John Bernhard

Historical marker location:

Bernhards Bay, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of New York State Route 49 and County Route 17, on the right when traveling west on State Route 49.)

Marker installed: 1932

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.