Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), one of the most representative characters of the Hudson River school, used to travel most part of the year to unknown territories with the intention of immersing himself in nature and to take notes for his paintings. In 1853, he travelled the most exotic and remote places in Colombia and Ecuador. This book, by Pablo Navas, is an innovative contribution about his journey and shows for the first time most of the sketches and drawings made along his trip that now are part of the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Speakers will include author Pablo Navas, Cooper-Hewitt curator Gail Davidson, and Frederic Church scholar, Frank Holl.