Richard Powell of American Visions says that Duncanson’s success is a “victory over society’s presumptions of what African-American artist should create.” Duncanson became nationally and internationally known for his landscape paintings modeled after the Hudson River School tradition, and is credited with developing the regional Ohio River Valley art form.
Richard Powell of American Visions asserts that Duncanson’s triumph is a “victory over society’s assumptions about what African-American artists should produce.” Duncanson gained national and international recognition for his landscape paintings inspired by the Hudson River School tradition, and he is credited with pioneering the regional Ohio River Valley art style.