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Frederic Edwin Church
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American landscape painter (1826–1900)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1826-05-04 ) May 4, 1826, Hartford, Connecticut , U.S.
- Died
- April 7, 1900 (1900-04-07) (aged 73), New York City, U.S.
- Known for
- Landscape painting
- Notable work
- Niagara , The Heart of the Andes
- Movement
- Hudson River School
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edwin
- Family name
- Church
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hartford
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- visual arts
- Genre
- luminism
- Movement
- Hudson River school
- Image
- Frederic Edwin Church - Brady-Handy.jpg
- Work location
- Mexico
- Residence
- Olana State Historic Site
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- Commons Creator page
- Frederic Edwin Church
- Commons category
- Frederic Edwin Church
- date of death
- 1900-04-07
- date of birth
- 1826-00-00
- Commons gallery
- Frederic Edwin Church
- has works in the collection
- Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
- influenced by
- Alexander von Humboldt
- name in native language
- Frederic Edwin Church
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- student
- Howard Russell Butler
Sources (9)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Frederic Edwin Church, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Frederic Edwin Church (May 4, 1826 – April 7, 1900) was an American landscape painter born in Hartford, Connecticut. He was a central figure in the Hudson River School of American landscape painters, best known for painting large landscapes, often depicting mountains, waterfalls, and sunsets. Church's paintings put an emphasis on realistic detail, dramatic light, and panoramic views. He debuted some of his major works in single-painting exhibitions to a paying and often enthralled audience in New York City. In his prime, he was one of the most famous painters in the United States.
Beginnings
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