On view November 22, 2019–February 23, 2020. We took a self-guided stroll around the Thomas Cole National Historic Site on a gorgeous fall afternoon. Thomas Cole (February 1, 1801 - February 11, 1848) was a nineteenth century American artist. Thomas Cole Historic Site. Hudson River Museum Presents Thomas Cole’s Refrain: The Paintings of Catskill Creek. Media in category "Paintings by Thomas Cole" The following 124 files are in this category, out of 124 total. Cole is regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School, an American art movement that flourished in the mid-19th century and was concerned with the realistic and detailed portrayal of nature. Displaying Item 1 - 30 of 144 in total from a virtual gallery of more than 100 Thomas Cole sketches and paintings. This painting was also criticized by some commentators as being too similar to an engraving produced by John Martin for an edition of Milton's Paradise Lost (1667). The new studio has been renovated as … The old studio, part of the visitor center, is still set up as a period art studio, so it was the place I felt closest to Cole himself. The Thomas Cole National Historic Site is the place where American art was born, where Thomas Cole (1801-1848) founded the nation’s first major art movement, now known as the Hudson River School.