America’s Eternal Summertime Show

American poets and painters freeze summertime for us to enjoy, whatever the season.
America’s Eternal Summertime Show
“Sunset on the Sea,” 1872, by John Frederick Kensett. Oil on canvas; 28 inches by 41 1/8 inches. Gift of Thomas Kensett, 1874; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Public Domain
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“This grand show is eternal,” wrote 19th-century naturalist John Muir in his journal.

“It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.”

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Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.