Historical Marker
May 22, 1780
Historical marker location:
Johnstown, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of New York State Route 29 and Hales Mills Road, on the right when traveling west on State Route 29.)
Marker installed: 1975
The Hudson River School of painting, which was a 19th-century art movement that focused on landscapes and the natural world, was founded in New York State. Some of its most famous artists, such as Thomas Cole and Frederic Edwin Church, lived and worked in the Hudson River Valley.