Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
21-1/2 x 13-1/2 in. (canvas) 26-1/2 x 19-5/8 in. (framed)
Mark Description
Signed, lower left center: F. E. Church 64
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Pulliam
Copyright
Collection
American Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Provenance
Robert Hoe, Esquire, New York, New York. private collection. Mr. Albert Ten Eyck Gardner, New York, New York. Graham Gallery, New York, New York, 1969. Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio; traded to Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York, New York, with Asa Burton Closson, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio, as End of the War. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Pulliam; given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1971.
Gallery Labels
Church painted panoramic vistas of scenes from New England to South America, but in this canvas he offers a symbolic image of America during the Civil War.
The 31-star flag of the Union flutters amidst the smoke of battle as a symbol of Church's belief in the eventual triumph of the Union.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
In Search of the Promised Land: Paintings by Frederic Edwin Church
Portland Museum of Art
January 18, 2001 - March 18, 2001
In Search of the Promised Land: Paintings by Frederic Edwin Church
Portland Art Museum
October 21, 2000 - January 3, 2001
In Search of the Promised Land: Paintings by Frederic Edwin Church
Terra Museum of American Art
August 4, 2000 - October 1, 2000
In Search of the Promised Land: Paintings by Frederic Edwin Church
Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc.
April 25, 2000 - July 15, 2000
The American Flag in the Art of Our Country
Allentown Art Museum
June 14, 1976 - November 14, 1976
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 18, 1972 - December 10, 1972
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