Aurora_Borealis_by_Frederic_Edwin_Church.jpg
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Summary
Frederic Edwin Church
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Aurora Borealis
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q366212
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Title |
Aurora Borealis
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Object type |
painting
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Genre |
landscape painting
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Date |
1865
date QS:P571,+1865-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 56 in (142.2 cm); width: 83.5 in (212 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,56U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,83.5U218593
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1192305
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Accession number |
1911.4.1
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Place of creation |
New York City
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Exhibition history |
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Credit line | Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor Blodgett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other versions | Smithsonian American Art Museum: online database: entry 4806 |
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