Frank Cropsey believed that nature was a direct manifestation of God, or so they say.
Cultured Wednesday: Steele’s Ohio River
In addition to painting, T. C. Steele contributed writings, public lectures, and hours of community service on art juries. He was also involved in organizing pioneering art associations, such as the Society of Western Artists.
Cultured Wednesday: Alfred Jacob Miller
Miller painted what he saw, and his firsthand works provide a window into a life and time long gone but essential to the very nature of what it is to be American.
Cultured Wednesday: Gifford’s Lake Nemi
"On the northern shore of the lake, right under the precipitous cliffs on which the modern city of Nemi is perched, stood the sacred grove and sanctuary of Diana of the Woods."