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Base of the American Falls, Niagara
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Base of the American Falls, Niagara

Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 · 1856–58 · Oil paint and graphite on paperboard

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Landscape study of a craggy outcropping of rocks at the base of the American Falls at Niagara. Verdant growth fills the foreground and leads to several sharp rocks, visible at center. Gray and white mist fills the air beyond, and the waters of the Niagara River are visible at right.

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Credit lineBase of the American Falls, Niagara. 1856–58. Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Louis P. Church. CC0.

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