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Drawing, Cloudy Sky, Hudson, New York

This is a Drawing. It was created by Frederic Edwin Church. It is dated July 1870 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is graphite and white crayon on green laid paper; verso: graphite and brown crayon. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Louis P. Church. It is credited Gift of Louis P. Church.

Its dimensions are

12.5 × 17.6 cm (4 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: in graphite, lower right: July /70

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cloudy Sky, Hudson, New York; Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900); USA; graphite and white crayon on green laid paper; verso: graphite and brown crayon; 12.5 × 17.6 cm (4 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.); Gift of Louis P. Church; 1917-4-1101

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