A General View of the Falls of Niagara
1820
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 87.2 × 122.3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-134484
This scene by Alvan Fisher conveys the magnificent beauty of Niagara Falls, which quickly became an icon for the new nation. Tiny figures stand at the rim of the cataract, their gestures expressing awe and delight in the grandeur of the scene before them. Lacking a lengthy, cultured past, Americans looked to the grandeur of the landscape to reflect the scale of the new country’s ambitions. Just a…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Registry history
- 1820 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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