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Introduction | Thomas Cole: Eden to Empire | National Gallery

How did the founder of American landscape painting become one of art’s first eco-warriors? National Gallery curators Christopher Riopelle and Rosalind McKever consider Thomas Cole’s masterpieces ‘The Course of Empire' and ‘The Oxbow’ in the light of his roots in the British Industrial Revolution and his fears for the fate of the American wilderness. Watch empires rise and fall, and lose yourself in the vast American wilderness, in the first UK exhibition dedicated to Thomas Cole − the greatest American landscape artist of his generation. Book tickets online and save: http://bit.ly/2HtzspA 11 June – 7 October 2018 Ground Floor Galleries A self-taught artist from Bolton in England, Thomas Cole (1801–1848) was the greatest American landscape artist of his generation. This exhibition is a rare chance to see Cole’s epic works – mostly travelling from America – including his masterpiece the ‘Oxbow’, and his awe-inspiring portrayals of Eden showing the force of nature. Cole’s paintings are shown alongside the sublime masterpieces that inspired him, such as swirling storms painted by Turner and nightmarish battle scenes created by Constable. While you’re here, see a free exhibition – inspired by Cole’s ‘The Course of Empire’ – by arguably the most famous artist working in Los Angeles today, Ed Ruscha: http://bit.ly/2FiXRbn Subscribe to be the first to know about all our new videos: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Like the National Gallery on Facebook:   / thenationalgallery   Follow the National Gallery on Twitter:   / nationalgallery   Follow the National Gallery on Instagram:   / national_gallery