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Niagara Falls

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Description: Niagara Falls
TitleNiagara Falls
Creator nameKensett, John Frederick
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1851–1852
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions17 × 24.5 in. (43.1 × 62.2 cm)
LocationMead Art Museum, Amherst, Massachusetts
http:/­/­museums.fivecolleges.edu/­detail.php?museum=all&t=objects&type=ext&f=&s=&record=0&maker=kensett&op-earliest_year=%3E%3D&op-latest_year=%3C%3D
Accession numberAC 1958.49
SubjectsHudson River school of landscape paintingNiagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)Landscape painting, American--19th centuryGeology in art
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Chapter Four: John Kensett, Geology, and Landscape Tourism
Rebecca Bedell
Description: The Anatomy of Nature: Geology and American Landscape Painting, 1825–1875
The Anatomy of Nature: Geology and American Landscape Painting, 1825–1875
~JOHN F. KENSETT (1816–1872), affable and urbane, fond of good company, soft beds, and fine cigars, was well suited to be a painter of the touristic landscape.The scholarly literature on Kensett is surprisingly scant. Among the important publications are...
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Rebecca Bedell
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Copyright© 2001 Princeton University Press
Related print edition pages: pp.85-107
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00117.008
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Description: Lake George
Lake George
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameKensett, John Frederick
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1869
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions44 1/8 × 66 3/8 in.
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11311
Accession number15.30.61
Lake George
Lake George
Description: Niagara Falls, from the American Side
Niagara Falls, from the American Side
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1867
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions101 3/8 × 89 1/2 in. (257.5 × 227.3 cm)
LocationNational Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/4758/niagara-falls-american-side
Accession numberNG 799
Niagara Falls, from the American Side
Niagara Falls, from the American Side
Description: View from Cozzens' Hotel near West Point, New York
View from Cozzens' Hotel near West Point, New York
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameKensett, John Frederick
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 × 34 in. (50.8 × 86.4 cm)
LocationNew-York Historical Society
https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/41087/view-from-cozzens-hotel-near-west-point-new-york
Accession numberS-189
View from Cozzens' Hotel near West...
View from Cozzens' Hotel near West Point, New York
Description: Scene with Figures (Beverly Shore)
Scene with Figures (Beverly Shore)
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameKensett, John Frederick
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1869
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions36.25 × 60.25 in. (92 × 153 cm)
LocationWadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut
Accession number1942.345
Scene with Figures (Beverly Shore)
Scene with Figures (Beverly Shore)
Description: Upper Mississippi
Upper Mississippi
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameKensett, John Frederick
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1855
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions18.375 × 30.25 in. (46.7 × 76.9 cm)
LocationThe Saint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/38080/
Accession number22:1950
Upper Mississippi
Upper Mississippi
Description: The Fawn's Leap
The Fawn's Leap
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameKensett, John Frederick
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30.25 × 25.25 in. (76.8 × 64.1 cm)
LocationMead Art Museum, Amherst, Massachusetts
http://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?museum=all&t=objects&type=all&f=&s=kensett&record=2
Accession numberAC 1975.101
The Fawn's Leap
The Fawn's Leap
Description: Forty Steps, Newport, Rhode Island
Forty Steps, Newport, Rhode Island
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameKensett, John Frederick
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1860
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20.125 × 36 in. (51.1 × 91.4 cm)
Forty Steps, Newport, Rhode Island
Forty Steps, Newport, Rhode Island
Description: The Chasm of the Colorado
The Chasm of the Colorado
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameMoran, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1873–1874
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions85 × 144 in. (213.4 × 365.8 cm)
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberL.1968.84.2
The Chasm of the Colorado
The Chasm of the Colorado
Description: The Mountain of the Holy Cross
The Mountain of the Holy Cross
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameMoran, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1875
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions82.125 × 64.25 in. (208.6 × 163.2 cm)
LocationAutry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles
The Mountain of the Holy Cross
The Mountain of the Holy Cross
Description: The Mountain of the Holy Cross, detail
The Mountain of the Holy Cross, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameMoran, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1875
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions82.125 × 64.25 in. (208.6 × 163.2 cm)
LocationAutry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles
The Mountain of the Holy Cross, detail
Detail of The Mountain of the Holy Cross
Description: Landscape: Creek and Rocks
Landscape: Creek and Rocks
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameDurand, Asher
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1850–1860
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions16.94 × 24 in. (43 × 61 cm)
LocationPennsylvannia Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
https://www.pafa.org/collection/landscape-creek-and-rocks
Accession number1915.9
Landscape: Creek and Rocks
Landscape: Creek and Rocks
Description: The Sycamore, Kaaterskill Clove
The Sycamore, Kaaterskill Clove
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameDurand, Asher
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1858
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 × 17.5 in. (61 × 44.5 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/3263
Accession number1929.152
The Sycamore, Kaaterskill Clove
The Sycamore, Kaaterskill Clove
Description: Landscape Scene from "Thanatopsis"
Landscape Scene from "Thanatopsis"
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameDurand, Asher
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1850
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions39.5 × 61 in. (100.3 × 154.9 cm)
LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10793
Accession number11.156
Landscape Scene from "Thanatopsis"
Landscape Scene from "Thanatopsis
Description: Study from Nature: Rocks and Trees in the Catskills, New York
Study from Nature: Rocks and Trees in the Catskills, New York
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameDurand, Asher
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1856
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21.5 × 17 in. (54.6 × 43.2 cm)
LocationNew-York Historical Society
https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/6397/study-from-nature-rocks-and-trees-in-the-catskills-new-yor
Accession number1907.20
Study from Nature: Rocks and Trees in...
Study from Nature: Rocks and Trees in the Catskills, New York
Description: Study from Nature: Rocks and Trees
Study from Nature: Rocks and Trees
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameDurand, Asher
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1856
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions17 × 21.5 in. (43.2 × 54.6 cm)
LocationNew-York Historical Society
https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/21798/study-from-nature-rocks-and-trees
Accession number1907.26
Study from Nature: Rocks and Trees
Study from Nature: Rocks and Trees
Description: Rocky Cliff
Rocky Cliff
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameDurand, Asher
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1860
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions16.5 × 24 in. (41.9 × 61 cm)
LocationMuseum of American Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Rocky Cliff
Rocky Cliff
Description: The Natural Bridge, Virginia
The Natural Bridge, Virginia
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1852
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions28 × 23 in. (71.1 × 58.4 cm)
LocationBayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
The Natural Bridge, Virginia
The Natural Bridge, Virginia
Description: The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameCole, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1834
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions39 1/4 × 63 1/4 in.
LocationNew-York Historical Society
https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/56323/the-course-of-empire-the-arcadian-or-pastoral-state
Accession number1858.2
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or...
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Description: The Course of Empire: Desolation
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameCole, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1836
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions39.25 × 63 in. (99.7 × 160 cm)
LocationNew-York Historical Society
https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/21572/the-course-of-empire-desolation
Accession number1858.5
The Course of Empire: Desolation
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Description: A View from the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains
A View from the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameCole, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1839
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions40 × 61.5 in. (101.6 × 156.2 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.50727.html
Accession number1967.8.1
A View from the Mountain Pass Called the...
A View from the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains
Description: The Heart of the Andes
The Heart of the Andes
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions66 1/8 × 119 1/4 in. (168 × 302.9 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10481
Accession number1909, 09.95
The Heart of the Andes
The Heart of the Andes
Description: Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1862
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions48 × 85 in. (121.9 × 215.9 cm)
LocationDetroit Institute of Arts
https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/cotopaxi-37907
Accession number76.89
Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi
Description: The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge
The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameCole, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1829
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions35 3/4 × 47 5/8 in. (90.8 × 121.4 cm)
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=5080
Accession number1983.4(0)
The Subsiding of the Waters of the...
The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge
Description: Niagara
Niagara
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1857
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions40 × 90 1/2 in.
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Corcoran Collection
https://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.166436.html
Accession number2014.79.10
Niagara
Niagara
Description: The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameMoran, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1872
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas mounted on aluminum
Dimensions84 × 144 1/4 in. (213 × 366.3 cm)
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. [Lent by the Department of the Interior Museum, Washington, D.C.]
Accession numberL.1968.84.1
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Description: Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameTrumbull, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1807–1808
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPencil on paper
Dimensions5 3/4 x 18 1/8 in. (14.6 x 46 cm)
LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls
Description: The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak
The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameBierstadt, Albert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1863
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions73 1/2 × 120 3/4 in. (186.7 × 306.7 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10154
Accession number07.123
The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak
The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak
Description: View of the Round-Top in the Catskill Mountains (Sunny Morning on the Hudson River)
View of the Round-Top in the Catskill Mountains (Sunny Morning on the Hudson River)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 18
Creator nameCole, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1827
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions18 5/8 x 25 3/8 in. (47.31 x 64.45 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/view-of-the-round-top-in-the-catskill-mountains-33072
Accession number47.12
View of the Round-Top in the Catskill...
Sunny Morning on the Hudson River
Description: Yosemite_Valley_Glacier_Point_Trail
Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Trail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator nameBierstadt, Albert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1873
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions54 x 84 3/4 in. (137.2 x 215.3 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/4964
Accession number1931.389
Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Trail
Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Trail
Description: Blue Hole, Little Miami River
Blue Hole, Little Miami River
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameDuncanson, Robert Seldon
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1851
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions29 1/4 × 42 1/4 in.
LocationCincinnati Art Museum
https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/explore-the-collection?id=20842570
Accession number1926.18
Blue Hole, Little Miami River
Blue Hole, Little Miami River
Description: On the St. Anne's, East Canada
On the St. Anne's, East Canada
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameDuncanson, Robert Seldon
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1863–1865
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions9 1/8 × 15 in.
LocationNational Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=7606
Accession number1983.95.170
On the St. Anne's, East Canada
On the St. Anne's, East Canada
Description: Land of the Lotos Eaters
Land of the Lotos Eaters
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameDuncanson, Robert Seldon
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions52 3/4 × 88 5/8 in.
LocationSwedish Royal Collections, Stockholm
Land of the Lotos Eaters
Land of the Lotos Eaters
Description: Ellen's Isle
Ellen's Isle
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameDuncanson, Robert Seldon
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1870
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions28 1/2 × 49 in.
LocationDetroit Institute of Arts
https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/ellens-isle-loch-katrine-42998
Accession numberF80.215
Ellen's Isle
Ellen's Isle
Description: Landscape with Dead Tree
Landscape with Dead Tree
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameCole, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1827–1828
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions26 1/2 × 32 1/2 in.
LocationMuseum of Art, Rhode Island School on Design, Providence, Rhode Island
http://risdmuseum.org/art_design/objects/812_landscape_landscape_with_tree_trunks
Accession number30.063
Landscape with Dead Tree
Landscape with Dead Tree
Description: View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The...
View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameCole, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1836
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions51 1/2 x 76 in. (130.8 x 193 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10497
Accession number08.228
View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton,...
View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow
Description: The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions64 1/2 × 112 1/2 in. (163.8 × 285.8 cm)
LocationDallas Museum of Art
https://www.dma.org/collection/artwork/frederic-edwin-church/icebergs
Accession number1979.28
The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Description: Advertisement for “The Heart of the Andes” and ”The...
Advertisement for “The Heart of the Andes” and ”The Icebergs”, from the New York Morning Express
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1861
Object typePeriodical
LocationNew York Morning Express, April 29, 1861, negative no. 89410d, New-York Historical Society
Advertisement for “The Heart of...
Advertisement for “The Heart of the Andes” and ”The Icebergs”, from the New York Morning Express
Description: The North. Painted by F. E. Church, from Studies of Icebergs made in the Northern...
The North. Painted by F. E. Church, from Studies of Icebergs made in the Northern Seas, in the Summer of 1859
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1862
Object typePeriodical
LocationOlana State Historic Site, Hudson, NY
Accession numberOL.1986.146
The North. Painted by F. E. Church, from...
The North. Painted by F. E. Church, from Studies of Icebergs made in the Northern Seas, in the Summer of 1859
Description: The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions64 1/2 × 112 1/2 in. (163.8 × 285.8 cm)
LocationDallas Museum of Art
https://www.dma.org/collection/artwork/frederic-edwin-church/icebergs
Accession number1979.28
The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Description: The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions64 1/2 × 112 1/2 in. (163.8 × 285.8 cm)
LocationDallas Museum of Art
https://www.dma.org/collection/artwork/frederic-edwin-church/icebergs
Accession number1979.28
The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Description: The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions64 1/2 × 112 1/2 in. (163.8 × 285.8 cm)
LocationDallas Museum of Art
https://www.dma.org/collection/artwork/frederic-edwin-church/icebergs
Accession number1979.28
The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Description: Floating Iceberg
Floating Iceberg
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859
Object typePainting
MaterialsBrush and oil paint, graphite on paperboard
Dimensions7 3/8 × 14 3/4 in. (18.8 × 37.5 cm)
LocationCooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18196637/
Accession number1917-4-296-a
Floating Iceberg
Floating Iceberg
Description: The Icebergs
The Icebergs
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions64 1/2 × 112 1/2 in. (163.8 × 285.8 cm)
LocationDallas Museum of Art
https://www.dma.org/collection/artwork/frederic-edwin-church/icebergs
Accession number1979.28
The Icebergs
The Icebergs
Description: Twilight in the Wilderness
Twilight in the Wilderness
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1860
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions40 × 64 in. (101.6 × 162.6 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1965.233
Accession number1965.233
Twilight in the Wilderness
Twilight in the Wilderness
Description: The Iceberg
The Iceberg
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1891
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions28 1/5 × 39 1/4 in.(71.6 × 99.7 cm)
LocationCarnegie Museum of Art, Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
http://collection.cmoa.org/CollectionDetail.aspx?item=1016591&retPrompt=Back+to+Results&retUrl=CollectionSearch.aspx%3fsrch%3dThe%2bIceberg
Accession number72.7.3
The Iceberg
The Iceberg
Description: Dream of Arcadia
Dream of Arcadia
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 20
Creator nameCole, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1838
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions38 1/4 × 63 in. (98.1 × 159.4 cm)
LocationDenver Art Museum
https://denverartmuseum.org/object/1954.71
Accession number1954.71
Dream of Arcadia
Dream of Arcadia
Description: The Heart of the Andes, detail
The Heart of the Andes, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions66.125 × 119.25 in. (168 × 302.9 cm)
LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10481
Accession number09.95
The Heart of the Andes, detail
Detail of The Heart of the Andes
Description: The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State, detail
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameCole, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1834
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions51.25 × 76 in. (103.2 × 193 cm)
LocationNew-York Historical Society
https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/56323/the-course-of-empire-the-arcadian-or-pastoral-state
Accession number1858.2
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or...
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State, detail
Description: Mount Chocorua
Mount Chocorua
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator nameKensett, John Frederick
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1864–1866
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions48 × 84 in. (122 × 213.4 cm)
LocationThe Century Association, New York
Mount Chocorua
Mount Chocorua
Description: To the Memory of Cole
To the Memory of Cole
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1848
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions32 × 49 in. (81.3 × 124.5 cm)
LocationPrivate collection
To the Memory of Cole
To the Memory of Cole
Description: Storm King on the Hudson
Storm King on the Hudson
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameColman, Samuel
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1866
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions32 1/8 × 59 7/8 in. (81.6 × 152 cm)
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/storm-king-hudson-5183
Accession number1929.6.20
Storm King on the Hudson
Storm King on the Hudson
Description: Hooker and Company Journeying through the Wilderness from Plymouth to Hartford in...
Hooker and Company Journeying through the Wilderness from Plymouth to Hartford in 1636
Posted by:John Carlson
May 18
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1846
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions40 1/4 × 60 3/16 in.
LocationWadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut
Accession number1850.9
Hooker and Company Journeying through...
Hooker and Company Journeying through the Wilderness from Plymouth to Hartford, in 1636
Description: Frederic Church’s painting "The Heart of the Andes" as...
Frederic Church’s painting "The Heart of the Andes" as displayed in the fine art gallery at the Metropolitan Fair in New York
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 09
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1864
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsStereograph on card mount
LocationLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2015651380/
Accession numberLOT 14110-12, no. 20 [P&P]
Frederic Church’s painting "The...
Frederic Church’s painting The Heart of the Andes as displayed in the fine art gallery at the Metropolitan Fair in New York, detail
Description: Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1865
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions56 1/8 × 83 3/8 in.
LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/aurora-borealis-4806
Accession number1911.4.1
Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis
Description: Cover illustration of David C. Huntington, The Landscapes of Frederic Edwin Church:...
Cover illustration of David C. Huntington, The Landscapes of Frederic Edwin Church: Vision of an American Era
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1966
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Cover illustration of David C....
Cover illustration of David C. Huntington, The Landscapes of Frederic Edwin Church: Vision of an American Era
Description: Iceberg, Battle Harbour, Labrador
Iceberg, Battle Harbour, Labrador
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859
Object typePainting
MaterialsBrush and oil paint on paperboard
Dimensions5 3/8 × 14 7/8 in.
LocationCooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18196649/
Accession number1917-4-296-c
Iceberg, Battle Harbour, Labrador
Iceberg, Battle Harbour, Labrador
Description: Floating Icebergs
Floating Icebergs
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859
Object typePainting
MaterialsBrush and oil on cardboard
Dimensions2 5/16 × 11 5/8 in.
LocationCooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18201329/
Accession number1917-4-749-b
Floating Icebergs
Floating Icebergs
Description: Floating Icebergs
Floating Icebergs
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859
Object typePainting
MaterialsBrush and oil paint, graphite on tan paperboard
Dimensions3 11/16 × 11 1/8 in.
LocationCooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18196565/
Accession number1917-4-290-a
Floating Icebergs
Floating Icebergs
Description: Icebergs, Twillingate
Icebergs, Twillingate
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859
Object typePainting
MaterialsBrush and oil paint, graphite on paperboard
Dimensions11 15/16 × 18 1/8 in.
LocationCooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18196605/
Accession number1917-4-294-a
Icebergs, Twillingate
Icebergs, Twillingate
Description: Iceberg against Evening Sky
Iceberg against Evening Sky
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859
Object typePainting
MaterialsBrush and oil paint, graphite on thin buff wove paper
Dimensions4 9/16 × 11 9/16 in.
LocationCooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18201151/
Accession number1917-4-731
Iceberg against Evening Sky
Iceberg against Evening Sky
Description: Icebergs at Midnight, Labrador
Icebergs at Midnight, Labrador
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1859
Object typePainting
MaterialsBrush and oil paint on paperboard
Dimensions12 × 19 15/16 in.
LocationCooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18200951/
Accession number1917-4-711
Icebergs at Midnight, Labrador
Icebergs at Midnight, Labrador
Description: Study for The Icebergs
Study for The Icebergs
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1859
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions7 1/8 × 12 in.
LocationOlana State Historic Site, Hudson, New York
Accession numberOL.1980.1939
Study for The Icebergs
Study for The Icebergs
Description: Icebergs and Wreck in Sunset
Icebergs and Wreck in Sunset
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1860
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on paperboard mounted on canvas
Dimensions8 1/8 × 13 in.
LocationMuseo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Icebergs and Wreck in Sunset
Icebergs and Wreck in Sunset
Description: New England Landscape
New England Landscape
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1849
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions25 1/8 × 36 1/4 in.
LocationAmon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
New England Landscape
New England Landscape
Description: The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions64 1/2 × 112 1/2 in. (163.8 × 285.8 cm)
LocationDallas Museum of Art
https://collections.dma.org/artwork/4171219
Accession number1979.28
The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Description: The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions64 1/2 × 112 1/2 in. (163.8 × 285.8 cm)
LocationDallas Museum of Art
https://collections.dma.org/artwork/4171219
Accession number1979.28
The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Description: The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 21
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1861
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions64 1/2 × 112 1/2 in. (163.8 × 285.8 cm)
LocationDallas Museum of Art
https://collections.dma.org/artwork/4171219
Accession number1979.28
The Icebergs, detail
The Icebergs, detail
Description: Landscape—Composition: In the Catskills
Landscape—Composition: In the Catskills
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameDurand, Asher Brown
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1848
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 × 42 1/14 in. (76.2 × 107.3 cm)
LocationSan Diego Museum of Art
http://collection.sdmart.org/Obj2608?sid=4432&x=36806
Accession number1974.72
Landscape—Composition: In the...
Landscape—Composition: In the Catskills
Description: A High Tide at Atlantic City
A High Tide at Atlantic City
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 10
Creator nameRichards, William Trost
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1873
Object typePainting
MaterialsOpaque watercolor with touches of translucent watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper
LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1807
Accession number86.142
A High Tide at Atlantic City
A High Tide at Atlantic City
Description: Lake Squam from Red Hill
Lake Squam from Red Hill
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 10
Creator nameRichards, William Trost
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1874
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, gouache, and graphite on light gray-green wove paper
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11897
Accession number80.1.6
Lake Squam from Red Hill
Lake Squam from Red Hill
Description: A Rocky Coast
A Rocky Coast
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 10
Creator nameRichards, William Trost
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1877
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor and gouache on fibrous brown wove paper
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11907
Accession number87.15.6
A Rocky Coast
A Rocky Coast
Description: Mythical England, Stonehenge
Mythical England, Stonehenge
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 10
Creator nameRichards, William Trost
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor, gouache, graphite, and scratching on cream wove paper
LocationVassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York
Accession number1883.2.1
Mythical England, Stonehenge
Mythical England, Stonehenge
Description: Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 11
Creator nameHunt, William Morris
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1878
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationWilliams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts
http://egallery.williams.edu/objects/4351/niagara-falls
Accession number61.7
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls
Description: Newburyport Marshes: Approaching Storm
Newburyport Marshes: Approaching Storm
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 11
Creator nameHeade, Martin Johnson
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationTerra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
https://collection.terraamericanart.org/objects/1/newburyport-marshes-approaching-storm
Accession number1999.68
Newburyport Marshes: Approaching Storm
Newburyport Marshes: Approaching Storm

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