Worthington Whittredge

Worthington Whittredge was an American painter of the Hudson River School, highly regarded in his own day. He travelled widely and excelled at landscape, with many of his works now in major museums. Friend to Albert Bierstadt and Sanford Robinson Gifford, he led the National Academy of Design in 1874–75 and sat on selection committees for the 1876 and 1878 exhibitions.

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