Frederic Edwin Church

American landscape painter (1826–1900)

† 1900 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 43 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Art Institute of Chicago · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Frederic Edwin Church was born on May 4, 1826 in Hartford and died on April 7, 1900 in New York City, aged 73. Recorded occupations: painter, landscape painter, art collector and traveler. Country of citizenship: United States. Associated movement: Hudson River school. Fields of work: landscape painting and visual arts. Notable works include “Hillside”, “Storm Over Hudson Valley”, “Cathedral, Chillo, Ecuador”, “Mountain Stream, Yemen Valley, Palestine”, “Catskill Sunset” and “Wild Sugar Cane, Jamaica”. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

At a glance

Born: May 4, 1826 · Hartford
Died: April 7, 1900 · New York City
Age at death: 73
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: painter, landscape painter, art collector, traveler
Movements: Hudson River school
Notable works: Hillside, Storm Over Hudson Valley, Cathedral, Chillo, Ecuador, Mountain Stream, Yemen Valley, Palestine, Catskill Sunset, Wild Sugar Cane, Jamaica
Wikipedia editions: 43 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

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Biographical facts: Wikidata Q366212 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Frederic Edwin Church on Wikipedia.

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