George McCord (August 1, 1848
[MCCORD, George]
in '' Who's Who in America'', 1901-1902 edition, via archive.org
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– April 6, 1909) was an American painter, known for atmospheric marine and landscape paintings in oil, pastel, and watercolor and for black and white drawings. McCord was born in New York City and remained primarily a resident in
Brooklyn
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although he traveled widely and from 1883 also had a studio in
. He was part of the second generation of
Hudson River School painters.
He studied at the Hudson River Institute, the Claverack Academy in
Claverack, New York
Claverack is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 6,021 at the 2010 census. The town name is a corruption for the Dutch word “Klaverakker” for "Clover Fields" or "Clover Reach". In 1705, the first discovery ...
.
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19th-century American painters
19th-century American male artists
American male painters
Hudson River School painters
1848 births
1909 deaths
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