Fern Hunting Among These Picturesque Mountains – Frederic Edwin Church in Jamaica June 5 - October 31, 2010 In 1865, Frederic Church, an avid traveler with a special passion for the tropics, journeyed to Jamaica. This was unlike his previous expeditions, as he and his wife, Isabel, were escaping ...Read More
Glories of The Hudson – Frederic Edwin Church’s Views from Olana Evelyn and Maurice Sharp Gallery | May 23 - October 12, 2009 The site is the result of a careful study of the river-banks, and commands so many views of varied beauty, that all the glories of the Hudson may be said to ...Read More
Wayfinding: Imaging History with (Our)Story Olana State Historic Site | May 12, 2017 - November 3, 2018 Walking the carriage roads Frederic Church created, one becomes enchanted—not only with the experience of the surrounding beauty, but also with the notion that in the twenty-first century one is having a parallel ...Read More
Frederic Church as Design Visionary: A Discussion With Sheila Bridges and Young Huh March 27, 2024 Join top interior designers Sheila Bridges and Young Huh for a very special virtual opportunity as they reflect on Frederic Church’s interior design aesthetic, sharing thoughts on the carefully ...Read More
Re-Presenting Landscape: The Paintings of Lydia Rubio With Lydia Rubio March 6, 2024 How can landscape painting serve as a source of refuge and self-reflection in today’s challenging world? During this virtual webinar, Cuban American artist Lydia Rubio will discuss how her work reinterprets the ...Read More
Coffee Extravaganza: 19th Century Displays of Abundance and the Art of Coffee Drinking With Caroline Gillaspie February 21, 2024 During Church’s lifetime, the United States became the largest importer of coffee in the world, sourcing most of their product from Brazil. During this virtual webinar, ...Read More
Traveling to "The Heart of the Andes" With Mauricio Diazgranados February 7, 2024 The Heart of the Andes by Frederic Church is an exquisite representation of the biological richness of these breathtaking landscapes, inviting curious eyes to explore every inch of this fabulous painting. During ...Read More
Exploring the Life and Legacy of Charles Ethan Porter, “the Hartford artist” With Erin Monroe January 31, 2024 During this virtual webinar, learn more about Charles Ethan Porter’s accomplished still life and landscape paintings that were collected by prominent figures like Church and Mark Twain. ...Read More
The Art of the Order of Nature: Frederic Edwin Church and Humboldt's Earthly Model With Kevin J. Avery January 25, 2024 Presented in conjunction with SPECTACLE: Frederic Church and the Business of Art, this webinar focuses on what inspired Frederic Church's "Great Picture." Senior research ...Read More
Yankee Enterprise: Finances and Fine Art in Church’s "The Heart of the Andes" With Katherine Manthorne November 15, 2023 Frederic Church based his large-scale painting The Heart of the Andes (1859) on his two trips to South America in 1853 and 1857. This webinar will ...Read More
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