Curator Talks: Robert Duncanson: “The Best Landscape Painter in the West”

Join curator Emily Lang as she discusses the life of prominent Hudson River School painter Robert Duncanson. Born to freed slaves in 1821, Duncanson built his career in Cincinnati. Quickly rising to fame, he was one of the finest landscape painters in country during the mid-1800s. Hear about his struggles and triumphs during his thirty year career and see examples of his artwork Ohio Historical Society fine arts collection.