id:			148774
accession number:	1976.30
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.30
updated:		2025-05-08 11:22:02.594000

Niagara Falls by Moonlight, probably 1856. Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900). Graphite and white gouache; sheet: 11.6 x 16.4 cm (4 9/16 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Arthur Mann 1976.30

title:				Niagara Falls by Moonlight
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creation date:			probably 1856
creation date earliest:		1851
creation date latest:		1861
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creditline:			Gift of Robert Arthur Mann
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culture:	America
technique:	graphite and white gouache
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 19th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 11.6 x 16.4 cm (4 9/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
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	description:	brown wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed?, lower left, in graphite: f. church

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review, 1976
	opening date:   1977-02-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review, 1976</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).

	title:		America Draws
	opening date:   1984-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>America Draws</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).

	title:		American Drawings from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1998-04-19T00:00:00
	<i>American Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).

	title:		Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2000-08-27T00:00:00
	<i>Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27-October 17, 2000); The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY (May 23-August 19, 2001).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Robert Arthur Mann [1947-2017], Miami, FL, gift to The Cleveland Museum of Art.
	date: ?-1976
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH.
	date: 1976 -
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Foster, Carter E., "Drawing Power", Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 38 no. 04, April 1998
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: p. 4
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM1998-04/page/4

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IMAGES

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