Thomas Cole letters

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Thomas Cole letters

[undated] and 1840-1842

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A letter to Asher B. Durand [frame 479] requesting a canvas; a letter to an unidentified person describing the view of Schroon Lake, which he had painted in 1838; and a letter to George W. Greene, American consul, Rome, in which Cole describes his arrival back in the U.S., his upcoming painting plans, and the American scenery (especially the Catskills); he disparages the public praise of Hiram Powers, reacts to criticism of Albert B. Thorwaldson, discusses Thomas P. Rossiter's troubles in Rome, and other topics.

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Durand, A. B. (Asher Brown), 1796-1886

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Greene, George Washington, 1811-1883

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Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848

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