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 argues that Duncanson’s achievement represents a “defeat of societal expectations regarding what African-American artists ought to create.” Duncanson gained widespread recognition for his landscape paintings modeled after the Hudson River School tradition and is credited with developing the Ohio River Valley art style.