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Frederick Edwin Church

Frederick Edwin Church 1826-1900, American landscape painter of the Hudson River school , b. Hartford, Conn., studied with Thomas Cole at Catskill, N.Y. He traveled and painted in North and South America and in Europe and excelled in panoramic scenes. He painted exotic and foreign landscapes as well as the native scenery favored by other members of the school. His large canvases are noted for the accuracy and clarity of the scenery portrayed, and for a crystalline rendering of light that links him to luminism . Notable works include Niagara (1857; Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.) and Heart of the Andes (1859; Metropolitan Mus., New York City).

Bibliography: See studies by G. L. Carr (1981) and F. Kelly (1989).

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Church, Frederic Edwin (b Hartford, Conn., 4 May 1826; d New York, 7 Apr. 1900). American landscape painter. Church was a pupil and friend of Cole and continued the Hudson River School's interest in depicting spectacular natural scenery; his Niagara (1857, Corcoran Gal., Washington) established him as the most famous painter in the USA. However, Church looked beyond his native country for subjects, travelling widely and painting, for example, the tropical forests of South America, icebergs, and exploding volcanoes, often on a huge scale. His work was immensely popular in his day, and after a period of neglect is returning to favour again. His house, Olana, on the Hudson River, is now a museum.

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Church, Frederic Edwin (1826–1900). American landscape painter. Church was a pupil and friend of Thomas Cole and continued the Hudson River School's interest in depicting spectacular natural scenery; his Niagara (1857, Corcoran Gal., Washington) established him as the most famous painter in the USA. However, Church looked beyond his native country for subjects, travelling widely and painting, for example, the tropical forests of South America, icebergs, and exploding volcanoes, often on a huge scale. His work was immensely popular in his day, and after a period of neglect is returning to favour again. His house, Olana, on the Hudson River, is now a museum.

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