Gorge of the Niagara River, New York
date: label: Date
content: probably 1856
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Landscape sketch showing a view of the rapids of the Niagara River Gorge. Dominating the composition at center, the frothing waves and roiling surf are bounded at left and right by steep, rocky, and heavily wooded banks, which are also visible in the distance at center. Rushing speed and violent movement are conveyed through the size of the waves and the spray of their foam. Above, a mostly cloudy sky reveals patches of blue throughout.
place: label: made in
content: New York, USA
label: place depicted
content: New York, USA
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Louis P. Church
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1917-4-168
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Oil and graphite on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: 27.1 × 40.7 cm (10 11/16 × 16 in.)