Frederic Edwin Church
Franklin Kelly • 1989 • Smithsonian
- Author
- Franklin Kelly
- First published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Smithsonian
- Subjects
- Church, frederick edwin, 1826-1900
- ISBN
- 9780874744583
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Published in 1989 by the Smithsonian Institution Press, this monograph serves as a comprehensive scholarly examination of Frederic Edwin Church, the preeminent figure of the Hudson River School. It was produced in conjunction with a major retrospective exhibition that sought to reintroduce Church’s monumental canvases to a new generation, contextualizing his work within the 19th-century American preoccupation with the sublime and the expansion of the western frontier.
The text was authored by Franklin Kelly, a distinguished curator and art historian recognized for his expertise in American landscape painting. Kelly’s design for the volume emphasizes a balance between biographical narrative and critical analysis, utilizing high-quality plates to convey the luminous atmospheric effects for which Church was famous. The book was well-received by the academic community for its rigorous research and its ability to synthesize Church’s global travels with the prevailing intellectual currents of his time.
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