Jungle Foliage, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826â1900
MayâSeptember 1865
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Louis P. Church
Accession Number
1917-4-743-b
About this artwork
Landscape sketch showing a view of tree ferns and other vegetation in the dense Jamaican rainforest. At center left, a tall tree fern with a broad, arching canopy serves as the focus of the composition. At right, two other tree ferns are shown surrounded by thick foliage, while at left, similarly lush greenery helps frame the view. Above, blue sky is visible through a break in the jungle canopy.