D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
This masterpiece by Frederic Church includes a covered bridge, waterfall, mountain and mill to express the essence of pastoral New England. Like his early teacher Thomas Cole and other Hudson River School artists, Church believed that the vastness and beauty of the American landscape conveyed moral significance. The Conestoga wagon crossing the bridge in this idealized, panoramic vista symbolizes westward expansion and a growing country flourishing in harmony with nature.
- Object Creator
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Church, Frederic Edwin (American, 1826-1900)
- Object Creation Date
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1851
- Medium
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Oil on canvas
- Object Type
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Painting
- Dimensions
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36 x 53 "
- Credit
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George Walter Vincent Smith Collection
- Accession Number
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1.23.24
- On View?
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Yes
- Image Request
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Request Image for Reproduction
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