Hudson Iron Works, Hudson, New York
date: label: Date
content: 1844–45
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Landscape and architectural sketch showing a view of the Hudson Iron Works in Hudson, New York--a company established by Elihu Gifford, the father of Hudson River School painter Sanford Gifford. At right, factory reflected in foreground body of water. Structure defined by two gables and dual smoke stacks, which spew smoke upwards. One brightly-lit plume connects with sunlight cascading through an opening in the otherwise gray sky. Cold light above may indicate the moon's light; however, this representation does not resemble Church's other depictions of moonlight, and the billowing smokestacks and river traffic indicate afternoon activity. In middle distance, blue-gray waters of the Hudson host three sailboats at left. In background, silhouette of the Catskills visible.
place: label: made in
content: Hudson, New York, USA
label: place depicted
content: Hudson, 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: 1917-4-44
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard backed with cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22.2 × 22.8 cm (8 3/4 × 9 in.)