Colombia or Ecuador, Mountains by Frederic Edwin Church, 1853 Size:37x50in (94x127cm) Created in October 1929 by

Created in October 1929 by Ruth Taylor White for Western Air Express

and posters like Fraipont’s captured the excitement of weekend excursions and the pride of a nation in its architectural treasures

The detailed color palette imparts life to historic narratives

illustrating geographical knowledge of that time

Brant Goose (Plate 391)

Colombia or Ecuador, Mountains by Frederic Edwin Church, 1853 Size:37x50in (94x127cm) Created in October 1929 byFrederic Edwin Churchs Colombia or Ecuador, mountains (1853) captures the awe of the Andean highlands at a pivotal moment in the artists career. A leading figure of the Hudson River School, Church traveled to South America inspired by scientific curiosity and Romantic ideals, sketching vistas whose scale and drama would define his legacy. Here, towering, snow bright peaks rise in layered succession, their distant, glacial light set against a warmer