Artist. Specialized in, and is most famous for, painting realistic tropical landscapes. Some of his works are “Cotopaxi” (1854), “The Heart of the Andes” (1859), “Aurora Borealis” (1865) and “Aegean Sea” (1871). “Cotopaxi” presently hangs in the New York City Public Libraries Gallery, and “Aegean Sea” is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (bio by: Russ Dodge)  Family links:  Parents:  Joseph Church (1793 – 1876)  Eliza Janes Church (1796 – 1888)  Spouse:  Isabel Mortimer Carnes Church (1836 – 1899)*  Children:  Theodore Winthrop Church (1869 – 1914)*  Siblings:  Elizabeth Mary Church (1824 – 1886)*  Frederic Edwin Church (1826 – 1900)  Charlotte Eliza Church (1832 – 1867)* *Calculated relationship