Thomas Cole was a very talented American artist. He possessed the ability to see a landscape and describe how he saw it by painting and drawing in breathtaking realistic detail. Some of his most popular works include The Garden of Eden (1828), Distant View of Niagara Falls (1830), The Titans Goblet (1833), and The Oxbow (1836). The majority of Cole's life experiences and his interest in diverse views of the wild American landscape contributed to his inspiration and great success in creating many of his paintings. On February 1, 1801, the talented landscaper Thomas Cole was born, to James and Mary. Cole in Bolton-le-Moor Lancashire, England. He was the youngest of seven children. According to some sources, Cole had a difficult childhood. At the age of 9, he was sent to a school in Chester where he was said to have suffered malnutrition, cruel punishments and frequent illness. During his teenage years, Cole trained in textiles. designer. In 1818, when he was 17, his family immigrated to the United States, settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James Cole was unable to find suitable work to support his family in Pennsylvania, so he eventually packed up and moved to Steubenville, Ohio, leaving Thomas behind. Thomas Cole spent most of his first year in the United States alone in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, working as a textile print designer and wood engraver before joining his family in Ohio. James Cole opened a wallpaper manufacturing business in Ohio where Thomas eventually began working for him as a designer and also engraved wood blocks. Cole's interest and curiosity in art began around 1820. While traveling the surrounding towns, he met an artist named Stein, who taught him the basics of using oil. ..... middle of paper ...... the game in paving the way for the evolution of American landscape artists. To honor Thomas Cole and his accomplishments, the farm he used as his studio in Cedar Grove is now known as the Thomas Cole House and one of the highest peaks located in the Catskill Mountains has been named Thomas Cole Mountain. "(2010) - www.explorethomascole.org/tour/items/49/decode"Thomas Cole's The Oxbow" By Dr. Bryan Zygmont - smarthistory.khanacademy.org/romanticism-us-cole.html‎"Thomas Cole/ View of Mount Holyoke” (2006) - hrs-art.com/.../thomas-cole-view-from-mount-holyoke-northampton-mas “Thomas Cole bio-Cedar Grove” (2005) - www.thomascole.org/ biography-of-thomas-cole/« Thomas Cole (1801-1848) – Metropolitan Museum of Art (2014)-www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd_colePrebles' Art Forms, an introduction to the visual arts (2011) - Patrick Frank-