IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 762 
Honoring the Hudson River School painters for their contributions to the 
United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 
Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MASSA, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 
HALL of New York, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. MURPHY of New York, and Mr. 
TONKO) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the Hudson River School painters for their 
contributions to the United States. 
Whereas the Hudson River School was a mid-19th century 
American art movement led by a group of landscape 
painters, whose aesthetic vision was influenced by the ro-
manticism movement; 
Whereas the Hudson River School is considered the first 
school of American art; 
Whereas the major Hudson River School painters included 
Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, Asher Brown 
Durand, Jasper Francis Cropsey, Sanford Robinson Gif-
ford, Albert Bierstadt, John Frederick Kensett, George 
Inness, Worthington Whittredge, and Thomas Moran; 
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Whereas the Hudson River School paintings captured the 
striking landscape and sweeping natural beauty of the 
Hudson River Valley and the surrounding New York 
areas, including the Catskill, the Adirondack, and the 
White Mountains; 
Whereas Hudson River School paintings served a vital role in 
cultivating American identity in the mid-19th century 
and creating a sense of awe of the American landscape 
that endures to this day; 
Whereas the Hudson River School painters influenced the en-
vironmental conservation movement and the establish-
ment of the National Park System under President Theo-
dore Roosevelt; 
Whereas the Hudson River School’s portrayal of the Hudson 
River Valley is a major source of tourism in the region; 
Whereas 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of the voyages 
of discovery made by Henry Hudson and Samuel de 
Champlain, recognizing the important role that the Hud-
son River and the Hudson Valley played in the develop-
ment and growth of the United States; 
Whereas the Hudson River School painters depicted the Hud-
son River Valley during the opening of the Erie Canal, 
which linked the Hudson River with the Great Lakes and 
created a main trade route from New York that fostered 
the city’s central place in the American economy; 
Whereas the Hudson River School painters celebrated the 
ideals 
of 
American 
democracy, 
individuality, 
and 
progress; 
Whereas the Hudson River School painters illustrated themes 
such as nature, conservation, civility, unity, education, 
family, chivalry, and development; 
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Whereas the Hudson River School painters expressed the 
sense that every generation of Americans should seek to 
preserve the naturalness of the continent; and 
Whereas the Hudson River School painters accentuated the 
cardinal values of the 19th century, which can assist con-
temporary Americans in the rebirth of American culture: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes and honors the Hudson River School painters for 
their contributions to the United States. 
Æ 
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