N.A. Moore, though sharing the feeling and impetus of his contemporaries, felt no need to travel vast distances in search of evermore grandiose, spectacular vistas. He took a particular delight in... Read full biography
N.A. Moore, though sharing the feeling and impetus of his contemporaries, felt no need to travel vast distances in search of evermore grandiose, spectacular vistas. He took a particular delight in the peaceful harmony of the local American countryside. Exploring the myriad seasons and moods of his... Read full biography
N.A. Moore, though sharing the feeling and impetus of his contemporaries, felt no need to travel vast distances in search of evermore grandiose, spectacular vistas. He took a particular delight in the peaceful harmony of the local American countryside. Exploring the myriad seasons and moods of his native New England, he celebrated the understated, humble charm of his own back yard. A member of the Hudson River School at heart, Moore remained untouched by its more dramatic interpretations,... Read full biography
N.A. Moore, though sharing the feeling and impetus of his contemporaries, felt no need to travel vast distances in search of evermore grandiose, spectacular vistas. He took a particular delight in the peaceful harmony of the local American countryside. Exploring the myriad seasons and moods of his native New England, he celebrated the understated, humble charm of his own back yard. A member of the Hudson River School at heart, Moore remained untouched by its more dramatic interpretations, crafting instead works that were local, personal, honest American, and humble. He was born August 2, 1824, at Kensington (Conn.), studied under Thomas Cummings and Daniel Huntington in NYC and spent most of his life in Kensington. In his later years he... Read full biography
N.A. Moore, though sharing the feeling and impetus of his contemporaries, felt no need to travel vast distances in search of evermore grandiose, spectacular vistas. He took a particular delight in the peaceful harmony of the local American countryside. Exploring the myriad seasons and moods of his native New England, he celebrated the understated, humble charm of his own back yard. A member of the Hudson River School at heart, Moore remained untouched by its more dramatic interpretations, crafting instead works that were local, personal, honest American, and humble. He was born August 2, 1824, at Kensington (Conn.), studied under Thomas Cummings and Daniel Huntington in NYC and spent most of his life in Kensington. In his later years he specialized in landscapes. French, Art and Artists in Conn., 122-23 . Corcoran Gallery, . Catalogue Art Digest (Oct. 1, 1934), 5, rep... Read full biography
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About Nelson Augustus Moore: Books
Books & Publications (24)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Artists of the Litchfield Hills (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Austin, Robert Michael
132 pages (color)
Art for the New Collector II Re-Emerging American Artists (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Editor: Spanierman Gallery
64 pages (color)
Vose Art Notes: A Guide for Collectors Winter 2003, Volume XI
2003
Vose, Marcia Latimore (Editor)
36 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
American Paintings Before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum (2 Vols)
1996
Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin
877 pages (color)
Nelson Augustus Moore
1994
Fletcher, Ellen
129 pages (color)
Nelson Augustus Moore
1994
Moore Picture Trust Fund
0 pages
Connecticut Masters: Fine Arts and Antiques Collections of Hartford Steam
1991
Ed: Hartford Boiler Coll.
271 pages (color)
Art Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One)
1990
Gerdts, William H
421 pages (color)
Nelson Augustus Moore (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Vose, Abbot/C H Rathbone
20 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
American Paintings (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Schwarz-Philadelphia
22 pages
Folk Art in America Painting and Sculpture
1979
Ericson, Jack T
275 pages
The Hudson River School 19th Century American Landscapes
1976
Wadsworth Atheneum
96 pages (color)
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Naylor, Maria
1,075 pages
The American Scene 1820-1900 An exhibition of landscape and outdoor genre (Exhibition catalog)
1970
Hawes, Louis
143 pages
The Connecticut Artists Collection
1968
Mattatuck Historical Society
84 pages
Mid Nineteenth Century Landscapes by N.A. Moore, 1824-1902
1966
17 pages
American Painting from 1830
1965
Everson Museum of Art
63 pages (color)
The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860
1957
Groce, George; David Wallace
759 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index