exhibit: hudson rising @ new york historical society - through aug 4, 2019, nyc

William Guy Wall. Preparatory Study for Plate 19 of 'The Hudson River Portfolio': View of the Palisades, New Jersey, 1820. photo credit: New York Historical Society

"Hudson Rising explores 200 years of ecological change and environmental activism along 'the most interesting river in America' through artifacts, media, and celebrated Hudson River School paintings." --New York Historical Society

The New York Historical Society's exhibit "Hudson Rising" explores how humans have impacted the river. Juxtaposing historic photographs of logging along the Hudson with nineteenth-century landscapes capturing the beauty of the area, the exhibit weaves together artistic and industrial images. It also features environmentalist efforts to save and preserve the River.