Frederic Edwin Church

Frederic Edwin Church was an American painter, art collector, traveler and artist (1826–1900). He was born at Hartford and died at New York City.

Also recorded as Frederic Church; Frederick Edwin Church; Frederick E. Church; Frederic E. Church; F. E. Church.

Frederic Edwin Church in brief

Born
1826
Died
1900
Known for
painter, art collector, traveler and artist
Place of birth
Hartford
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Frederic Church, Frederick Edwin Church, Frederick E. Church, Frederic E. Church and F. E. Church. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of Joseph Church and Eliza Janes. One child is recorded: Louis P. Church.

Formation and teaching

He trained under Thomas Cole. His recorded influences include Alexander von Humboldt.

As a teacher, Frederic Edwin Church is recorded in connection with Jervis McEntee and Howard Russell Butler. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Career and activity

Frederic Edwin Church worked in landscape painting and visual arts. His work is associated with Hudson River school.

He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He worked at Catskill, New York City, Ecuador, Colombia, Hartford and Olana State Historic Site.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 8: Hillside, Storm Over Hudson Valley, Cathedral, Chillo, Ecuador, Mountain Stream, Yemen Valley, Palestine, Catskill Sunset, Wild Sugar Cane, Jamaica, Painting. Study. In the Woods Maine. and The Icebergs. His recorded genres are landscape and luminism.

Recognition and collections

Work by Frederic Edwin Church is held by Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 14 named public collections.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum: 31 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Olana State Historic Site: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Yale University Art Gallery: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Smithsonian American Art Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Corcoran Gallery of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Detroit Institute of Arts: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 17 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

11 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Church, Frederic Edwin, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Church, Frederic Edwin, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Church, Frederic Edwin (1826-1900), landscape painter, American National Biography Online, 2000. <i>Frederic Edwin Church and the National Landscape</i>. Franklin Kelly<i>Frederic Edwin Church</i>. Franklin Kelly , Frederic Edwin Church, Archives of American Art Journal, 1988. Frederic Edwin Church, 1966. Insurance: Beyond Law, Panorama, 2023. Frederic Edwin Church: Humboldt’s Painter in the Andes, Iberoamericana. América Latina - España - Portugal, 2019. Frederic Edwin Church: Catalogue Raisonné of Art at Olana Historic Site, de Gerald L. Carr, Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, 1995. L’Amérique selon Frederic Edwin Church, Transatlantica, 2006. William L. Coleman, Panorama, 2021. From Alexander von Humboldt to Frederic Edwin Church: Voyages of Scientific Exploration and Artistic Creativity, HiN - Alexander von Humboldt im Netz. Internationale Zeitschrift für Humboldt-Studien, 2005.

Digitised editions and texts

11 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Parthenon (1871) — Internet Archive. Twilight in the Wilderness (1860) — Internet Archive. Frederic Edwin Church, Rainy Season In The Tropics — Internet Archive. Kotopaksi Yanardağı'na Bakış (1857) (1857) — Internet Archive. Storm in the Mountains (1847) — Internet Archive. The Aegean Sea (1877) — Internet Archive. Niagara (1857) — Internet Archive. The Monastery of San Pedro (Our Lady of the Snows) (2024) — Internet Archive. Heart of the Andes (1859) — Internet Archive. Niagara Falls by Moonlight (1856) — Internet Archive. Tropical Scenery (1873) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 42 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Thomas Cole is recorded. Jervis McEntee and Howard Russell Butler are recorded as having studied under Frederic Edwin Church. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is landscape painting and visual arts. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape and luminism. The authority associates the name with Hudson River school. Alexander von Humboldt is recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Catskill, New York City and Ecuador. Residence is recorded at Ecuador and Hartford. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are Hillside, Storm Over Hudson Valley, Cathedral, Chillo, Ecuador, Mountain Stream, Yemen Valley, Palestine, Catskill Sunset and Wild Sugar Cane, Jamaica.

Work by Frederic Edwin Church is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Chronology

  1. 1826Frederic Edwin Church born at Hartford.
  2. 1847Storm in the Mountains digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1857Niagara (Q214867).
  4. 1857Kotopaksi Yanardağı'na Bakış (1857) digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1859Heart of the Andes (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  6. 1860The Meteor of 1860.
  7. 1860Twilight in the Wilderness digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1861The Icebergs (Dallas Museum of Art).
  9. 1865Aurora Borealis (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  10. 1871The Parthenon digitised by Internet Archive.
  11. 1877El Rio de Luz (Q214867).
  12. 1877The Aegean Sea digitised by Internet Archive.
  13. 1900Frederic Edwin Church died at New York City.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    <i>Frederic Edwin Church and the National Landscape</i>. Franklin Kelly<i>Frederic Edwin Church</i>. Franklin Kelly , Frederic Edwin Church, Archives of American Art Journal, 1988

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Church, Frederic Edwin (1826-1900), landscape painter, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Church, Frederic Edwin, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Church, Frederic Edwin, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Frederic Edwin Church, 1966

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Open Library author record for Frederic Edwin Church (Internet Archive), 10 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 6 articles naming Frederic Edwin Church.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 12 digitised items catalogued under Frederic Edwin Church as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Frederic Edwin Church.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Frederic Edwin Church.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  11. 11.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Frederic Edwin Church (17 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  12. 12.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Frederic Edwin Church.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  13. 13.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q366212: Frederic Edwin Church

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  14. 14.

    “Frederic Edwin Church”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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