An artist from this movement was painted standing on a cliff, holding a sketchbook, and chatting with a poet.
Daniel Wadsworth, namesake of the Wadsworth Atheneum, patronized this movement. A member of this art movement painted a waterfront view of a decadent city, then used the same perspective for paintings titled Destruction and Desolation. An artist from this movement was painted standing on a cliff, holding a sketchbook, and chatting with a poet. The (*) founder of this movement made the series The Course of Empire. This school's later years faded into Luminism, with works like Heart of the Andes, by Frederic Edwin Church. For 10 points, name this school founded by Thomas Cole, which often featured landscapes around a New York river.
Daniel Wadsworth, namesake of the Wadsworth Atheneum, patronized this movement.
Hudson River School [prompt on luminism or word forms until it is read]