| Born in England to a merchant sailor and a washerwoman, Thomas Chambers
became a painter known for landscape
and marine scenes, especially of the Hudson River from Albany and from
New York City, all in naive, primitive style with bold color, rhythmic
shapes, and strong contours applied with brush-work that made his work
seem vital and
lively. He differed from most
painters of primitive style because, influenced by his decorative
style, he used large, rhythmic shapes with
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Thomas Chambers is also mentioned in these AskART essays:
Hudson River School Painters
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