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Church, Frederick Edwin
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Church, Frederick Edwin (1826–1900)

US painter. He was a student of Thomas Cole and follower of the Hudson River School's tradition of grand landscape. During the 1850s he visited South America and the Arctic and became known for his meticulous and dramatic depictions of exotic landscapes.

He is known for his portrayal of light, as in Heart of the Andes 1855 and Niagara Falls 1857.
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The polar exhibition, which runs through March 1, focuses on the work of several famous artists who journeyed to the Arctic or Antarctic between the early 19th and mid-20th century, including Americans Frederic Edwin Church, William Bradford and Rockwell Kent, Canadian Lawren Harris, and several Europeans.
Journey to Salem is worldwide tour; Polar exploration exhibit riveting by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), a direct descendant of Hartford, Connecticut founder Richard Church, was a fifth generation American and the son of a silversmith/jeweler/insurance adjuster, who hoped his son would enter the business world.
Brush stroke explorations: American-born Frederic Edwin Church, whose ... by Reidell, Heidi / Americas (English Edition)
It will feature over 40 paintings, sketches, and photographs by artists who journeyed to the Arctic and Antarctic including painters Frederic Edwin Church, Rockwell Kent and Lauren Harris.
POLAR ARTSHOW by Leonard Panaggio / Sea Classics
 
 
 
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