Home by the Lake, Frederic Edwin Church
Church's Home by the Lake presents an optimistic view of America's future. An industrious pioneer couple has carved out a modest homestead in the wilderness, where nature provides for their material needs. The woman carries water drawn from a stream-fed cistern while her husband hunts on the lake. A freshly killed deer in his boat suggests the availability of nourishing game. Tree stumps near the cabin testify to the physical labor involved in settling the wilderness, but the wood has been reclaimed as shelter.
