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Frederic Edwin Church
Church is an American artist who is well known for painting
dramatic natural events. He was born in 1826 and attended the
Hudson River School for American Landscape painters. Church
was taught directly by the founder of the school Thomas Cole, who
was a British painter who moved to America. Many pupils of
Hudson River School focused of the effect of light and had a very
Romantic way of painting.
Churches family was wealthy, which was from his
fathers family. This wealth allowed Church to
pursue his interest in art from a very early age. By
the age of 18 Church had already established
places in art schools. He went on to be the
youngest elected to be an associate of the
National Academy of design. Afterwards Church
sold his first major work.
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), 1865, oil on
canvas.