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The Great Horseshoe Fall, Niagara
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About this work
Two scenes by Fisher (this painting and Fisher's A General View of the Falls of Niagara) capture the thrill of visiting Niagara Falls, a site in upstate New York that quickly became a symbol of the continent's epic scale and natural beauty. Tiny figures throw out their arms as if trying to describe to one another the vastness of what they see. Elegant tourists peer decorously across the chasm through opera glasses, while one young lady covers her ears against the stupendous noise.
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Credit lineThe Great Horseshoe Fall, Niagara. 1820. Alvan Fisher, born Needham, MA 1792-died Dedham, MA 1863. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase. CC0.
