Historical Marker
Kirk Douglas
Historical marker location:
Amsterdam, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 5) and Eagle Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.)
Marker installed: 2018
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.