Drawing, Niagara River Gorge, 1856 or 1858, Frederic Edwin Church, 1856 or 1858
Recto: horizontal view of the rushing niagara river with spray in white gouache as steep tree-covered river banks fill in at left, right and across the background. Verso: slight sketch of niagara falls. Date: 1856 or 1858. Dimensions: 27 x 45.8 cm (10 5/8 x 18 1/16 in.). Medium: gouache, graphite, paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Niagara River Gorge, 1856 or 1858 (CH 18195491)