James Augustus Suydam

James A. Suydam
Born
James Augustus Suydam

(1819-03-27)March 27, 1819
DiedSeptember 15, 1865(1865-09-15) (aged 46)
Alma materUniversity of the City of New York
Known forLandscape
MovementHudson River School; National Academy of Design

James Augustus Suydam (March 27, 1819 – September 15, 1865) was an American architect, lawyer, and artist; as an artist was considered one of the premier Luminism painters. He is widely known as an American landscape painter and one of the leading members of the Hudson River School.