We’re traveling to the tropics today as we take a closer look at Frederic Edwin Church’s paintings in gallery 67 on the Main Floor of the West Building, “Tamaca Palms” (1854) and “El Rio de Luz (The River of Light)” (1877), with chief curator Franklin Kelly. Read more about Church in a free PDF of the catalog for our 1989 exhibition on Church, organized by Kelly: go.usa.gov/xvmcM Follow along each day during our temporary closure as we take you on a tour, gallery by gallery. These videos were fi

The beauty of nature 🌊 Celebrate #EarthDay with a close look at Frederic Edwin Church’s 1857 masterpiece, “Niagara.” ✨ In the 19th century, many American artists attempted to capture the power and beauty of Niagara Falls. Widely considered the nation's greatest natural wonder as well as a symbol of its youthful vigor and promise, the site was also deemed far superior to any natural phenomenon in Europe. Church's majestic 1857 canvas reveals the vista from the Canadian shore, based on oil and pe

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