# Beyond the Landscape: Victoria Johnson on Glorious Country and the World of Frederic Church

Beyond the Landscape: Victoria Johnson on Glorious Country and the World of Frederic Church at Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Thursday 12 November 2026, 18:30.

- Price: $20
- Venue: Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, East 91st Street 2, New York
- With: Victoria Johnson
- Get tickets: https://tickets.si.edu/cooperhewitt/events/01a0f859-4c1c-a4b6-4e9b-5c8e7f50e024
- Go to page: https://www.cooperhewitt.org/event/beyond-the-landscape-victoria-johnson-on-glorious-country-and-the-world-of-frederic-church-11-12-2026/

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An illustrated evening talk at Cooper Hewitt's lecture room, with a welcome and an optional audience Q&A. Victoria Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and professor at Hunter College, speaks on the life of the artist Frederic Church, whose footsteps she followed around the globe for her new biography, Glorious Country. She tells how Church's curiosity, bravery, and passion for nature drove him to explore the world, and how his acclaimed, blockbuster paintings persuaded skeptical critics that the "New World" could produce towering artists, bringing the world to America and America to the world. The program is part of Frederic Church in Jamaica, supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and others.

## Dates

- Thursday 12 November 18:30 — Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Written by a model, sources: [cooperhewitt.org](https://www.cooperhewitt.org/event/beyond-the-landscape-victoria-johnson-on-glorious-country-and-the-world-of-frederic-church-11-12-2026/)

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