Pemigewasset, New Hampshire 19th-20th century

Curator: This watercolor on paper is titled "Pemigewasset, New Hampshire," created by Charles William Hudson. Editor: It's... brooding. That deep green pressing against the lighter, almost hesitant sky. Makes you want to bundle up and watch a storm roll in. Curator: Absolutely. Hudson’s landscape painting intersects with environmental history and the romanticization of nature, particularly regarding depictions of the American Northeast. Editor: I get a sense of yearning, too. Maybe Hudson was tapping into a cultural desire for untouched wilderness even back then. Before it all became postcards. Curator: Precisely. His art is a visual argument—a statement about the value we place on preserving natural landscapes. Editor: It's a reminder that even beauty can carry a weight. I'm left pondering the legacy we leave behind.