James Madison Alden: Chronicler of the American West James Madison Alden, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1834 and passing away in 1922, stands as a remarkably significant figure within the history of American landscape painting. More than simply a painter of picturesque vistas, Alden served as a crucial visual recorder of the vast and rapidly changing American West during a pivotal era – the mid-19th century’s westward expansion and the establishment of the nation's borders. His work offers an intimate glimpse into a period defined by exploration, surveying, and the burgeoning relationshi…