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Frederic Church's The icebergs : erratic boulders and time's slow changes

Author
Mitchell, Timothy
Document type
Article (journal)
Language
English
Source
Smithsonian studies in American art. 1989, Num. 4, Vol. 3, 2-23, 16 ill. (3 col.)
ISSN
0890-4901
Abstract (en)
Study of Church's 1861 painting, The Icebergs (Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art), focusing on the painting's original scientific underpinnings. Discusses the geological theories of the day, including the natural history of icebergs, the phenomenon of drift and erratic boulders, and the theory of an ice age, and notes their evidence in the details of Church's arctic landscape.
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DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00427483

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