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Sincholagua, Morning, from the Temple of the Sun, Quito

Frederic Edwin ChurchJune 24, 1857

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Top: The cloud- capped Carambe rises over cloud banks and ranges. Written: "Morning snow peak to the extreme North from Quito No.1/ Morning"Bottom: A summit rises from a range. Both are snow-capped. Caption: "4th (3d struck out) peak of perpetual snow counting from the north Sinchulagua/ Morning"

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  • Title: Sincholagua, Morning, from the Temple of the Sun, Quito
  • Creator: Frederic Edwin Church
  • Creator Lifespan: 1826/1900
  • Date Created: June 24, 1857
  • Type: Drawing
  • Rights: Gift of Louis P. Church
  • Medium: Brush and white gouache, pencil on buff paper
  • Provenance: Louis P. Church
  • Exhibitions: Exhibited: Washington D.C. National Collection of Fine Arts. "Frederic Fdwin Church", Feb. 9-Mar.13, 1966;Albany, NY, Inst. of History and Art, Mar.30-Apr.30; NYC, Knoedler Galleries, Jun 1-30; Cat. #73Exhibtion: Humboldt State University Art Deparments.,Arcata, CA,75th Anniversary Exhibited Baron Alexander HUmbolt, Jan. 26 to Feb. 25,1989
  • Dimensions: 17.7 x 25.4 cm (6 15/16 in. x 10 in.)
  • Bibliography: Manthorne, Katherine. Creation & Renewal: Views of Cotopaxi by Frederic Edwin Church. Washington, D.C.: SI Press/ NMAA, 1985,cat. #31, p.84 (rep)Carr, Gerald L. Frederic Edwin Church. Catalogue Raisonne of Works of Art at Olana State Historic Site. Cambridge; cambridge University Press, 1994 pg, 490
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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