| Description |
x, 213 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 x 30 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-200) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Boyhood in Hartford -- Study with Thomas Cole -- Beginning a career in New York City -- Youthful success -- Humboldt's gift and a trip to South America -- Fame and new directions -- Niagara -- A second trip to South America -- The heart of the Andes -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Engagement to marry and a return to New England -- Marriage, the icebergs, and the Civil War -- Cotapaxi and starting a family -- Chimborazo, the farm, life in New York City, and aurora borealis -- Family tragedy and recovery in Jamaica -- Rebuilding a family and pilgrimage to the Near East -- Lebanon and Syria -- A European sojourn -- Present at the creation: Olana and the Metropolitan Museum of Art -- Late works and other interests -- Discovery of Mexico, old age -- Final years and decline and revival of reputation -- Chronology -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Subject |
Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900.
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Landscape painters -- United States -- Biography.
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Landscape painting, American -- 19th century.
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| Added Author |
Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900.
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| ISBN |
0300109881 alkaline paper |
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