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Robert S. Duncanson

Robert Seldon Duncanson was a nineteenth century American artist of European and African ancestry known for his contributions to landscape painting. Inspired by famous American landscape artists like Thomas Cole, Duncanson created renowned landscape paintings and is considered a second generation Hudson River School artist. Duncanson spent the majority of his career in Cincinnati, Ohio and helped develop the Ohio River Valley landscape tradition. As a free black man in antebellum America, Duncanson utilized the white abolitionist community in America and England to support and promote his work.

Duncanson is considered the first African-American artist to be internationally known. He operated in the elite cultural circles of Cincinnati, Detroit, Montreal, and London. The primary art historical debate centered on Duncanson concerns the role that contemporary racial issues played in his work. Some art historians, like Joseph D. Ketner, believe that Duncanson used racial metaphors in his artwork, while others, like Margaret Rose Vendryes, discourage viewers from approaching his art with a racialized perspective.

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Vesuvius and Pompeii

Vesuvius and Pompeii (1870)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
Untitled (Landscape)

Untitled (Landscape) (late 1850s)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
The Caves

The Caves (1869)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
Remembrances of a Scene near Auerbach

Remembrances of a Scene near Auerbach (ca. 1856)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
Scottish Landscape

Scottish Landscape (1871)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
View of Lake Pepin, Minnesota

View of Lake Pepin, Minnesota (1862)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
A Dream of Italy

A Dream of Italy (1865)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
Blue Hole, Flood Waters, Little Miami River

Blue Hole, Flood Waters, Little Miami River (1851)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
View of the St. Anne’s River

View of the St. Anne’s River (1870)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
Roses Still Life

Roses Still Life (ca. 1842-1848)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
Waterfall on Mont-Morency

Waterfall on Mont-Morency (1864)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
Chapultpec Castle

Chapultpec Castle

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
Loch Long

Loch Long (1867)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
Pompeii

Pompeii

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
Mount Healthy, Ohio

Mount Healthy, Ohio (1844)

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821-1872)
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