Object Details
- Artist
- Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Landscape sketch showing a view of Horseshoe Falls and Goat Island from the Canadian bank of the Niagara River. In the foreground, the edge of Horseshoe Falls curves into the middle distance, where the vegetation of Goat Island is visible. In the background, billowing clouds rise over the flat horizon in an otherwise open sky.
- Verso: Loose figure sketch in the lower left corner showing two embracing women, both adorned in large gowns, who appear to be dancing.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Louis P. Church
- 1856 or 1858
- Accession Number
- 1917-4-1183
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- landscapes
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Graphite on tan wove paper
- Dimensions
- 12.1 × 19.3 cm (4 3/4 × 7 5/8 in.)
- made in
- USA/Canada
- place depicted
- USA/Canada
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1917-4-1183
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4589abd60-a67c-4b17-8d81-854b342cb0bd
