Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900) was an American artist connected to the Hudson River School, a group of artists who loved to capture the natural beauty in the United States. Church combined a romantic point of view with great attention to detail in his works. But Church looked further than his own country, making trips to Ecuador, Europe, and the Middle East, providing him with plenty of inspiration for the rest of his life. The paintings I selected here are all in vertical (portrait) format,

The beauty of nature 🌊 Celebrate #EarthDay with a close look at Frederic Edwin Church’s 1857 masterpiece, “Niagara.” ✨ In the 19th century, many American artists attempted to capture the power and beauty of Niagara Falls. Widely considered the nation's greatest natural wonder as well as a symbol of its youthful vigor and promise, the site was also deemed far superior to any natural phenomenon in Europe. Church's majestic 1857 canvas reveals the vista from the Canadian shore, based on oil and pe

“Their roar is around me. I am on the brink of the great waters. And their anthem voice goes up, amid the rainbow and the mist.” — Grenville Mellen An up-close view of Frederic Edwin Church’s “Niagara,” the painting that established Church's reputation as the most famous American painter of his time. In the 19th century, many artists attempted to capture the power and beauty of Niagara Falls. 🌊 Church's majestic 1857 canvas reveals the vista from the Canadian shore, based on oil and pencil sket

We’re traveling to the tropics today as we take a closer look at Frederic Edwin Church’s paintings in gallery 67 on the Main Floor of the West Building, “Tamaca Palms” (1854) and “El Rio de Luz (The River of Light)” (1877), with chief curator Franklin Kelly. Read more about Church in a free PDF of the catalog for our 1989 exhibition on Church, organized by Kelly: go.usa.gov/xvmcM Follow along each day during our temporary closure as we take you on a tour, gallery by gallery. These videos were fi

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