Frederic Church

Boyhood in HartfordStudy with Thomas Cole -- Beginning a career in New York City -- Youthful success -- Humboldt's gift and a trip to South America -- Fame and new directions -- Niagara -- A second trip to South America -- The heart of the Andes -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Engagement to mar...

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1. Verfasser: Howat, John K. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Church, Frederick Edwin (IllustratorIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New Haven, Conn. u.a. Yale Univ. Press 2005
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Zusammenfassung:Boyhood in HartfordStudy with Thomas Cole -- Beginning a career in New York City -- Youthful success -- Humboldt's gift and a trip to South America -- Fame and new directions -- Niagara -- A second trip to South America -- The heart of the Andes -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Engagement to marry and a return to New England -- Marriage, the icebergs, and the Civil War -- Cotapaxi and starting a family -- Chimborazo, the farm, life in New York City, and aurora borealis -- Family tragedy and recovery in Jamaica -- Rebuilding a family and pilgrimage to the Near East -- Lebanon and Syria -- A European sojourn -- Present at the creation : Olana and the Metropolitan Museum of Art -- Late works and other interests -- Discovery of Mexico, old age -- Final years and decline and revival of reputation.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:X, 213 S.
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ISBN:0300109881
0-300-10988-1