The Heckscher Museum of Art EXHIBITION RESOURCE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS

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1 The Heckscher Museum of Art EXHIBITION RESOURCE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS (Joachim) Ferdinand Richardt (American, b. Denmark, ) Niagara, c. 1855, Oil on Canvas. August Heckscher Collection. WHAT S INSIDE About the Exhibition...1 Exhibition-Related Web Resources Prime Avenue Huntington, NY Education Department Exhibition-Related Vocabulary...2 Select Images...3 Everything You

2 ABOUT THE EXHIBITION Among America s most iconic natural sites, Niagara Falls has been a popular tourist destination since the early 19th century. depicts the attraction as it appeared at mid-century, with charming genre elements set against the grand landscape. Featuring European and American works from the Museum s Permanent Collection, this exhibition examines Richardt's painting within a broader landscape tradition, including intimate views of East Coast locales and dramatic scenes of the American West by Hudson River School artists, as well as images of man s multifaceted relationship to water. William Richarby Miller (American, b. England, ) Indian Brook, Niagara, Watercolor and gouache on brown-toned paper. Gift of Mrs. Miriam Godofsky. ARTISTS IN THE EXHIBITION Aaron Harry Gorson Anthonie Verstraelen Arthur Parton Asher B. Durand Cornelis Gerritsz Decker David Johnson Ferdinand Richardt George Alexander Picken George Barker Herman Herzog Lockwood De Forest Ralph Albert Blakelock Samuel Colman Thomas Moran William Richarby Miller - 1 -

3 EXHIBITION-RELATED WEB RESOURCES History of Niagara Falls - NiagaraUSA Facts about Niagara Falls EarthCam - Niagara Falls Cam Niagara Falls Tour - Video EXHIBITION-RELATED VOCABULARY landscape: A work of art depicting an outdoor place. foreground: The closest part of a landscape to the viewer. middleground: The area of the landscape that is between the foreground and the background. background: The furthest part of a landscape from the viewer. horizon line: The line where the earth or water meets the sky. movement: The act or process of moving, especially change of place or position. This may be actual motion or implied by the arrangements of elements to move the eye. The Hudson River School: This art movement encompasses two generations of painters inspired by Thomas Cole s Romantic images of America s wilderness - in the Hudson River Valley and also in the newly opened West. The particular use of light effects, to lend an exaggerated drama to such elements as mist and sunsets, developed into a subspecialty known as Luminism. In addition to Thomas Cole, the best-known practioners of this style were Asher B. Durand, Frederic Edwin Church, and Albert Bierstadt

4 SELECT IMAGES George Barker (American, b. Canada, ) Niagara Falls, 1888, Albumen print. Gift of Neil Scholl

5 SELECT IMAGES Thomas Moran, Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, Oil on Canvas. August Heckscher Collection

6 SELECT IMAGES George Alexander Picken, Bash-Bish Falls, Gift of the Baker/Pisano Collection

7 Everything you EXHIBITION RESOURCE GUIDES for TEACHERS Visiting the Museum? Prepare your students before their trip. Looking for new lesson ideas? Use the guides as inspiration any time! Guides are developed on a rolling basis and are available free of charge. Resources include exhibition-specific information such as the following: Exhibition summaries Full-color artwork images Vocabulary words SHARE YOUR STUDENTS ARTWORK! Have you taught your students a lesson inspired by artwork on view in the Museum? Share it with a broader community in the Museum s Visitors Online Art Gallery. Submit your students artwork (.jpg files) to Kristina Schaaf at schaaf@heckscher.org. 2 Prime Avenue Huntington, NY Education Department