscape painting.
PBS
Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: City Landscape by Joan Mitchell
Webpage describing City Landscape, a painting by Joan Mitchell from the Art Institute of Chicago. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the...
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum: "Under the Open Sky": Landscape Sketches by Nineteenth Century
The 2007 long-term exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, ""Under the Open Sky": Landscape Sketches by Nineteenth-Century American Artists" is presented here with selected works from the exhibit.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: J. Francis Murphy
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, J. Francis Murphy is described here along with information on his contributions to art through landscape painting.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Louis Paul Dessar
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Louis Paul Dessar is described here along with information on his contributions to art through through his work with portraits and landscapes (though he is primarily known for...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: George Fuller
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, George Fuller is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his portrait and landscape paintings.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Three Ways to Make a Scene
Students will analyze landscapes by three artists. After learning about the horizon line, they will create their own painted and collaged landscapes inspired by one of the artists.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Elliott Daingerfield
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Elliott Daingerfield is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with landscapes.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Timothy H. O'sullivan
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Timothy H. O'Sullivan is described here along with information on his contributions to art through photography including landscape photography.
Other
The Pew Forum: Changing Faiths: Latinos and the Transformation of Religion
A summary of a survey taken (in 2007) of American Latinos showing how they are "transforming" the American religious landscape through traditional and non-traditional religious practices. The full report is available at the bottom of the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Travels in America 1750 1920
A collection of narratives by Americans and foreigners telling of their travels in America. Information about the people, the landscapes and the times.
Digital History
Digital History: The Artist in American Society
See how the creation of visual art in its many forms developed over the first half of the 19th century. In addition of the painters in the Hudson River School of Art, read about the beautification of natural spaces such as parks, and...
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Winslow Homer
Biographical profile of Homer Winslow, 19th-century American landscape painter.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Thomas Cole
Profiles the life and career of Thomas Cole, an Anglo-American landscape painter who was a founder of the Hudson River School.
Other
Grandma Moses: Reflections of America
An essay about Grandma Moses and her apotheosis as an artist.
Library of Congress
Loc: Language of the Land
Language of the Land uses the metaphor of a journey to tour the rich literary heritage of the US through maps, the words of authors, images of characters, and photographs.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Henry Ossawa Tanner
Brief biography on Henry Tanner, an American painter who gained international acclaim for his depiction of landscapes and biblical themes.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Joseph Mallord William Turner
Biographical account covers the life and career of Joseph Mallord William Turner, an English Romantic landscape painter.
Other
Global Gallery: Albert Bierstadt
This site provides a short history of Bierstadt's life. Also includes a link to view other works by Bierstadt.