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Church, Frederic Edwin

1826–1900

Nationality: United States
Born: 1826, Hartford
Died: 1900, New York City
Gender: male

Movements

Hudson River school

Occupations

art collector
traveler
landscape painter
painter
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Biography

Popular painter preoccupied with the most spectacular aspects of nature. A central figure of teh Hudson River School, he painted, often on a large scale, the natural scenery of the U.S. as well as that of other countries. Olana, his home on the Hudson River, is now a museum. American landscape painter, Hudson River School. Comment on works: Landscapes

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Notable Works

  • Wild Sugar Cane, Jamaica
  • Painting. Study. In the Woods Maine.
  • Catskill Sunset
  • Mountain Stream, Yemen Valley, Palestine
  • The Icebergs
  • Hillside
  • Storm Over Hudson Valley
  • Cathedral, Chillo, Ecuador