Curriculum Materials: Art in America Image 10 Jasper Cropsey (1823-1900) Catskill Mountain House 1855 Oil on canvas 29 x 44 inches Bequest of Mrs. Lillian Lawhead Rinderer in memory of her brother, William A. Lawhead, and the William Hood Dunwoody Fund 31.47 Catskill Mountain House About the Artist ~ The Grand Hotel ~ About this Object ~ Legends of the Catskills ~ Look Questions ~ Think Questions Key Points Jasper Cropsey used several COMPOSITIONAL devices and ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE to capture the expanse of the Catskill Mountains in this LANDSCAPE. The forests of the Catskill Mountains awed and fascinated easterners who had not ventured west to the frontier. Nature became a popular subject in America by the mid-19th century, largely because of the painters of the Hudson River School. To the Teacher ~ Introduction ~ Timeline ~ Artwork Index ~ Categories for Comparison ~ Glossary ~ How to Order ~ Your Comments