Historical Marker
East
Historical marker location:
Governors Island, New York, New York
( Memorial is at the intersection of Craig Road South and Division Road, on the right when traveling north on Craig Road South.)
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.