Frederic Church
By: John K. Howat.
Contributors: Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900.; Landscape painters -- United States -- Biography.; Landscape painting, American -- 19th century.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The life of landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900) encompassed an expansive period in United States history, when the nation's commercial, diplomatic, cultural, and scientific achievements blossomed. This illustrated book - the only comprehensive study of the artist available - describes Church's life and career and details the ways in which the artist played a part in America's development during the nineteenth century. John K. Howat, a distinguished scholar of American landscape painting, discusses the many talents of Frederic Church while also explaining the rich complexities of his major works."

"One of Thomas Cole's illustrious pupils at an early age, Church became a key figure associated with the Hudson River School. His adventurous international travels and the paintings that resulted from his expeditions brought him far-reaching attention, and his pictures often commanded record-breaking sums. Church's friendships and interests - religion, history, literature, music, architecture, agriculture, and science - as well as his skills as a crafty entrepreneur are explored. Beautiful reproductions of Church's extraordinary home Olana, which one can visit today in eastern New York, are also featured."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Boyhood in Hartford; title: Study with Thomas Cole; title: Beginning a career in New York City; title: Youthful success; title: Humboldt's gift and a trip to South America; title: Fame and new directions; title: Niagara; title: A second trip to South Smerica; title: The heart of the Andes; title: Newfound Land and Labrador; title: Engagement to marry and a return to New England; title: Marriage, the icebergs, and the Civil War; title: Cotapaxi and starting a family; title: Chimborazo, the farm, life in New York City, and aurora borealis; title: Family tragedy and recovery in Jamaica; title: Rebuilding a family and pilgrimage to the Near East; title: Lebanon and Syria; title: A European sojourn; title: Present at the creation: Olana and the Metropolitan Museum of Art; title: Late works and other interests; title: Discovery of Mexico; old age; title: Final years and decline and revival of reputation; title: Chronology; title: Notes; title: References; title: Acknowledgments; title: Index.