Cook's Island, Lake George
David Johnson, Cook's Island, Lake George, 1869, oil on canvas, Gift of an Anonymous Donor, public domain, 1999.17
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- Title
Cook's Island, Lake George
- Artist
- Date
1869
- Medium
oil on canvas
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
8 1/2 in x 13 1/2 in
- Collection Area
American Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
- Accession Number
1999.17
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
Trained at the National Academy of Design, New York, Johnson was a member of the second generation of Hudson River School painters. Along with John Frederick Kensett and John William Casilear, he is best known for the development of American Luminism, an approach to landscape painting that emphasized the effects of light.