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	n Church in Houston at Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston - Eventful
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SUMMARY:Painting the Cosmos: Science and the Art of Frederic Edwin Chu
	rch
DESCRIPTION: Official web sitePainting the Cosmos: Science and the Art
	 of Frederic Edwin Church Museum of Fine Arts\, HoustonMay 30-Septembe
	r 27\, 2009The Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston presents the exhibition P
	ainting the Cosmos: Science and the Art of Frederic Edwin Church\, on 
	view in the Caroline Wiess Law Building\, May 30 through September 27.
	Up to the mid-19th century\, the work of American artists was deemed i
	nferior to that of their European counterparts. As one British critic 
	wrote\, "In the four quarters of the globe\, who reads an American boo
	k? or goes to an American play? or looks at an American picture or sta
	tue?"In 1859\, this sentiment was boldly refuted by the artistry of a 
	33-year-old American\, Frederic Edwin Church (1826—1900)\, who prese
	nted his iconic painting The Heart of the Andes to enraptured audience
	s. A new era in American art had begun. Church´s exceptionally detaile
	d\, yet idealized vision of the South American landscape was the apex 
	of a series he had started in 1853.This installation features the muse
	um´s own early example from that series: Cotopaxi (1855)\, which depic
	ts the volcano of that name. Central to Church´s conception for this p
	roject was his deep appreciation for and understanding of scientific k
	nowledge. Painting the Cosmos explores Church´s scientific and literar
	y influences\, as well as his reception by contemporaries\, through pu
	blications from the collection of the Hirsch Library at the Museum of 
	Fine Arts\, Houston.Pictured:  Frederic Edwin Church\, detail Cotopaxi
	\, 1855\, 74.58\, MFAH purchase with funds provided by the Hogg Brothe
	rs Collection\, gift of Miss Ima Hogg\, by exchange.\n
LOCATION:Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston @ 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, Texa
	s 77265 United States
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