“Their roar is around me. I am on the brink of the great waters. And their anthem voice goes up, amid the rainbow and the mist.” — Grenville Mellen An up-close view of Frederic Edwin Church’s “Niagara,” the painting that established Church's reputation as the most famous American painter of his time. In the 19th century, many artists attempted to capture the power and beauty of Niagara Falls. 🌊 Church's majestic 1857 canvas reveals the vista from the Canadian shore, based on oil and pencil sket

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

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