Albert Bierstadt was a German-American painter best known for his grandiose landscapes of the 19th-century American West. Born on January 7, 1830 in Solingen, Prussia, Bierstadt's family immigrated to ...

Nothing quite compares to the majesty of a towering redwood tree. These forest giants have inspired generations of artists, from Albert Bierstadt and his sweeping portraits of the American West to ...