Premiere Screening: Language in Landscape: The Art of Frederic Church
Celebrate the 200th birthday of artist Frederic Church with the premiere screening of WMHT Public Media’s new documentary Language in Landscape: The Art of Frederic Church. Through rare archival materials and exclusive interviews with leading experts, discover Church’s most iconic paintings, and see how his legacy continues to shape our current understanding of art, nature, and landscape. Explore Olana, Church’s greatest masterwork and a living work of art where ongoing efforts are restoring Church’s original intent and design
The screening will be followed by a conversation with Sean Sawyer, President of The Olana Partnership; Elizabeth Kornhauser, Senior Curator for the Frederic Church Bicentennial Committee and Curator Emerita at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Victoria Johnson, author of the new Frederic Church biography, Glorious Country: How Frederic Church Brought the World to America and America to the World (2026), moderated by director Catherine Rafferty.
LANGUAGE IN LANDSCAPE: THE ART OF FREDERIC CHURCH (2026, 30 min)
Directed by Catherine Rafferty
Produced by WMHT Public Media
Tickets:
Free; reservations recommended, doors open 5:30PM
Frederic Edwin Church, Clouds Over Olana, August 1872, Oil on paper. 8 11/16 x 12 1/8 in. (22.1 x 30.8 cm). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, Olana State Historic Site, Gift of Olana Preservation, Inc. and Museum Purchase, OL.1976.1
