Olana from the Southwest by Frederic Edwin Church, 1872 Size:37x50in (94x127cm) with a focus on western

with a focus on western national parks

His use of color and detailed illustrations create a vivid and engaging representation of Williamsburg

rivers and remote stations—but also admired as a work of graphic art

Turner's ability to evoke mood and atmosphere is unmatched

Olana from the Southwest by Frederic Edwin Church, 1872 Size:37x50in (94x127cm) with a focus on westernOlana from the Southwest (ca. 1872) by Frederic Edwin Church captures the artists beloved hilltop estate in New York at a moment of glowing, late day light. A leading voice of the Hudson River School, Church spent the early 1870s shaping Olana into a total work of artan environment where architecture, gardens, and sweeping vistas were composed with a painters eye. In this canvas, he turns his estate itself into subject and stage, balancing human